Disney's on a roll and up next on its list of remakes is Dumbo, tasking Tim Burton with breathing new life to the flying elephant's story.
Dumbo is still under development but the live-action remake is expected to combine live actors and computer generated effects. Again, details are scarce but Sean Bailey, president of production for Walt Disney Pictures, said that the story will involve a big world, hinting at the possibility that Dumbo's story will revolve around other places outside of the circus. No word yet as well on when the release date will be.
Burton also directed the 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland, which went on to gross over $1 billion all over the world, making it one of the most successful of Disney's live-action movies. It makes sense then why Disney would be interested in working again with the director. How Burton tackled remaking Alice in Wonderland is also apparently the inspiration for the live-action fairy tale strategy the studio is employing under Bailey's leadership.
