It’s been 25 years since the last time Michael Keaton and Tim Burton worked together. You’ll remember the two teamed up for Batman and Batman Returns. Fresh off of playing The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it seems that Keaton is embracing his abilities to play the “bad guy” because as it turns out the star is close to joining Tim Burton’s live-action Disney project Dumbo to play none other than the film’s villain. (P.S. his best villain role was in Pacific Heights, bar none).
According to Variety, Keaton’s in talks to star in Burton’s latest, the partially live-action Dumbo movie. If all goes well, the Birdman star will play the man who buys the circus–which Dumbo and his mom belong to–from Danny DeVito’s character. This enterprising character is reportedly the villain of the piece. Colin Farrell and Eva Green are still in talks to board the project with Keaton and DeVito.
This is a tough pill to swallow. I just have no clue what a Dumbo will look like with Tim Burton in the director’s chair. I never really pictured Dumbo as a Tim Burton movie, ever. He’s too dark a director for this kind of story. Then again, when you think about it, Dumbo has plenty of dark and sordid moments so it just might work. With Keaton as part of the cast, it’ll only help Burton’s cause.
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