Tim Burton has been creeping us out since the ’80s so it’s only fitting that the first trailer for his reimagining of Dumbo is nothing less than terrifying. The live action Disney remake looks like it will leave us all as emotional wrecks, just like the original. The adaptation also happens to star Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito which has a lot of the internet wondering about whether this is a covert Batman Returns continuation. Basically, the first full-length trailer‘s bringing out the weird, wonderful, and very very sad, so we’ve composed a collection of some of the best responses just for you.
I pretend I’m not hurt, I walk about the world like I’m having fun.
https://twitter.com/JosephGNevin/status/1062903486847836160
Joseph Nevin is leading the “WHHHHYYYYYYYYY DISSSNEYYYY???” pack
https://twitter.com/Teedro1214/status/1063054646292475904
Mike Towndrow is seriously regretting watching the trailer outside
you know what, DUMBO? LIFE IS SAD ENOUGH WITHOUT ME CRYING ABOUT THE GODDAMN SEPARATION SCENE JESUS CHRIST
— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) November 15, 2018
Anne T. Donahue is rightfully furious
keep that sad ass dumbo trailer away from me omg
— angelique ♡ (@_captainseven) November 15, 2018
and Angie may be the most sensible of us all
Wait a minute this looks familiar…
it is my constitutional right to have the freedom to believe that Dumbo is secretly Tim Burton's direct sequel to Batman Returns pic.twitter.com/AJKkTHMsYN
— dom nero (@dominicknero) November 15, 2018
Dom Nero arguing for the most important constitutional right of all: the right to head canon.
Dumbo is actually secretly the third movie in Burton's Batman trilogy (reuniting Batman Returns' Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito), being the origin story about the Flying Graysons. It just has an elephant that can fly thrown in for good measure.
— Disneyland Doc (@DLdocumentary) November 15, 2018
We’re really into this theory by Disneyland Doc though surely the fact that Dumbo can fly makes him the Grayson?
https://twitter.com/sleepyskunk/status/1062895081609289728
For all the jokes, this still does look very similar to the art deco wonderland of Batman Return‘s Gotham.
The shot of Michael Keaton is in Tim Burton's Dumbo made me immediately think of this moment from Batman Returns pic.twitter.com/xEtnwbLv66
— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) June 13, 2018
Thanks Todd for reminding us, yet again that there is only one true Batman.
It is a little… weird.
Is this from a horror movie?! Is Dumbo killing people? pic.twitter.com/oeVgK9VQ4M
— well, sorta kinda (@Steph_I_Will) November 15, 2018
A very fair and logical question being raised here by Steph.
Jared leto after the whole world rejected his joker imitation#Dumbo pic.twitter.com/Y7aB2MiDqD
— Karthik (@karthik_rus) November 15, 2018
Very factual and good content from Karthik.
https://twitter.com/NeuroticHeroic/status/1062938706179428354
I just really don’t like this at all, I’m sorry.
"The great elephant Dumbo is in town. You should go see him."
"But Doctor…" pic.twitter.com/dGuDwBduS3
— JL (@snaxx1990) November 15, 2018
THIS IS THE BEST DUMBO RELATED TWEET! CONFIRMED WINNER!!
Did you see some really great Dumbo content we somehow missed? Just can’t wait to see Pennywise  Dumbo enter the circus in March next year? Jump on your fave flying mammal and let us know!
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