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EXCLUSIVE: The looming new year brings with it a double anniversary in the singular career of the great Danny Elfman. It will mark the 40th anniversary of the composer’s first film soundtrack (Forbidden Zone, the deliriously odd cult classic) as well as the 40th anniversary of Oingo Boingo, the new wave band with a…

The best scene in Steven Spielberg’s 1979 comedy 1941 has Robert Stack as an Army general crying while sitting in a theater. He’s watching the poignant scene in Dumbo where a caged Mrs. Jumbo rocks her little newborn with her trunk while singing the lullaby “Baby Mine.” Like Stack’s stoic character, who could resist…

“Ladies and Gentleman. Welcome to the Medici Family Circus, where anything is possible and miracles happen.” Disney has dropped a new trailer for Dumbo, Tim Burton’s live-action version of the classic animated film. The new version, which Disney calls a sneak peek, is more upbeat, with more laughs than tears, along…

If the animated version of Disney’s Dumbo had you reaching for a couple of tissues, then you might want to grab the whole box for the Tim Burton’s live-action version. The new trailer gives us a detailed look at the new pic, expanding on the original and giving us his signature mix of fantastical and dark on the…

Disney dropped a trailer-featurette combo of Tim Burton’s Dumbo in showing off its upcoming slate at CinemaCon today. The ornate period piece brings to mind such movies as The Greatest Showman, Burton’s circus tale Big Fish, and Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful. But they also had more: Before the session ended, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Z Nation actor Joseph Gatt is the latest to join the roster of Tim Burton’s live-action adaptation of Dumbo. He will join previously announced cast members Colin, Farrell, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, DeObia Oparei, Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins. The movie will also star Roshan Seth, Sharon…

EXCLUSIVE: The cast of Tim Burton’s Dumbo is starting to take shape as Game of Thrones alum DeObia Oparei has signed on to play a character named Rongo in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1941 animated classic. Details about Oparei’s character are being kept under wraps, but he will join previously announced…

There is a long list of news coming out of the live-action presentations at the D23 Expo. At the top of the list is the announcement of Tim Burton’s Dumbo. The live-action adaptation of the 1941 animated classic will open in theaters March 29, 2019. Also making news is the lead for Guy Ritchie’s live-action <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/aladdin/" id="auto-tag_aladdin"…

While The Walt Disney Company is one of the most powerful entertainment conglomerates in the world, even Disney has changed with the times, as illustrated by one of Disney’s marquee video series, Disney’s As Told By Emoji. Featuring 16 videos to date, As Told By Emoji reimagines both classic and contemporary Disney…

EXCLUSIVE: Danny DeVito is negotiating to join Tim Burton’s circus in Disney’s live-action rendering of Dumbo which is casting up now. DeVito is trying to work out schedules on his Broadway turn to join Eva Green in the story of the beloved baby circus elephant with the big, floppy ears. If things work out, DeVito…

EXCLUSIVE: Eva Green is in talks to star in Tim Burton's Dumbo, the live-action adaptation of the 1941 animated classic for Disney. Sources tell me she's being eyed for one of the three main adult roles in the title, which is edging closer and closer towards a production start. A Green-Burton reunion would make a lot…

William James Myers, who as his pro wrestling alter-ego George “The Animal” Steele became one of the iconic names in the sport, has died. He was 79. Steele’s persona — wild eyes, a furball body, green tongue, mute and a slightly unhinged penchant for eating turnbuckle padding — made him a star well before the WWE came…