What's Going On with Dumbo?

This sure ain't your daddy's Dumbo. So, Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Danny DeVito is in talks to add to the live action retelling of Dumbo being directed by Tim Burton. Believe it or not that is not the strangest thing about this story. He will be playing Medici, running a small circus that gets taken over by the evil ringmaster of rival circus giant, Vandemere. If you're having trouble remembering all this from the animated classic, don't worry. You're not having your own case of the "pink elephants", it's just not there. So fingers crossed Dumbo will be a prominent feature in the movie that appears to be running beside him.