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Tim Burton to direct live-action Dumbo for Disney

Disney and “Alice in Wonderland” director Tim Burton are getting back in business, this time with “Dumbo”. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker is attached to direct a live-action version of the animated classic.

Ehren Kruger, who wrote the last three “Transformers” movies, recently turned in a draft. According to sources, Disney execs are very pleased with the script and wanted to quickly land an A-list director. Justin Springer, who worked on “Tron: Legacy” as well as “Oblivion”, is producing with Kruger.

Following the success of “Maleficent” and “Alice in Wonderland”, Disney has been busy developing several of its animated classics into live-action features. “Cinderella”, opening this Friday, is looking at a $60 million opening weekend, and the studio is also in pre-production on “Beauty and the Beast”, starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Luke Evans.