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When is the Dumbo 2019 UK release date, who stars in the Disney movie with Colin Farrell and will it follow the same storyline as the original?
DISNEY is bringing us ANOTHER live-action remake of one of their classic movies, Dumbo.
Here is what you need to know about when the Tim Burton movie will hit UK cinemas and which stars Disney recruited for film.
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When is Dumbo released in the UK?
Dumbo will soar into cinemas TODAY (March 29, 2019.)
It will be the first in a slew of Disney live-action releases after the successes of The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast.
The movie is directed by celebrated Alice in Wonderland director Tim Burton.
The original Dumbo was released back in 1941 and was awarded the Oscar for best scoring of a musical picture.
Who's in the cast of Dumbo?
Colin Farrell takes on the lead role as former circus star Holt Farrier.
Holt returns from the war and is put in charge of a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him the laughing stock of the show.
Colin is joined by an all-star cast including Hollywood legend Danny DeVito, who plays circus owner Max Medici.
Beetlejuice actor Michael Keaton lends his talents as persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere as he once again teams up with Burton and DeVito from Batman.
Former Bond girl Eva Green plays aerial artist Colette Marchant and Edward Scissorhands' Alan Arkin is playing Wall Street tycoon J. Griffin Remington.
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Will Dumbo follow the same storyline as the original?
Dumbo star Colin Farrell says director Tim Burton's live-action movie isn't really a remake of Disney's animated film and features a "completely new narrative".
The original 1941 film was Disney's fourth animated feature, and its story is fairly simple, as shown by the film's 64-minute runtime.
Dumbo is born, is mistreated by the other animals due to his abnormally large ears, and is befriended by a mouse who then helps him discover his talent for flight which the ears provide.
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This version of Dumbo will primarily focus on Farrell's character Holt Farrier, a former circus star who is now a different man having returned from war.
He is hired by circus owner Max Medici to take care of Dumbo, a newborn elephant who is a circus laughing stock largely due to his oversized ears.
However, after Holt's children discover that Dumbo can fly, entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere and aerialist Colette Marchant insert themselves as they see star potential, and money, in Dumbo.
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