The live-action remake of family favourite Pinocchio has arrived on Disney+ . The story of the puppet who dreams of being a real boy has been rebooted for the 21st century - with an impressive cast and a seasoned director.
The new version is based on the 1940 Walt Disney animation classic of the same name, which itself took inspiration from an earlier story - the 1883 Italian children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi. The 1940 version was the first animated feature film to win an Oscar and is still regarded as one of the best of all time.
The new Disney+ movie is more or less a direct remake – with the script following an almost identical narrative as the 1940 film. Once again, Jiminy Cricket is the way into the story, which sees an Italian woodcarver named Geppetto make a wooden puppet named Pinocchio. Many of the key moments remain the same too – such as the emergence of the Blue Fairy who brings the puppet to life, the appearance of Honest John to tempt Pinocchio, and the trip to Pleasure Island, complete with nightmarish donkey transformation.
