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Tom Hanks May Play Geppetto in Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Pinocchio’ Movie

By George Robbins

The story of Pinocchio is a classic one that many people the world over have heard of and know the story of. Originally, he is the main and titular character of ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio‘ which was a children’s novel written by Italian writer Carlo Collodi. They follow Pinocchio as he goes on his journey of discovery and tries his best to become a real boy instead of remaining as a puppet. One of his most distinguishing features as a character is his constant lying and the fact that when he does lie, his nose grows in size. This characteristic is one that is carried through all forms of media that depict the character, but there is still much that is not adapted as well.

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Pinocchio’s story begins when a woodcarver Geppetto makes him in his workshop and he is then miraculously granted life. This ends up making Geppetto the ‘father’ of Pinocchio and he cares for him like he was his own son. In the original novel, he carved him from a block of talking wood given to him by a carpenter. Even before he was finished being sculpted, Pinocchio had a penchant for causing trouble, even kicking Geppetto as his feet were being made. He was then indirectly responsible for causing Geppetto much trouble and getting him locked away in jail for a short period of time. Nonetheless, Geppetto continued to care for him and did everything he could to care for the young puppet.

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It is through Geppetto’s interactions with Pinocchio that the young puppet finally found his way in the world and started becoming a better person. In the end of the novel, Pinocchio cares for Geppetto while he is ailing after they both escape near death and his eventual reward for becoming a good person is that he becomes a real boy. In the Disney adaptation, called ‘Pinocchio,’ that everyone knows and loves, Geppetto makes Pinocchio in his shop and wishes upon a falling star that his puppet will be given life. Geppetto then sends him to school and when Pinocchio goes missing, he goes searching for him and is then swallowed by the giant whale, Monstro. After the encounter with Monstro, Pinocchio falls limp with no life remaining. In return for his bravery for saving his ‘father’s’ life, he is revived by the Blue Fairy who also makes him a real boy.

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As of late, Disney has been making live-action adaptations of all of their old animated films and this seems to be a trend that will not end until all of them are remade. As of now, it seems that the next film that will end up being made, or in this case remade, will be ‘Pinocchio’ which will be worked on in the near future. We are not quite sure what the casting choices will be like for this upcoming adaptation of the beloved Disney classic, but we may know at least one casting choice. It seems that Tom Hanks is in very early talks to possibly play the role of Geppetto in the upcoming live-action film. Hopefully this ends up being the case, because he definitely seems to be an actor that could fit well into the role given to him.

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