Now Deadline is adding to the insanity by reporting that Will Smith is apparently considering starring in the movie, which would mean Will Smith could be Dumbo (insert Will Smith has big ears joke here…).
When Disney tapped Tim Burton to direct a live-action “rebootquel” of Alice in Wonderland a certain amount of sense was made.
However, news that he would return to Disney to helm a live-action remake of Dumbo was , well, it was fucking weird is what it was.
Burton is attracted to unusual stories and Wonderland is one of the greatest unusual stories ever written.