Pinocchio

Sam Mendes in early talks to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio

Posted 9 years ago

Disney's onslaught of live-action adaptations of their animated classics continues, but, with the recent BEAUTY AND THE BEAST taking in $1.2 billion at the box-office, who can blame them? The studio has plenty of adaptations in the pipeline, including PINOCCHIO,...

Ron Howard reportedly attached to direct Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio

Posted 10 years ago

Robert Downey Jr.'s long-gestating PINOCCHIO flick may have finally found a director. Paul Thomas Anderson was the most recent filmmaker linked to the planned film, however he left the project back in November, and now The Tracking Board is reporting...

P.T. Anderson won’t be directing Robert Downey Jr.’s live-action Pinocchio

Posted 11 years ago

I've got some disappointing news for those of you who were excited about the idea of a Paul Thomas Anderson-directed live-action PINOCCHIO movie starring Robert Downey Jr. Back in July, Warner Bros. and Downey enlisted Anderson to write a new...

Paul Thomas Anderson to write Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio; may also direct

Posted 11 years ago

Well this is certainly…interesting news; Paul Thomas Anderson, yes that Paul Thomas Anderson, has stepped in to write a new draft for Robert Downey Jr.'s long-in-development PINOCCHIO film. The pair have apparently been wanting to work together for a while...

Disney developing a live action film inspired by Pinocchio

Posted 11 years ago

Another day, another Disney animated classic getting the live action treatment. Following in the footsteps of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, MULAN, THE JUNGLE BOOK, and DUMBO, Disney has now planned on a new spin on their classic PINOCCHIO. The twist...

Kick-Ass scribe Jane Goldman to pen Tim Burton’s Pinocchio

Posted 13 years ago

When I say Tim Burton’s PINOCCHIO, I mean, nearly, almost Tim Burton’s PINOCCHIO with Robert Downey Jr. close to staring as Geppetto. The two have been circling the project for a bit now, but are most likely to commit now...

Del Toro’s Pinocchio

Posted 17 years ago

Guillermo Del Toro is one of the busiest men in Hollywood these days, with his duties as writer/director for THE HOBBIT and its sequel set to occupy the next 5 years of his life. It’s a wonder then, that he...