There was a discussion on the LGW forums about Burton's movie versus what would have been planned. Most folks agreed that there would probably be some crossover that can't be helped in plot, but I know several were more peturbed about the similarity between what went on screen visually for Burton's stuff against some of what was in the books. There was an especially high reaction to one of the scenes in the trailer and a piece of art done for the Valley of Mushrooms in LGW and their uncanny resemblance.

I think, as I might have mentioned, Beddor's answer to all of this is to dodge it as much as he can. He has a whole other "franchise" as it were with the Hatter M graphic novels, afterall. By the time that all the work would come and go from making that a movie, the hype from this would likely wear down enough to where he can move forward with his own plan, complete with plenty of time to redo a few visuals so that they look less like what Burton did..that way people can't say that Beddor is copying Burton's look.