Cynthia, Joseph, and Benjamin were announced as cast members in March 2021. Tom was revealed as the pick for Gepetto in August 2020, per Collider. The script and director’s chair changed hands a few times, before Disney landed on Robert Zemeckis in January 2020 to direct. The Pinocchio remake was first announced in 2015, via Deadline. It was announced that the puppet flick, and the upcoming Peter Pan and Wendy movie would both make their debuts on Disney+, via Variety. Unlike many of the other live action remakes, Pinocchio won’t get a theatrical release. While an official release date hasn’t been set, Pinocchio is expected to hit Disney+ in late 2022, between July and September, according to Collider. (Everett Collection) Release Date & Production Information After going into the whale’s belly, Pinocchio figures out a way to make it sneeze, freeing him and his dad! After his heroic save, the Blue Fairy returns to tell Pinocchio that she’ll turn him into a real boy! Pinocchio first made his Disney debut in 1940.
After escaping both the circus owner Stromboli and the coachman, Pinocchio goes home to learn that Gepetto was swallowed by the whale Monstro. Pinocchio gets into mischief while on his way to school, being tricked into a circus and then being convinced to go to the cursed Pleasure Island. After the wood-carver wishes that his puppet was a real boy, his wish is granted, and the Blue Fairy tells Pinocchio that he can become a real boy, if he proves that he’s brave and truthful. It tells the story of Pinocchio, who was created by Gepetto. The story of the original movie is well-known. Cynthia Erivo will star as the iconic Blue Fairy. While an official plot synopsis has yet to be released, it seems likely that it’ll follow the original film closely. The new movie is set to be a remake of the 1940 film, which was an adaptation of the 1883 children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Robert is also one of the screenplay’s writers along with Simon Farnaby, who also wrote Paddington 2 and the upcoming Wonka movie, and Chris Weitz, who was a writer on the 2015 live-action Cinderella and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Robert has also directed realistic-looking animated classics like 2004’s The Polar Express and 2009’s A Christmas Carol. (Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)īehind the camera, Back to the Future auteur Robert Zemeckis is set to direct. Luke Evans will return for his second live-action Disney remake as The Coachman. He was also one of the stars of the Disney superhero comedy Flora & Ulysses, which was released in February 2021.
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Prior to Pinocchio, he starred as Miles Wingrave in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor. Benjamin is still a bit of a newcomer to entertainment world. But, who will play Pinocchio himself? Teenage actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, 13, will star as the living puppet. Other actors lending their voices to the film include comedy icon Keegan-Michael Key,50, who will play Honest John, as well as The Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco, 67, who is voicing Sofia the Seagull. Hopefully, we’ll get to hear Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 40, belt out “When You Wish Upon a Star,” because he’s playing the fan-favorite character Jiminy Cricket. The cast of voice actors is just as impressive as the live-action stars. He’d first appeared as Gaston in 2017’s Beauty And The Beast. For the villainous Coachman, who brings Pinocchio and other naughty boys to Pleasure Island, Fast & Furious star Luke Evans, 42, will make his second appearance in a live-action Disney remake. When it comes to Gepetto, the sweet woodcarver who create Pinocchio and wants a son of his own, Tom Hanks, 65, will play the role! For the magical Blue Fairy, who brings Pinocchio to life, Disney tapped Tony, Grammy, and Daytime Emmy award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, 34, to play the part. With iconic characters that are known by so many, Disney pulled out all the stops in casting the upcoming movie.