In her teenage years, Alice repeatedly made it down to the last two candidates for auditions such as 'Down to Earth' and 'Waterloo Road'. In 2008, she auditioned for a film called 'Five Miles Out' and made it to the final two alongside Dakota Blue Richards. This sparked a week-long debate between the directors and the financial team. It was eventually decided that Dakota would be used as having just done 'The Golden Compass', Dakota would spark more public interest.