V.A. Vandevere

V.A. Vandevere
Background Information
Films	Dumbo
Portrayed by	Michael Keaton
Character Information
Full Name	V.A. Vandevere
Other names	Mr. Vandevere
Age	50s
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Occupation	Owner of Dreamland
Home	Arkansas, USA
Family	Unnamed father
Allies	Colette Marchant (formerly), Neils Skellig, Max Medici (formerly)
Enemies	Holt Farrier, Dumbo, Milly Farrier, Joe Farrier, Mrs. Jumbo, Colette Marchant, Max Medici
Likes	Good performances, his theme park, money, taking risks
Dislikes	Not making money, bad performances, Colette being disobedient, losing his business
Powers and abilities	Charisma Communication skills
Fate	Gets arrested for crimes after his theme park burns down

V.A. Vandevere is the main antagonist of the 2019 remake of Dumbo. He is the ruthless owner of the amusement park Dreamland.

He is portrayed by Michael Keaton

Background

Personality

He is described as a ruthless and enigmatic entrepreneur.

Physical Appearance

Entrepreneur with a white shirt, black jacket and pants, and blue sunglasses.

Role in the film

He intended to exploit Dumbo for his bohemian amusement park, Dreamland. When Holt and Colette guide Dumbo to fly out of the circus, Vandevere attempted to stop them but starts a fire due to the mismanagement of Dreamland's electricity system, the fire spreads and destroys the park. Everyone managed to escaped the fire, and he was arrested and tried for misconduct.

Trivia

• Dumbo was the second movie Keaton worked with Danny DeVito and the fourth movie he participated with Tim Burton.
• Both Vandevere and Max Medici share the role of the ringmaster from the original 1941 animated film, but Vandevere was given the ringmaster's antagonistic role while Max has a heroic role in the remake.
• According to creators, Vandevere is considered to be a dark reflection of Walt Disney.