The story of the wooden puppet who comes to life and whose nose grows each time he lies is the latest Disney film set to receive a live-action remake. 

The collection of reboots includes Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, with The Little Mermaid currently in development. 

Chris Weitz, who wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and 2015’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella, has written the screenplay for Pinocchio and will produce with Andrew Miano as part of their production company, Depth of Field. 

Paddington director, Paul King, was originally set to helm the film, but withdrew from the project at the beginning of the year for undisclosed reasons. 

His replacement has now been reported as Robert Zemeckis, with the Back to the Future director believed to be in negotiations to direct. Zemeckis is currently occupied with the big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel, The Witches that is set to star Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer. 

Tom Hanks was also initially eyeing the role of Geppetto, who creates Pinocchio, but passed on the part, meaning that no one is attached to the cast at this stage. 

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The story of the wooden puppet who comes to life and whose nose grows each time he lies is the latest Disney film set to receive a live-action remake. 

The collection of reboots includes Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King, with The Little Mermaid currently in development. 

Chris Weitz, who wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and 2015’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella, has written the screenplay for Pinocchio and will produce with Andrew Miano as part of their production company, Depth of Field. 

Paddington director, Paul King, was originally set to helm the film, but withdrew from the project at the beginning of the year for undisclosed reasons. 

His replacement has now been reported as Robert Zemeckis, with the Back to the Future director believed to be in negotiations to direct. Zemeckis is currently occupied with the big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel, The Witches that is set to star Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer. 

Tom Hanks was also initially eyeing the role of Geppetto, who creates Pinocchio, but passed on the part, meaning that no one is attached to the cast at this stage. 

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