Convention - D23 : A Dumbo presentation and more..

Par thej00, 15 juillet 2017

Dumbo is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, with a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger. It is based upon a storyline written by Helen Aberson and is largely inspired by Walt Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name. The film stars Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, and Michael Keaton. The film will be released on March 29, 2019.

D23 Expo 2017 fans were greeted from across the pond by visionary filmmaker Tim Burton, who is busy directing his next project—a live-action reimagining of Disney’s 1941 animated classic “Dumbo.” “’Dumbo’ was always one of my favorite Disney films,” said Burton. “We’re trying to give it the same heart, feeling and emotion that we all loved about the original.”

The film stars Colin Farrell as Holt Farrier, a former circus star and war-veteran charged with the care of a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock of an already struggling circus. Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins were cast as Holt’s children, who discover that Dumbo can fly. Danny DeVito portrays circus owner Max Medici who tries to capitalize on the novelty. And Michael Keaton is persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere who swoops in with aerial artist Colette Marchant, portrayed by Eva Green, to make Dumbo a star. “Dumbo” is slated for release on March 29, 2019. Katterli Frauenfelder, Derek Frey, Ehren Kruger and Justin Springer are producing from a screenplay by Kruger. Filmed entirely in England, “Dumbo” is utilizing state-of-the-art visual effects to portray the big-eared elephant and many of his animal counterparts.

More information are coming in the next month…

Dumbo
Directed by Tim Burton
Produced by Justin Springer, Ehren Kruger, Derek Frey, Katterli Frauenfelder
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger
Based on Disney's Dumbo by Otto Englander, Joe Grant, Dick Huemer
Starring Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Michael Keaton
Cinematography Ben Davis
Edited by Chris Lebenzon
Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date : March 29, 2019
Country : United States

Photos: Copyirght The Walt Disney Company

(Source : press release July 15 2017)