Why Pinocchio Isn't In The Live-Action Trailer (& Why It's A Mistake)
Disney has revealed a first look at the upcoming Pinocchio live-action film, and yet Pinocchio isn't in the trailer. Pinocchio continues Disney's recent push for live-action versions of animated classics, with Aladdin, Mulan, and The Lion King being recent examples. Given the variety of techniques that have been used to translate the magical worlds of those animated films to live-action, such as Will Smith's painted blue body in Aladdin and The Lion King's photorealistic CGI, it was hard to anticipate how exactly Pinocchio would pull off its main character – and the Pinocchio trailer chose not to bring an answer.
Disney's live-action Pinocchio is being directed by Robert Zemeckis, and it stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto. Pinocchio will mark yet another collaboration between Zemeckis and Hanks, as they worked together in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and The Polar Express. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth was chosen as the voice of Pinocchio, Cynthia Erivo will play The Blue Fairy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be the voice of Jiminy Cricket. Other names include Luke Evans, who played Gaston in 2017's Beauty and the Beast, Lorraine Bracco, and Keegan-Michael Key.
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Considering how there is not much that can be added to a classic story like Pinocchio, something that The Lion King, Aladdin, and all other Disney live-action remakes struggled with, the visuals and the characters' looks are often the most anticipated part of the live-action versions. Even so, Disney decided that the first Pinocchio trailer would feature neither the wooden marionette nor the human version of Pinocchio. Instead, the marketing for Pinocchio seems to be focusing on the star power of Tom Hanks – an
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