Luke Evans joins Disney’s Pinocchio live-action remake

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Written By Rebecca Wallis
Photo credit: Dave Starbuck

Photo credit: Dave Starbuck

It has been announced that Luke Evans, who impressed in the role of Gaston in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, will play The Coachman in the upcoming live-action remake of Pinocchio, alongside Tom Hanks in the role of Geppetto. 

Pinocchio tells the story of a living puppet who must prove that he is worthy of becoming a real boy with the help of a cricket as his conscience. 

The news of this fresh adaptation of Pinocchio was broken recently at the December Disney Investor Day, and it has been confirmed that it will be making its way to Disney+ rather than having a cinema release. It will be directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also worked on the script with Chris Weitz, and the film will be produced by Depth of Field. 

There is no news of a release date yet, with this still to be announced along with further casting. 

Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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