Burton, who is wrapping Sweeney Todd at Paramount and DreamWorks, will tackle Alice in Wonderland early next year, with production set to wrap by May, stated an official release.

After Alice in Wonderland, Burton will helm and produce Frankenweenie, based on his 1984 short film about a pet dog brought back to life by his loyal owner. The picture will be shot in stop-motion animation and shown in digital 3-D.

Movies are part of the Mouse House's efforts to ramp up its 3D pic offerings, after starting with Chicken Little in 2005, followed by Meet the Robinsons and a re-release of The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D.

"When the script came to us from Joe Roth, there was one name on my list and it was Tim," said Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group president Oren Aviv. "It felt like a project that needed someone with a unique vision and voice to really give it that special look and memorable characters that only Tim Burton can do."

Burton had previously produced Nightmare Before Christmas and helmed Ed Wood at Disney.