by Nathaniel R
click to enlargePrediction: By 2040 Disney will have remade all of their animated features as "live-action" movies. Well, maybe not Song of the South or The Three Caballeros. Live-action is in quotes because some of the remake titles are basically still half animated -- like The Jungle Book in 2016, or Beauty and the Beast in 2017. Next up in the Disney remakes department is Tim Burton's take on Dumbo.
The name Tim Burton used to automatically thrill but he lost his mojo at exactly the turn of the century (just after Sleepy Hollow in '99) and hasn't been able to get it back. He's made 10 features since and the only uncompromised / totally satisfying artistic success among them, I'd argue, is the animated features Corpse Bride (2005). And to a lesser extent Frankenweenie (2012) if we're feeling a bit generous...
Maybe that "the animated ones are the good ones" qualifier should give us hope for his Dumbo? The movie has a beautiful teaser, just released today, rich with promise and a feeling of wonder and trademark Burton whimsy.
But making a good movie is a lot harder than making a good teaser! We truly wish Burton a major artistic success because Dumbo (1941) is a true classic and deserves a worthy remake (if it has to be remade that is).
And because Eva Green.
Where is Eva Green? I need her.
— Nathaniel Rogers (@nathanielr) June 5, 2018
We'll save the Yes No Maybe So until a full trailer but what's your take on the tease?