Another Disney animated classic is being reimagined as a live-action movie.
The re-imagination of the 1941 film helmed by Tim Burton follows a string of live-action adaptations including Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Cinderella and Maleficent.
The first teaser trailer dropped Wednesday features the baby elephant actually taking flight.
The film stars Colin Farrell, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, and Michael Keaton opposite newcomers Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins. According to Variety, DeVito portrays the owner of a struggling circus who enlists former star Holt Farrier (Farrell), and his children Milly (Parker) and Joe (Hobbins) to care for a newborn elephant with oversized ears.
It looks like the live-action adaptation of the story of the elephant takes place sometime during the 19th century. Burton’s translation into live-action seems to add a dark but magical such to the classic story of compassion, empathy, friendship and acceptance.
Watch the teaser that promises to take viewers to “new heights.”
