Tim Burton's new film version¹ of Alice in Wonderland will not be screened at Odeon cinemas in the UK, Irish Republic and Italy, the cinema chain says.

蒂姆·伯顿的新版影片《爱丽丝奇境记》将不会在英国、爱尔兰和意大利的国宾影院上映。

Mia Wasikowska plays a teenage Alice in Tim Burton's 3D film

The move is in response to（响应，回答） the Disney studio's plan to reduce the period in which it can be shown only in cinemas from the standard 17 weeks.

The plan would allow Disney to release² the film on DVD at the end of May.

Odeon said it would "set a new benchmark, leading to a 12-week window becoming rapidly standard".

Cineworld cinemas will show the movie, however, after reaching an independent agreement with the Disney studio.

The Vue chain is also understood to have reached an agreement with Disney, details of which are due to be announced shortly.

Odeon's decision will not affect the film's Royal premiere（初次公演） on Thursday, which is coincidentally（巧合地，一致地） set to take place at the Odeon Leicester Square in central London.

Nor will it affect its plans to show the film in Spain, Germany, Portugal and Austria - territories where Disney intends to observe the normal DVD release window.

Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland sees the novel's heroine return as a teenager to the magical kingdom for more surreal（超现实主义的，离奇的） adventures.

Inspired by the works³ of Lewis Carroll, the film also stars Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Britain's Matt Lucas.

The Odeon & UCI Cinema Group is Britain's largest cinema chain with more than 100 sites nationwide. Cineworld and Vue are the second and third biggest.

Together they represent just under two-thirds of all cinema screens in the UK.