Eva Green is all ears for Tim Burton's Dumbo adaptation

Eva Green is set to star in a live-action adaptation of Dumbo directed by Tim Burton.

According to Deadline, the Casino Royale and Penny Dreadful actor is in talks to appear as one of the three adult lead roles in the film, based on the 1941 Disney classic about a circus elephant ridiculed for his large ears.

The film would mark Burton’s reunion with Green, who played the titular character in the director’s 2016 family film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and also starred in Burton’s big-screen adaptation of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows.

Green is not the only notable name being tipped to appear in Dumbo. Last month it was reported that Will Smith was set to star in the film as the father of children who form a bond with the elephant, while Tom Hanks was said to have been offered a role as the film’s antagonist.

Green’s involvement in the film might delay filming of Vita and Virginia, a film depicting the romantic relationship between Virginia Woolf (played by Green) and writer-gardener Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton).

Dumbo continues Disney’s recent move into live-action remakes of its animated classics. Last year, the studio had commercial and critical success with Jon Favreau’s remake of The Jungle Book, and previously made versions of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland (the latter was directed by Burton). The studio is also planning live-action adaptations of Pete’s Dragon, Mulan, Peter Pan and Aladdin, as well as a prequel to 101 Dalmatians titled Cruella, with Emma Stone starring as a young Cruella de Vil.

This week, meanwhile, marks the release of a live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson. The film has received much attention for the inclusion of a gay character, with Russian cinemas handing it an adults-only rating as a result. The news, however, has done little to dampen anticipation for the film, with advance sales outperforming recent Disney box-office successes Finding Dory and Captain America: Civil War, according to the ticketing site Fandango.