Tom Hanks Stars in Teaser for Disney’s Live-Action Pinocchio

UPDATE: Here’s the new teaser:

[THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IS AS FOLLOWS]

Netflix may have its own animated Pinocchio movie with Guillermo del Toro, but Disney is set to make a live-action adaptation of their version of the boy puppet.

The trailer for the movie is set to drop tomorrow, and Good Morning America has given us a little teaser with a look at Geppetto (Tom Hanks), Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and the Blue Fairy (Cynthia Ervio). Watch this:

“When you wish upon a Star…” Tune in tomorrow to @GMA to see the Teaser Trailer for @Disney’s #Pinocchio coming soon to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/OaENfj0j7n

— On The Red Carpet (@OnTheRedCarpet) May 30, 2022

Other cast members in the film include Keegan-Michael Key who will play the part of Honest John and Lorraine Bracco who is playing a new character called Sofia the Seagull. Beauty and the Beast alum Luke Evans will be playing the part of the Coachman, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will be providing the voice of Pinocchio himself.

With Robert Zemeckis at the helm of the film, we should expect Pinocchio to be a CGI extravaganza. Though Zemeckis has been best known for his work on Forrest Gump and Back to the Future, his more recent films have not been able to get the same level of critical acclaim, despite the advancements in CG.

Fingers crossed that this new outing with Disney manages to be the hit that Zemeckis’ fans have wanted from the director in a long time. With his collaborations with Tom Hanks usually critical darlings, hopefully Pinocchio manages to capture the hearts of fans of the original, as well as the kids who haven’t seen the animated film.

Disney’s live-action adaptation of Pinocchio is set to hit Disney+ later this September.