Joining the likes of Mulan and Pixar’s Soul, Disney has announced at its rather exciting investor day that the Robert Zemeckis directed live-action version of Pinocchio and David Lowery’s latest take on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale, Peter Pan and Wendy, will now skip cinemas altogether and find their home on Disney+ One of Disney’s all-time classics […]
Black Widow won’t go straight-to-streaming, but Cruella, Pinocchio and Peter Pan and Wendy might
With huge uncertainty remaining over the future of the theatrical marketplace and an increasing number of movies foregoing traditional releases – including the news that Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 will receive a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release – Deadline has revealed that Disney is currently assessing its upcoming slate of tentpole releases. According […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio adds Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Finn Wolfhard and more
Tilda Swinton, Finn Wolfhard, Tim Blake Nelson and Cate Blanchett are set to star alongside the previously revealed Ewan McGregor in Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical feature Pinocchio for Netflix. As for Pinocchio, film newcomer Gregory Mann will voice the titular puppet looking to be a real boy, while the cast will also include John […]
Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)
Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini and Rocco Papaleo. SYNOPSIS: A wooden puppet that has been brought to life must learn lessons in living before he can become a real boy. Everyone knows the story of the puppet who wants to be a real boy. That’s […]
Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)
Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini, Rocco Papaleo and Gigi Proietti. SYNOPSIS: The timeless, and constantly retold, story of a sentient wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. Everybody knows the story of Pinocchio. Thanks mostly to the magical 1940 Disney adaptation, Carlo Collodi’s […]
Tom Hanks in talks to reunite with Robert Zemeckis for Geppetto role in Disney’s Pinocchio
Having been linked to the role back in 2018 when Paddington’s Paul King was attached to direct, it seems that Tom Hanks is back in talks with Disney about taking on the role of Geppetto in the studio’s live-action Pinocchio movie. Should the deal close, Hanks will reunite with his Forrest Gump, Castaway and The […]
UK trailer for Matteo Garrone’s live-action Pinocchio released
A UK trailer has been released for Pinocchio, director Matteo Garrone’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the classic children’s tale The Adventures of Pinocchio which stars Roberto Benigni as the woodcarver Geppetto and Federico Ielapi as the magical puppet who longs to become a real boy; watch it here… PINOCCHIO tells the tale of an old […]
Ewan McGregor will play Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Ewan McGregor, one of the stars of Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated Pinocchio film, has revealed the role he will play in the upcoming adaptation. During a video interview with ACE Universe, McGregor revealed that he will voice that adaptation’s version of Jiminy Cricket and teases he may even have a song. “I’m playing Jiminy Cricket in […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio voice cast may have been revealed
Although he’s currently tied up with principal photography on his next feature Nightmare Alley, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro remains attached to his long-gestating Pinocchio adaptation at Netflix, and it seems we may now know the voice cast that he’s assembled for the stop-motion animated film. During an appearance at a comic convention in Vienna […]
UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis confirmed to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake
UPDATE: It is now being reported that Robert Zemeckis has closed his deal to direct and co-write the live-action Pinocchio for Walt Disney Pictures, with the studio hoping to begin production at the end of the year. Original story follows… It looks like Walt Disney Pictures has found a new director for the live-action Pinocchio […]
