Pinocchio (2022) is an upcoming American musical fantasy film. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s animated version of Pinocchio, 1940, which was based on the 1883 book by the Italian author Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Pinocchio movie release date

Pinocchio (2022) is scheduled to be released on September 8 on Disney Plus. It is directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Pinocchio movie Cast

The cast
of the film includes a number of renowned actors. 

Tom Hanks
plays the role of Geppetto, a lonely Italian wood carver who raised Pinocchio
like his own son and Cynthia Erivo plays the role of The Blue Fairy who brought
Pinocchio to life. 

The other
cast members include Luke Evans who is cast as The Coachman, Giuseppe Battiston
as Stromboli, Sheila Atim as Signora Vitelli among others.

Benjamin
Ainsworth lends his voice for Pinocchio, who used to be a wooden toy, sculpted
by Geppetto and brought to life by the Blue Fairy.

Other
voice over artists who worked in this film include, among others, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt for Jimmy Cricket, Keegan-Michael Key for “Honest” John and
Lorraine Bracco for Sophia. 

Pinocchio movie Plot

The plot
of Pinocchio 2022 is pretty much an extravagant manifestation of Collodi’s
original work. 

Geppetto,
a poor, childless wood carver, sculpts a wooden toy and names it Pinocchio and
starts treating him like his own son. An interesting turn of events occurs when
Pinocchio comes to life and embarks upon a number of adventures. His aim is to
turn into a real-life boy. The musical fantasy is the second live-action
adaptation of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio after Geppetto, 2000. 

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A new
character is also introduced in the film which is Sofia, the Seagull, which
does not have its mention in the original 1883 Italian novel, “The Adventures
of Pinocchio”.

Pinocchio movie Trailer

Though not much is known about the film, it is apparent that the classical structure is going to remain the same. The 1:43 minute trailer of the film was released last week and left the fans with certain expectations from the film.