WATCH: Dumbo 2019 Trailer Debuted During CMAs [VIDEO]

During a 2018 County Music Awards commercial break, Disney debuted the first official trailer for their 2019 live-action remake of the animated classic, Dumbo.. Walt Disney Studios teased the release earlier in the day on Twitter, saying “Get your first look at the brand-new trailer for #Dumbo during the CMA’s tonight at 8|7c on @ABCNetwork!”

The poster featured in the tweet is also a new release to publicize the upcoming movie. Dumbo joins the list of Disney-animated-movies-made-live-action, following the successful remakes of The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast; it’s scheduled to be released the same year as the studio’s much-anticipated, star-studded The Lion King.

After it aired on ABC, Disney released the video of the full trailer on their Twitter page, and uploaded the video to Youtube. Watch the trailer below:

The 2 minutes and 20 second trailer begins with newcomers Finley Hobbins and Nico Parker, who play Colin Farell’s Holt Farrier’s children, sneaking into the tent to meet “baby Jumbo.” After a sweet exchange, the baby elephant inhales a feather and sneezes. His sneeze sends him into the air, and the children realize the elephant can fly. The trailer continues, establishing the circus setting of the film, with the flying elephant as its main attraction.

Then, the trailer tugs at viewers’ heartstrings by teasing the scene when Dumbo is separated from his mom, and struggles to continue without her. Holt’s children assure the baby elephant “we’re gonna bring your mama home.” As the drama continues, and the movie proves itself as a story about family, both animal and human, the footage is intercut with the words “When all seems lost, find your courage.”

The Tim Burton movie, which stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green, opens in theaters on March 29, 2019.

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