Dumbo: Tim Burton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green
In an interesting matchup with one of Disney’s simpler tales, master of the macabre Tim Burton is directing, overseeing a cast including Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton and Eva Green. As with other recent Disney releases such as The Jungle Book, CGI will play just as large a role as the actors, in this case creating the remarkably convincing titular elephant himself.
Unlike the original however, all the animals will be nonspeaking, drawing focus onto the human characters. Gone is Dumbo’s mouse friend Timothy, and the chorus of singing crows – in their place are the children of Farrell’s character, who first befriend the elephant, discovering Dumbo in a mound of hay.
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