V.A. Vandevere

"You have something very rare. You have wonder. You have mastiff. You have... nature. Come with me, and will takeover all earths mightiest winds."

- V.A. Vandevere.

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

He was portrayed by Academy Award winning actor Michael Keaton, who also voiced Chick Hicks in Pixar's Cars and Ken in Toy Story 3, played Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Betelgeuse in Beetlejuice.

Personality
Vandevere is the ruthless ruler of his dreamland utopia park

Appearance
V.A Vandevere approaches Max and propases a collaboration. So Medici to be his right hand in his dreamland utopia and so Medici circus brothers might be employed to perform in dreamland.

The Dumbo Talent
Later, Vandevere demands that Dumbo should fly with trapeze artist, Collete on his back. But it all goes wrong cause Dumbo flies without the trapeze artist and reunites with his mother.

Ordering to kill Jumbo
Fearing that Jumbo might be a distraction to Dumbo, he orders to take her away and kill her the next day. Vandevere fires the Medici brothers and Max. They learn that Vandevere intends to kill Jumbo, they set her and Dumbo free.

Final Battle
Vandevere tries to stop them, but accidentally starts a fire triggered by Dreamland’s electricity, it spreads all around and the Dreamland starts to burn. Dumbo saves Holt flying all over the burning park, and brings them to Medici. Meanwhile Vandevere is watching his entire dreamland burn. It’s assumed that Vandevere got arrested for arson through misconduct.

Trivia

 * Dumbo 2019 was the third movie Keaton worked with Danny DeVito and the sixth movie he participated with Tim Burton.

Quotes
"Momy’s going on a trip.."

- Vandevere setting his rights on Jumbo.

"Just when I thought I’d seen everything."

- Vandevere seeing Dumbo fly.