Michael Keaton eyed to play villain in Tim Burton's "Dumbo"April 5, 2017 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Keaton is in negotiations to join Tim Burton's "Dumbo". "The Founder" actor is eyed to play villain in Disney's live-action movie, AceShowbiz said. Currently, Colin Farrell, Eva Green and Danny DeVito are also in talks to join the film centering on the titular elephant. Should the deal be closed, "Keaton would play the man who acquirers the circus from DeVito's character in order to exploit the lovable elephant and his mother," Variety reports. Keaton teamed up with Burton several times in the past. Back in 1988, Keaton starred in Burton's "Beetlejuice", which marked his first rise to stardom. Shortly after, Keaton and Burton teamed up for 1989's "Batman". Both reportedly may work together again for possible "Beetlejuice 2" in the future. Keaton was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Academy Award-winning "Birdman" in 2014. The year after, he starred in "Spotlight", which also earned an Oscar for Best Picture. Keaton recently starred in "The Founder" as McDonald's mogul Ray Kroc. The actor will next be seen as villain Vulture in "Spider-Man: Homecoming". "Dumbo" is one of many live-action adaptations which Disney is currently working on. The original version of "Dumbo" centers on a big-eared circus elephant who is mocked for his large ears, but he finally uses them as wings to fly. The live-action version is currently in the stage of development with "The Brothers Grimm" and "Transformers: Age of Extinction" writer Ehren Kruger writing the script. Disney's other upcoming projects include "The Lion King", "Peter Pan", "Maleficent 2", "The Little Mermaid (2019)", "Mulan", "Snow White" and "Cruella", a pic centering on Cruella de Vil from "101 Dalmatians". Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |