Disney+’s Pinocchio Clip Shows the Wooden Boy Trying to Be Honest

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Disney+’s Pinocchio Clip Shows the Wooden Boy Trying to Be Honest

Walt Disney Studios has released the official Pinocchio clip for its upcoming hybrid CG/live-action film, which will be available for streaming on September 8 as part of Disney+ Day.

The video features Jiminy Cricket as he tries to free the titular wooden boy from his cage. Meanwhile, Pinocchio continues to deny his faults by lying about being honest.

Disney’s live-action Pinocchio is directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay he co-wrote with Chris Weitz, based on the classic children’s tale by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It will center on the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a “real boy,” the relationship between a father and son, the ramifications of lying and creating stories, and living in a fantasy world.

The film stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as the titular character, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy, Luke Evans as the villainous Coachman, Keegan-Michael Key as Honest John, and Lorraine Bracco as Sofia the Seagull, a new character made just for the live-action film. The project is produced by Weitz and Andrew Miano via their Depth of Field production banner.

The original Pinocchio first debuted in theaters in 1940 and won two Academy Awards. In the Disney-animated film Pinocchio, the lead role was voiced by Dickie Jones, with Jiminy Cricket played by Cliff Edwards and Master Geppetto by Christian Rubb.