Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Date of Birth

1889-02-03

Date of Death

1960-11-14

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Known for

Yankee Doodle Dandy, Pinocchio, The Front Page, Friendly Persuasion, Going Places

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Tom Hanks in early talks to play Geppetto for Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio

Posted 6 years ago

Boy oh boy, Disney sure does love America's sweetheart, Tom Hanks, don't they? According to a new report from Deadline, Hanks is in early negotiations to play Geppetto in Disney's live-action retelling of PINOCCHIO. The redux of Disney's 1940 animated...

Robert Zemeckis to direct & co-write Disney’s live-action Pinocchio

Posted 6 years ago

Update: It's now official. Robert Zemeckis has signed on to direct Disney's live-action adaptation of PINOCCHIO, as well as co-write the next draft of the script alongside Chris Weitz (CINDERELLA). It's possible that production on the film could kick off...

Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio will be an anti-fascist

Posted 9 years ago

Look, I love Guillermo del Toro as much as the next guy. He’s funny, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and his best films – like PAN’S LABYRINTH – are some of the best films ever made. Even his lesser films (like MIMIC) have...

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