Danny DeVito Reteaming with Tim Burton for DUMBO
Danny DeVito is in negotiations to reteam with director Tim Burton on his upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney's classic animated film Dumbo. The two previously worked together on Batman Returns when DeVito took on the disgusting role of The Penguin.
According to Deadline, DeVito will take on the role of a character named Medici, a man who "runs a smaller circus that gets acquired by the evil big top circus villain Vandemere." Tom Hanks has been offered to role of Vandemere, but we still don't know if he's taking it or not.
DeVito will also join the recently cast Eva Green, who will play one of the three main adult roles in the story. She will be part of a family "who develops a friendship with the lovable elephant after seeing him at the circus." The name of her character is Colette, and she's described as "a French trapeze artist who works for Vandemere."
The story for the film has been described as “a unique family story that parallels Dumbo’s journey." I'm looking forward to seeing what Burton's vision of this classic story will be, and I'm excited to see how his visual style will be incorporated into it.