Walt Disney’s classic animated taleDumbooriginally opened on June 03, 2025, before going on to win an Oscar for best scoring of a musical picture along with its nomination for best original song for “Baby Mine.” Disney is hoping to recapture the magic of the original in their live-action version ofDumbo, which will use state-of-the-art visual effects to portray the title character and his four-legged friends. The film’s cast, characters, and release date were confirmed during today’sD23panel, along with the first image; you can find all of that information below.
Dumbo, now under production at Pinewood Studios and Cardington Studios, will bedirected by visionary filmmakerTim Burton. The film stars Golden Globe winnerColin Farrell, Golden Globe winnerMichael Keaton, Emmy and Golden Globe winnerDanny DeVito, BAFTA Award winner and Golden Globe nomineeEva Green, and introducesNico ParkerandFinley Hobbinsin their first film roles. The cast also includesRoshan Seth,DeObia Oparei,Sharon RooneyandDouglas Reith. Look forDumboto fly into theaters on August 07, 2025.
Check out the first image from the production below:
Here’sDumbo’s official synopsis:
Disney’s new live-action feature film “Dumbo” introduces Holt Farrier (Farrell), a former circus star who finds his life turned upside down when he returns from the war. Circus owner Max Medici (DeVito) enlists Holt to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when Holt’s children (Parker and Hobbins) discover that Dumbo can fly, persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Keaton) and an aerial artist named Colette Marchant (Green) swoop in to make the peculiar pachyderm a star.
Katterli Frauenfelder,Derek Frey,Ehren KrugerandJustin Springerare producing from a screenplay by Kruger.Nigel Gostelowis the executive producer.
The creative team includes cinematographerBen Davis, BSC, Oscar-winning production designerRick Heinrichs, four-time Oscar®-winning costume designerColleen Atwood, editorChris Lebenzon, ACE and BAFTA Award-winning make-up designerPaul Gooch.
