Pinocchio (film)

***Pinocchio*** is a musical fantasy film. It is directed by Robert Zemeckis as a production by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1940 animated film of the same name. The film stars Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo and Luke Evans with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key and Lorraine Bracco in voice roles.

*Pinocchio* was released on Disney+ on September 8, 2022

## Cast

* Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
* Tom Hanks as Geppetto
* Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio (voice)
* Angus Wright as Signore Rizzi
* Cynthia Erivo as The Blue Fairy
* Sheila Atim as Signora Vitelli
* Lorraine Bracco as Sofia (voice)
* Keegan-Michael Key as Honest John (voice)
* Jamie Demetriou as Headmaster
* Giuseppe Battiston as Stromboli
* Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana
* Jaquita Ta'le as Sabina (voice)
* Lewin Lloyd as Lampwick
* Luke Evans as The Coachman
* Adelaide Barham as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Poppy Blackwood as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Katie Boothroyd as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Lucy Boothroyd as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Louisa Boyd Leslie as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Tyne Burgess as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Verity Constantinou as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sylvie Cotterell as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Phoebe Davies as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Memphis-Lee Dixon as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Joseph Duffy as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Talia Etherington as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Aimee Enejo as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Felix Fewell Russell as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Darcey Foster as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Ben George as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Jack Grant as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Barney Harper as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Ayla Hooper as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Dean Johnson as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Leila Johnson as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Isla King as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Jaxon Knopf as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Keir Loughran as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Oscar Loughran as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Anya Lucker as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Harrison Mackinnon as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Poppy Mardlin as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Imogen Maynard as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sebastian McDonough as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Ruby Middleton as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Abeni Munro as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Samuel Newby as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Kheiri Isaac-Osmani as Pleasure Island Troupe (as Kheiri Isaac Omani)
* Amira Piddington as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Max Powers-Jones as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Ella Robertson as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sophie Roscoe as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Ethan Sey as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sebastian Shotliff as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Fred Sweetman as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sophia Symondson-Cann as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Evie Templeton as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Conall Turner as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Stanley Voss as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Louis Wakeling as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Calista Walters as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Edward Walton as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Nathan Whale as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Fred Wilcox as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sam Winser as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Theo Wyatt as Pleasure Island Troupe

### Uncredited

* Hannah Flynn as Dancer
* LaToya Harding as Italian Villager
* Oliver Kyte as Italian Villager
* Amy Lee Ronaldson as Pleasure Island Troupe
* Sinem Saridagli as Italian Villager
* Aidan Towers as Italian Villager

## Production

On April 8, 2015, Walt Disney Pictures revealed it is developing a live-action adaptation of the 1940 animated film Pinocchio. Sam Mendes was at one point attached as director but has steped down.

Ober the course of time to 2019, multiple people have joined and departed the film for writer and director.

On October 18, 2019, it was reported that Robert Zemeckis was in talks to direct the film.

## Casting

On November 29, 2018, it was reported that Tom Hanks was in early talks to play Geppetto in the film after departure of a certain director but, Hanks rejoined the project in August 2020. Hanks reportedly reached out to director Robert Zemeckis for the role after reading the script; the two have previously worked together in the films Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000), and The Polar Express (2004). In January 2021, Luke Evans joined the cast as the Coachman and Oakes Fegley entered early negotiations to play Lampwick. Lewin Lloyd was eventually cast in the role. In March, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth was cast in the titular role, with Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key and Lorraine Bracco also added. Erivo will portray The Blue Fairy, while Gordon-Levitt, Key and Bracco will voice Jiminy Cricket, Honest John and a new character, Sofia the Seagull, respectively.

## Filming

Principal photography began on March 17, 2021, in Cardington Film Studios, England, under the working title Mahogany. Filming was reportedly completed in April 2021. On January 1, 2022, actress Cynthia Erivo shared the first glimpse of her as the Blue Fairy in the upcoming remake.

Moving Picture Company and DNEG will provide the visual effects.

## Music

Alan Silvestri, a recurring collaborator of Zemeckis', will compose the score for the film. Silvestri and Glen Ballard are set to write new songs for the project, which will also include songs from the original film, including "When You Wish Upon a Star", which will be performed by Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy.

## Release

On October 29, 2019, it was reported that Disney was considering releasing the film on its streaming service Disney+ due to the box office failure of its 2019 remake of Dumbo, though it was reported that "a theatrical release seems more likely" after the hiring of Robert Zemeckis as director. The first teaser trailer and the official teaser poster for Pinocchio debuted on May 31, 2022, announcing the premiere date of September 8 on Disney+. The trailer features part of Erivo's rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" as well as footage of Hanks as Geppetto

## Videos

Pinocchio - Teaser Trailer - Disney+Trailer