If you’ve been wishing upon a star for a glimpse of the new Pinocchio film, you’re in luck!
Disney has been on a mission to create live-action adaptations of its classics, with the story of the wooden puppet hitting cinemas on September 8.
Plans to remake the 1940 animation were first announced in 2015, but a series of changes behind the scenes meant that filming only began in March 2021. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory director, Sam Mendes, and Paddington filmmaker, Paul King, were both attached to helm the movie at one point, yet Robert Zemeckis is the man who has eventually brought the story to life.
It was also Zemeckis’s long working relationship with Tom Hanks that led to the Oscar winner playing Gepetto. The pair has previously collaborated on Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and The Polar Express. Hanks had dropped out of the project when King left, but rejoined after reaching out to his frequent collaborator.
The Pinocchio teaser trailer introduces audiences to the elderly woodcarver, Cynthia Erivo’s Blue Fairy, and the CGI Jiminy Cricket who will be voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Notably missing is Pinocchio himself, with it seeming as though we will have to wait to see the titular character.
