Disney Planning Live-Action Pinocchio

[Autbot_Benz]

A live-action film based on the classic story of Pinocchio is currently in the works at Disney.

According to a report from Deadline, famed screenwriter Peter Hedges is attached to the film, which will serve as a loose take on the beloved fairy tale centered around a wooden marionette who wishes to become a real boy.

Very little is currently known about the project, aside from the fact that it's clearly in the very early stages of production. Considering the recent success of the live-action adaptation of Disney's Cinderella, a new movie about the iconic wooden boy and his maker seems like a no brainer.

From IGN.com. Wow Disney is out of ideas.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Oh man. They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas... I thought Winnie the Pooh would be their craziest one.

Wouldn't a live-action Pinocchio look... creepy?

http://www.bogleech.com/dnd/vile-lies.jpg

I wonder if they'll ship donkey-children off to the salt mines in this version.

[Jephael]

Could be worse, Michael Bay could be producing it.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Could be worse, Michael Bay could be producing it.

Honestly I think that would be more entertaining that whatever Disney churns out.

[Slade]

I don't get what the deal is with all this live action stuff Disney is trying to do.

[Wildcat]

It's about seeing what these classic movies would be like if they were real. It's part of the reason any animation gets turned into live action. It's cool to see it "real".

I know the cynics have decided that Hollywood went down hill at some point in the last 10-15 years. The 'Movies aren't what they used to be' thing and anything not brand new is either out of ideas or a cash-in. Even new things get hit with the usual CGI and rehash complaints.

Let's stop acting like modern day movies are being created to screw us over, people. Hollywood is the same as it's always been. Go complain about every era's trends then.

Live Action Pinocchio isn't even farfetched. They'll probably make him look cute.

[Netkeeper]

Disney, slow down for the love of god.

[BabyTurtles]

I want my Little Mermaid movie!! :x

then Aladdin....
then Mulan....
then Bambi.....oh man Bambi would be intense!

I wonder how long it will take for them to complete all the classic Disney movies. :D

[Jephael]

I want my Little Mermaid movie!! :x

then Aladdin....
then Mulan....
then Bambi.....oh man Bambi would be intense!

Why do I have the feeling The Little Mermaid is gonna be really creepy looking in live action? I'm all for a live action Aladdin flick, though it's gonna be hard finding somebody to top Robin Williams as Genie, and I have the feeling Disney will want to use another celebrity.

[ranger_scout]

Paul King (Paddington) is in talks to direct the film and Jack Thorne (Wonder) is doing a re-write of the script. Disney is hoping to get the cameras rolling by this fall. I think this project sounds very promising should this director and scriptwriter officially take part in it.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paddington-director-paul-king-direct-live-action-pinocchio-disney-1086772

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Is this the one RDJ wanted to be involved with?

[ranger_scout]

The film's scriptwriter, Chris Weitz says that filming will begin in England and Italy next year.

https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/08/23/disney-pinocchio-live-action-filming-next-year/

Is this the one RDJ wanted to be involved with?

I don't think so.

[ranger_scout]

Tom Hanks is in early talks to play Geppetto. This casting would be absolutely perfect should it in fact happen. :D

https://deadline.com/2018/11/tom-hanks-disney-live-action-pinocchio-geppetto-1202511423/

[turtle1237]

I want my Little Mermaid movie!! :x

then Aladdin....
then Mulan....
then Bambi.....oh man Bambi would be intense!

I wonder how long it will take for them to complete all the classic Disney movies. :D

Once you watch the 1975 animated version of the Little Mermaid, Not even the Disney version tops it. If Disney makes a live action Little Mermaid, it needs to be as epic as the 1975 version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDojNHY71YI

Hate me for saying this but this Japanese version of the Little Mermaid is superior than the water down Disney version. I want my Little Mermaid to be true to the story.

[ranger_scout]

Robert Zemeckis might be directing the film following King's departure.

https://deadline.com/2019/10/disney-live-action-pinocchio-has-robert-zemeckis-circling-to-direct-1202763971/

According to this article about streaming services, there had been plans for the movie to be exclusively available for streaming on Disney+. However, a theatrical release might actually be happening with Zemeckis on board.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/studios-streaming-disney-plus-hbo-max-peacock-apple-tv-netflix-1203385899/

[Egon1982]

Diminishing returns.

[Zulithe]

Hanks and Zemeckis? I really want this to pan out.

[ranger_scout]

Hanks and Zemeckis? I really want this to pan out.

Zemicks sealed the deal to direct the movie back in January.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/pinocchio-robert-zemeckis-to-direct-1202840440/

Now, Hanks is once again in talks to play Geppetto.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/tom-hanks-geppetto-pinocchio-movie-robert-zemeckis-disney-1202998669/

[ssjup81]

Why in the world would they want to do a live-action Pinocchio? Maybe Disney should do live-action films based on stories that wouldn't need to utilize CGI or something for its actual characters.

They already screwed up Dumbo, why mess this up too. Hey, why not Peter Pan? How about Lilo & Stitch? How about the Princess and the Frog? Might as well since Disney is obviously out of ideas for movies these days.:roll:

How about pretending Frozen 2 never happened, and make another Frozen 2 with a better plot and story...okay never mind. I was just really disappointed with Frozen 2. ^^ Could be worse, Michael Bay could be producing it.His nose will grow every time he sees Megan Fox. >_< :P

[Shark_Blade]

Live action 101 & 102 Dalmatians are good though let’s be honest. Largely due to Glenn Close.

Pinocchio might be good like Steven Spielberg’s AI tho. Maybe.

[Leo656]

Why in the world would they want to do a live-action Pinocchio? Maybe Disney should do live-action films based on stories that wouldn't need to utilize CGI or something for its actual characters.

They already screwed up Dumbo, why mess this up too. Hey, why not Peter Pan? How about Lilo & Stitch? How about the Princess and the Frog? Might as well since Disney is obviously out of ideas for movies these days.:roll:

How about pretending Frozen 2 never happened, and make another Frozen 2 with a better plot and story...okay never mind. I was just really disappointed with Frozen 2. ^^ His nose will grow every time he sees Megan Fox. >_< :P

It's like, there's already been a bunch of live-action versions of this story - like a LOT of them - and it's always just creepy. I guess that means there's room for improvement, but at the same time... does it even work in live-action? Not everything does, after all.

Meh.

[ranger_scout]

Alan Cumming (X2, GoldenEye) and Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Boardwalk Empire) are being eyed to play Honest John and the Coachman, respectively.

https://thedisinsider.com/2020/10/31/disney-eyeing-alan-cumming-and-stephen-graham-for-roles-in-live-action-pinocchio/

[ranger_scout]

Tom Hanks officially signed on to play Geppetto. The movie will also be released on Disney+ instead of in theaters.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1337186518004355072

After playing Gaston in the live-action Beauty and the Beast, Luke Evans will be playing another Disney Villain. He has been cast as the Coachman.

https://deadline.com/2021/01/pinocchio-disney-movie-luke-evans-joins-cast-1234680924/

[ranger_scout]

Like Ariel and Tinker Bell, the Blue Fairy will be played by a woman of color. Academy Award nominated actress, Cynthia Erivo has been cast as the Blue Fairy. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be voicing Jiminy Cricket. Additional casting has also been announced.

In addition, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Flora and Ulysses) will voice the title character of Pinocchio, with Keegan-Michael Key as the voice of Honest John and Lorraine Bracco as Sofia the Seagull, a new character, in the live-action update of the 1940 Disney animated classic, which will also combine VFX.

‘Pinocchio’: Robert Zemeckis Movie Adds Cynthia Erivo As Blue Fairy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt As Jiminy Cricket (https://deadline.com/2021/03/pinocchio-robert-zemeckis-movie-adds-cynthia-erivo-as-blue-fairy-joseph-gordon-levitt-as-jiminy-cricket-1234705733/)

[Zulithe]

The kid playing Pinocchio was in The Haunting of Bly Manner, and he was great in it. Good pick.

[Coola Yagami]

The kid playing Pinocchio was in The Haunting of Bly Manner, and he was great in it. Good pick.

Yeah but won't he only appear at the end for 5 seconds or so when he turns real? Won't Pinnoke be CGI?

[ranger_scout]

Here is our first official look at Geppetto and Pinocchio. The film will be available on Disney+ this September.

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image002-2.png?w=1024

https://deadline.com/2022/03/pinocchio-first-look-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-disney-plus-pic-1234974563/

[neatoman]

Here is our first official look at Geppetto and Pinocchio. The film will be available on Disney+ this September.

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image002-2.png?w=1024

https://deadline.com/2022/03/pinocchio-first-look-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-disney-plus-pic-1234974563/

The head looks a little too similar to the animated movie. I get that the look is iconic in it's own right but it doesn't seem right in live action. Like shouldn't the mouth be on a visible hinge and the eyes made of marbles to make sens in live action? Yeah, he's a magic puppet but it seems weird that his elbows and knees need hinges while his mouth and eyes don't. As for the hair, I think I would have preferred to see a wig than this carved plastic looking thing. Sure, I want "Disney's Pinocchio" to look somewhat like he did in the original movie but I prefer if a live action puppet looks more like a real wooden puppet.

[Vicky82]

Here's the teaser trailer

kdRywg3wWaQ

[neatoman]

What's the deal with making weird sounding performances of familiar songs? Is it just an attempt to be original? I guess this isn't nearly as bad as some others but it kind of just bugs me, ever heard the phrase "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

In case you don't know what I'm talking about, some singers tend to perform old songs in a really bizarre way for no apparent reason. One of the most common songs to do this with is the American National Anthem.
CMA2iF6RuXk

[Autbot_Benz]

hL5SSIRBatk

[Shark_Blade]

Watching this now.

Jimminy Cricket sounds so fake & annoyingly whiny and he’s rambling a lot at the start.

Geppetto talks idle nonsense a lot too and wasting time at the beginning that just drags so long. All of these rubbish should’ve been edited out and get to the chase already.

The blue fairy’s wings look disgusting… like a bunch of tentacles instead of actual wings wtf. :tmad:

Pinocchio starts talking and he is actually charming and interesting compared to everything else in this movie so far.

Damn the blue fairy can sing, but it’s odd when she was the one singing the theme “When you wish upon a star” instead of Jimminy Cricket.

The people seeing a wooden doll walking, going to school and act like nothing out of ordinary lmfao. Really weird Geppetto didn’t accompany his son’s first day to school both live action & cartoon.

The wolf and cat walking on two legs wearing clothes and people act normal too.

Why is Pinocchio sniffing and poking a PILE OF SHI*?? Smh

Chris Pine. Ha ha cringe.

So the teacher kicked out Pinocchio, but at the beginning people act nonchalant to him being a puppet and the wolf and cat in clothes?

The scene in front of school looks great, nice bright lighting and good graphics.

Stromboli stage dance scene is nice. People tossing coins on him, thats gotta hurt.

Pinocchio wailing from the cage is kinda sad.

Jimminy can lift the bottle just fine, why the hell didn’t he do it earlier? Just dig a bit and lift, pfft.

Root beer?? Lmfaooo give them real alcohol like the toon, cowards! The cigars are gone too.

Sugar mountain. Imagine the ants crawling up and biting the inside of their assholes.

Vandalism. Nice.

Eh the donkey transformation scene in the toon is more horrifying than this tame one.

Why tf his donkey ears and tail gone? So deus ex machina.

Wtf ugly whale design they made. Tentacles again, fetish kink of the director??

Pinocchio is Sonic confirmed, pushing the boat by kicking the sea.

The changed woke ending is kinda annoying. They gave Pinocchio a trans world view ending.
“Some say Pinocchio became a real boy, but no one can say for sure. But in his heart, he’s as real as any other real boy!”. That sh*t sad as fuc*.


Overall, some good, some bad, but still okay. Definitely better than Mulan remake.

[triplexxx]

Jiminy still calls Pinocchio "Pinoke", like that.