We seen ’bout ev’rything when we see a remake fly. Disney and director Tim Burton’s live action redo of DUMBO has just launched a new trailer and poster – and there’s not a single racist crow in sight!
Disney’s new live-action feature film DUMBO introduces Holt Farrier (a one-armed Colin Farrell), a former circus star who finds his life turned upside down when he returns from the war. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists Holt to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when Holt’s children (Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins) discover that Dumbo can fly, persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton) and an aerial artist named Colette Marchant (Eva Green) swoop in to make the peculiar pachyderm a star.
This remake marks the fifth beloved animation Disney has released since Maleficent, and more if you count those earlier 101 Dalmatians films. While we don’t necessarily need any of these classic films remixed for the 21st century, we have to admit to a giddy little thrill (at a reasonable price) when we first saw the big blue eyes of the titular elephant.
The original film, which opened Oct. 23, 1941, won an Oscar® for best scoring of a musical picture and was nominated for best original song for “Baby Mine.” It was Disney’s fourth animated feature, and at 64 minutes, was one of their shortest as well.
Look for new version in March 2019.
