The Brad Bird-directed “Tomorrowland” is getting preview screenings of scenes from the film at Epcot starting next month, and it’s giving Michael Jackson the boot.

Directed by Oscar winner Brad Bird and starring Academy Award winner George Clooney, “Tomorrowland” tells the story of a jaded scientist and an optimistic teen who embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space. “Tomorrowland” features a screenplay by “Lost” writer and co-creator Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird, from a story by Lindelof & Bird & Jeff Jensen.

“Tomorrowland” will screen at the Imagination Pavilion Theater, which has been home to “Captain EO” since shortly after Jackson’s death in 2010.

The 3-D musical film had an almost two-decade run at the theater prior to being replaced by “Honey I Shrunk the Audience” in 1994.

[Update] Shawn Slater, who wrote the Parks Blog post on the “Tomorrowland” screenings, has assured readers that “Captain EO” will return to Epcot after “Tomorrowland” opens in theaters on May 22. Also, April 10 is the last day to see “Captain EO” during this run.

