Burton's 'Alice' going to IMAX 3-D

Rex Features

Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland remake will be released in IMAX 3-D format, Disney has announced.

The re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's fantasy classic, which combines live-action and motion capture footage, will arrive in conventional cinemas and IMAX screens on March 5, 2010.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group president Mark Zoradi said of the release: "This is going to be an eye-popping cinematic experience as Tim takes moviegoers down the rabbit hole and into the dimensional world filled with incredible characters, sly humour and wild adventures."

Among Burton's all-star cast are Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen and newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice.