Will Smith, Tom Hanks to star in Disney’s live-action “Dumbo”January 12, 2017 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney's live-action adaption of its classic animation "Dumbo" is slowly shaping up with actors circling the project. Reports say that Will Smith is in early talks with Disney to star in the "Dumbo" remake, AceShowbiz reveals. Conversations have reportedly taken place despite the fact that no offer has been made. If the deal is sealed, the actor will play a father who works at the big top and whose children develop a relationship with the mammal. However, a new "Bad Boys" sequel appears to be a potential stumbling block for the "Suicide Squad" star to join the Disney movie as it might be on course around the same time as "Dumbo". The "Men in Black II" star is currently filming Netflix's "Bright", directed by David Ayer. "Bright" is described as a sci-fi fantasy police adventure. A source also tells Variety that Tom Hanks has been offered the villain role in "Dumbo". However, it is still uncertain whether the "Inferno" star will take the role or choose to star in the World War II drama titled "The Grey Hound" instead. "Dumbo" is about a baby circus elephant who is ridiculed for his large ears but later manages to get through all the hardship with the help of a mouse. Tim Burton ("Alice in Wonderland" and "Edward Scissorhands") will direct the upcoming movie, with a screenplay penned by Ehren Kruger ("The Ring", "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"). A release date for the movie has not been set yet. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |