Pinocchio Teaser Trailer Reveals First Look At Tom Hanks' Geppetto In Disney's New Live-Action Adaptation
Disney recently released the first teaser trailer of its upcoming live-action film Pinocchio starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto. The film is based on Disney's 1940 animated classic about a wooden puppet that comes to life ow
Disney
recently
released
the
first
teaser
trailer
of
its
upcoming
live-action
film
Pinocchio
starring
Tom
Hanks
as
Geppetto.
The
film
is
based
on
Disney's
1940
animated
classic
about
a
wooden
puppet
that
comes
to
life
owing
to
The
Blue
Fairy's
abilities
and
is
encouraged
to
become
a
real
boy
by
being
truthful.
Directed
by
Robert
Zemeckis,
the
film
will
see
Hanks
as
Geppetto,
the
woodcarver
who
builds
and
treats
Pinocchio
(Ainsworth)
as
if
he
were
his
own
son.
The
teaser
shows
Geppetto
praying
to
the
blue
star
at
night
after
making
the
wooden
boy.
The
clip
also
gave
a
first
look
at
the
live-action
Jiminy
Cricket
and
Blue
Fairy
as
Cliff
Edwards'
'When
You
Wish
Upon
A
Star'
plays
in
the
background.
However,
the
teaser
did
not
give
a
glimpse
at
Pinocchio,
its
titular
puppet-turned
real
boy.
For
a
brief
moment,
the
puppet's
hand
can
be
seen
before
he
comes
to
life,
in
another
shot
he
appeared
to
be
moving.
One-shot
also
features
his
long
wooden
nose
as
Jiminy
Cricket
is
running
around.
Take
a
look
at
the
teaser,
In
addition
to
Hanks,
the
film
also
stars
Benjamin
Evan
Ainsworth,
Cynthia
Erivo,
Joseph
Gordon-Levitt,
Keegan-Michael
Key,
Lorraine
Bracco
and
Luke
Evans
in
pivotal
roles.
According
to
reports,
Gordon-Levitt
has
voiced
Jiminy
Cricket
while
Erivo
is
the
Blue
Fairy.
A
new
character
played
by
Bracco
is
Sofia
the
Seagull
while
Luke
Evans
is
the
Coachman.
Pinocchio
is
set
to
premiere
on
Disney+
worldwide
on
September
8,
2022.
Notably,
Disney+
is
gearing
up
for
a
long
list
of
live-action
remakes
also
set
for
theatrical
release
including
The
Little
Mermaid,
scheduled
for
May
26,
2023,
and
Peter
Pan
&
Wendy,
which
will
follow
in
Pinocchio's
footsteps
and
will
be
a
Disney+
exclusive
release.