Disney’s upcoming Pinocchio adaptation starring Tom Hanks is to stream on Disney+.
Disney’s 1940 animated musical is set to be the latest classic film remade in live action.
Tom Hanks is confirmed to play Geppetto with Robert Zemickis set to direct.
The pair previously worked together on Forrest Gump, Cast Away and The Polar Express.
Further currently confirmed casting includes Luke Evans as The Coachman, Cynthia Erivo as Blue Fairy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket.
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will voice Pinocchio, with Keegan-Michael Key as the voice of Honest John and Lorraine Bracco as Sofia the Seagull.
Chris Weitz is to pen the script based on the original story of wood-carver Geppetto who creates a wooden puppet named Pinocchio which is brought to life by a fairy. Pinocchio is told he can become a real boy if he can prove himself to be “brave, truthful, and unselfish”.
One of Disney’s all-time classics is coming to #DisneyPlus with the new live-action retelling of Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis. ✨ pic.twitter.com/44bHbFRhMe
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 11, 2020
Pinocchio is the latest live-action adaption of a classic animated Disney movie.
Last year saw Aladdin and The Lion King both enjoy box office takings in excess of $1 billion while Mulan was release earlier this year. An adaption of The Little Mermaid is currently filming in the UK.
Meanwhile it was recently confirmed that Jude Law is to star in a live action Peter Pan movie, coming to Disney+.