In Tim Burton’s 2019 film Dumbo, which actor plays entrepreneur V. A. Vandevere?

Michael Keaton plays entrepreneur V. A. Vandevere in Tim Burton’s 2019 film Dumbo.

Vandevere is the wealthy owner of Dreamland, a large amusement enterprise that seeks to acquire the struggling circus where Dumbo performs. He presents himself as a visionary showman, but his ambition makes the animals and performers vulnerable to exploitation.

The role reunited Keaton with Burton, who had directed him as Bruce Wayne in Batman and Batman Returns and as the title character in Beetlejuice. In Dumbo, Keaton’s character is not a comic-book villain; he is an original antagonist created for the live-action adaptation.

Colin Farrell plays Holt Farrier, Danny DeVito plays circus owner Max Medici, and Alan Arkin plays J. Griffin Remington. The film combines new human characters with elements from Disney’s 1941 animated Dumbo, including the central flying elephant.