Tom Hanks eager to play Gepetto in live-action ‘Pinocchio’
The actor wants to do the children’s favourite 'Pinocchio' - and we cannot wait to see it!
After earning an Oscar nomination for playing Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Tom Hanks is zooming in on another children’s favourite.
Although it is still in the process of early negotiations, Hanks is set to play Geppetto in Disney and Robert Zemeckis’ live-action retelling of 'Pinocchio'.
The Disney classic is celebrating 80 years and tells the tale of an old wood-carver named Geppetto, who carved a wooden puppet named Pinocchio. It was the second animated feature film Disney ever produced.
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The film marks the fourth collaboration between Hanks and director Zemeckis after 'Forrest Gump', 'Cast Away', and the Christmas classic, 'The Polar Express'.
Two years later, Tom Hanks is once again in talks to play Gepetto in Disney’s live-action ‘Pinocchio’
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Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, recently recovered from COVID-19.