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First image from Disney’s live-action Pinocchio featuring Tom Hanks

March 9, 2022 by Gary Collinson

As part of Disney Investor Day, Disney+ has shared the first official image from Pinocchio, director Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of the animated classic and featuring his Forrest Gump, Cast Away and The Polar Express star Tom Hanks in the role of Geppetto.

As per Disney, the live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood-carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his own son.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his ‘conscience’; Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is ‘Honest’ John; Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character, and Luke Evans is The Coachman.

SEE ALSO: Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis to reunite for adaptation of acclaimed graphic novel Here

Pinocchio is set to premiere exclusively on Disney+ this September.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Disney, pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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