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The official trailer for “Dumbo” debuted during the CMA Awards on ABC Wednesday night.

The upcoming fantasy adventure film is the latest Disney property getting a live-action makeover. Dumbo is a re-imagined version of the Walt Disney’s 1941 animated film of the same name, which was based on a novel written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl and nd illustrated by Helen Durney.

The film is Tim Burton’s first directorial effort since 2016’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” which was an adaptation of a 2011 contemporary fantasy novel of the same name.

The film features an impressive cast including Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin, Joseph Gatt, Finley Hobbins, Sandy Martin, and Michael Keaton as the ruthless villain who is set to exploit the titular elephant.

Dumbo is slated to soar into theaters on March 29, 2019.

Here is the film’s synopsis:
The story follows Holt Farrier, a former circus star and war veteran, who has been enlisted by circus owner Max Medici to care for a newborn elephant with oversized ears. The baby elephant’s ears are a laughingstock and embarrassment to the already struggling circus. That is, until Holt’s children discover that Dumbo can fly! Aerial artist Colette Marchant and entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere then swoop in to make Dumbo, the flying elephant, a star.

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Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Slinky Dog and Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head have some company in the upcoming animated comedy film, as Disney and Pixar releases the first teaser for “Toy Story 4.”

The teaser introduces an adorable and scared spork named Forky, voiced by Tony Hale. “I don’t belong here!,” Forky says in trailer, trying to leave.

The film, which continues the events from Toy Story 3, also features the return of voices of Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz, Joan Cusack as Jessie, and Estelle Harris as the Potato Heads. Josh Cooley directs the film from Stephany Folsom’s script.

Disney also released animated short as a reaction to the teaser which featured Ducky and Bunny as voiced by comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.

“Toy Story 4” is set for release on June 21.

Here is the film’s synopsis:

Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.

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Laika, the studio behind the incredible film Kubo and the Two Strings has released the first trailer for its upcoming globetrotting comedy adventure ‘Missing Link’ and it looks like an amusing “adventure of mythical proportions.”

The stunning stop-motion film follows an explorer named Sir Lionel Frost, a myths and monsters investigator as he tracks down the fabled creature Mr Link who is also looking to meet his long lost relatives.

Along with another adventurer Adelina Fortnight, the three embarks on an adventure and encounter other characters along the way.

The studio is also other academy award nominated gems “The Boxtrolls,” “ParaNorman” and “Coraline”.

Written and directed by Chris Butler, the writer of Kubo and the Two Strings, ‘Missing Link’ is voiced by Hugh Jackman as the lead adventurer and Zach ​Galifianakis as Mr. Link.

Also in the film are the voices of Zoe Saldana, David Wailliams, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, Ching Valdes-Aran, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, and Amrita Acharia.

Annapurna Pictures is releasing “Missing Link” in Spring of 2019.

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Max the dog and the gang are back in action “The Secret Life of Pets 2” and today, Illumination Entertainment has released the film’s first trailer.

Though not much info is revealed regarding the plot, the sequel seem to follow up the events of the 2016 film. This time, we see Max taking a good stroll in town only to realize that they’re visiting the vet. “You tricked me!,” he protested.

“We love our pets, but how well do we really know them?,” the trailer asks. And while inside the room, he encounters some very interesting pet patients.

The original Secret Life of Pets film was a global blockbuster back in 2016, grossing $875 million worldwide on a reasonably tight $75 million budget.

Illumination is sure to continue its hit streak after four very successful Despicable Me films, including the spin-off film Minions.

Helmed by the original’s director Chris Renaud, the film brings back writer Brian Lynch, and the cast reprising their roles, such as Eric Stonestreet as Duke the mongrel who lives with Max, Jenny Slate as Gidget the Pomeranian and Max’s girlfriend, Kevin Hart as Snowball the rabbit and former flushed pet, Lake Bell as Chloe the tabby cat and one of Max’s friends.

The animated film is set for release on June 7, 2019.