Dumbo (2019)
- During the filming of Dumbo, Colin Farrell improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Before Colin Farrell was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
- The incredible score for Dumbo was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Dumbo is a 2019 American fantasy drama directed by Tim Burton, a live-action reimagining of Disney's 1941 animated classic. Colin Farrell stars as Holt Farrier, a former circus performer who returns from World War I missing an arm to find the circus struggling and his children β Milly, played by Nico Parker, and Joe β fascinated by a baby elephant with abnormally large ears who can fly. When the flying elephant attracts the attention of V.A.
Vandevere, a ruthless entertainment mogul played by Michael Keaton who wants to incorporate Dumbo into his massive Dreamland theme park, the circus family must protect the baby elephant from exploitation. Tim Burton brought his characteristic visual flair to the circus environments and Dreamland, creating a retro-futuristic entertainment palace that was vintage Burton. Danny DeVito appeared as the struggling circus owner Max Medici.
Eva Green played a trapeze artist enlisted to perform aerial acts with Dumbo. Dumbo earned $353 million worldwide on a $170 million budget.
