Pinocchio 2022

Pinocchio is a 2022 American musical fantasy film that is a live-action remake of Disney's 1940 animated film Pinocchio, which itself is based on the 1883 book The Adventures of Pinocchio. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Chris Weitz, and stars Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo, Giuseppe Battiston and Luke Evans, with the voices of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, and Lorraine Bracco. The reimagined story follows a wooden puppet named Pinocchio (Evan Ainsworth), who is brought to life by a blue fairy after being crafted by an old Italian woodcarver named Geppetto. While the role of Pinocchio's conscience Jiminy Cricket attempts to guide Pinocchio in matters of right and wrong, Pinocchio encounters a host of unsavory characters in his efforts to become a real boy. Development of the live-action Pinocchio began in 1985, with Jim Henson and Steve Barron approached with the idea, but Disney turned down the project. Disney eventually announced the film in April 2015, with Peter Hedges reported to be writing the film's script, before being replaced with Weitz in May 2017.