EVA GREEN is set to star in a live-action adaptation of “Dumbo” directed by Tim Burton.

    The “Casino Royale” and “Penny Dreadful” actress 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).

    Disney is also planning live-action adaptations of “Pete’s Dragon,” “Mulan,” “Peter Pan” and “Aladdin.”

    (SD-Agencies)