Actor Michael Keaton recently confirmed he?ll be playing the role of the villain in Tim Burton?s live-action version of Dumbo. Keaton and Burton began working together in 1988 when the director cast the keaton in Beetlejuice. Burton then cast Keaton in the role of Batman. The move was embraced by fans, and the pair reunited for the sequel Batman Returns. In an interview this week with Good Morning America Keaton said of Dumbo, ?I am reuniting with Tim Burton.?