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Disney's Star-Studded Dumbo Remake Still Left Much to Be Desired
Tim Burton's live-action Dumbo had a big cast and plenty going for it, yet the Disney remake still disappointed; the elephant remains blameless.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance on this story, from The Pile-On at 5:30 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are /Film's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by /Film: “7 Years Ago, Disney Released A Star-Studded Fantasy Movie That Left Much To Be Desired”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:30 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Disney.
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's five-thirty Eastern, this is The Pile-On, and tonight we're talking about Dumbo, the Tim Burton remake Disney released seven years ago, which had a star-studded cast and still left a lot to be desired.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLeft a lot to be desired is how you describe a hotel breakfast, Vera, and nobody should have to describe an elephant that way.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'll say it was a misunderstanding, because the movie had a lot going for it, and the elephant was doing his very best!

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe elephant was the only professional on that set, and everyone standing next to him was doing a bad impression of a person.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered coups with better continuity than a movie about a flying elephant, and I say that with respect to the coups.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because a star-studded cast is a gift, and when a gift disappoints, that's really about the person receiving it, and...

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe audience.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe audience, Dale, yes, and we should apologize to the elephant, and then to the circus, and then to the people who cried at the original.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDisney made a movie about a circus that mistreats talent, and then it treated the talent like a circus. That is the whole review.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOrder, please. Everyone on this panel is blaming a person, and the only one who left the ground in that picture was the elephant.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the elephant gets the credit?

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe gets the credit, and he never came back for the sequel. That's the only review I trust. We're back same time tomorrow.
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