Disney Shares Teaser Trailer for Robert Zemeckis' PINOCCHIO Starring Tom Hanks
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming live-action adaptation of its 1940 animated classic Pinocchio. The movie comes from director Robert Zemeckis, and as you’ll see, it looks like he’s made a beautiful and magical film. He seems to have perfectly captured the visual style and spirit of the original film for this project.
Tom Hanks stars in the film and takes on the role of Geppetto. Hanks is joined by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio, a wooden puppet carved by Geppetto, who is turned into a living puppet by the Blue Fairy. Cynthia Erivo also co-stars with Luke Evans, along with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the voice of Jiminy Cricket, Keegan-Michael Key as "Honest" John, a deceptive red fox, and Lorraine Bracco as Sofia the Seagull, a brand new character. Also with Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana, Giuseppe Battiston as Señor Stromboli, and Lewin Lloyd as Lampwick.
The film is a retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Like most of the other live-action Disney film adaptations, it doesn’t look like this is going to stray too far from what we saw in the original animated film in terms of story and visual style.
I’m a big fan of the films that Zemeckis has made over the years, so I think this Pinocchio movie is going to turn out well. He previously made films such as Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Contact, Cast Away, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, Beowulf, Flight, The Walk, and and more.
Disney will debut Pinocchio on Disney+ starting September 8th, 2022.
