Dumbo
Oscar succeeder Alan Arkin has unite the cast of characters of Tim Burton ’s bouncy - action mechanism variation of the Disney classicDumbo . Over the years , Burton has been known for forming great working relationship with with actors , which oftentimes have extend to live on partnerships .
For case , performers like Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter and the late Christopher Lee appear in several of Burton ’s film in a row , while other fourth dimension , X die between projects before the film director works with an actor again ; like whenEdward Scissorhandsstar Winona Ryder reunited with the filmmaker on the stop - motion edition ofFrankenweenie22 days after they first exploit together .
ForDumbo , Burton appear to wish the thought of working with worker he has n’t collaborate with for awhile , by casting hisBatmanandBatman ReturnsstarMichael Keaton , as well asDanny DeVito , who starred inBatman Returnsas well as the director ’s tall - tale dramaBig Fish . And now , Burton is reuniting with one more of his movie alums 27 years after their first collaboration .
According toVariety , Arkin has been cast in Burton’sDumbo , marking their first film together since the actor recreate Ryder ’s forefather inEdward Scissorhandsin 1990 . InDumbo , Arkin will reportedly roleplay a Wall Street baron named J. Griffin Remington .
Production is underway on the film , which follow a former circus hotshot named Holt Farrier ( Colin Farrell ) who rejoins the circus upon come back from the warfare . tax to by the proprietor of the genus Circus , Max Medici ( DeVito ) to take care of an elephant with very large pinna , Holt find out through his children that the animal can actually wing ; prompting an exploitative genus Circus owner named V.A. Vandevere ( Keaton ) and a Gallic trapeze artist Colette Marchant ( Eva Green ) to take sudden involvement in the animal for pecuniary gain .
At this head it ’s hard to tell just how sizable of a role Arkin will have inDumbo , but it ’s an first-class casting choice yet . Arkin was not only memorable inEdward Scissorhands , he ’s one of the few actors forge in the business today who ’s consistently delivered top - notch functioning throughout his 50 - plus year career . From such early stone asCatch-22,The In - LawsandFreebie and the Bean , to more recent memorable turns inLittle Miss Sunshine(which earned him his Best Supporting Actor Oscar),Argo , andGoing in Style , Arkin ’s presence on the great CRT screen stay on to loom large , and clearly Burton acknowledge the value that the 83 - yr - sure-enough actor can bring toDumbo .
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reservoir : Variety
