Disney have revealed the first photo from the new part animated part live Pinocchio movie and Tom Hanks looks unrecognisable as Geppetto.
The Hollywood actor looks completely different in the snaps as he's transformed into the Italian carpenter, who creates Pinocchio out of wood and then wishes upon a star for him to become a real boy.
The brand new movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, will follow the original classic tale of the wooden puppet who is on a mission to become a human by trying to prove he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
In the image, which got Disney fans extremely excited, Tom looks scruffy as he's dressed in shabby overalls and a shirt.
His look is also completed with white curly hair and a fluffy moustache as he leans down to admire Pinocchio.
Pinocchio, voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in the film, looks near identical to the original film’s character design with a yellow hat with a red feather, a mop of black hair and a cute face with a long nose.
Behind the two characters, the workshop where Gepetto works, kitted out with carpentry tools, is seen illuminated by candlelight.
A second snap shows Hanks looking every inch the cheery chap as he flashes a huge grin and squints his eyes, and a third image depicts Geppetto working away on Pinocchio.
Other famous faces taking part in the film - that are yet to be seen in character - include Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is ‘Honest’ John and Luke Evans plays The Coachman.
Recent years has seen film giant Disney embrace live-action remakes of many of its flagship titles, including Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan and Dumbo.
Tom has been a busy man and as a result, his fans are going to be treated to seeing him in another blockbuster before Pinocchio is released.
The American A-lister is starring in award-winning director Baz Luhrmann's biopic about iconic hitmaker Elvis Presely.
Elvis is set to chronicle the life and career of the the King of Rock and Roll, with the legendary singer being played by Austin Butler.
Oscar-winner Tom takes up the role of the iconic star's colourful manager Colonel Tom Parker, while Olivia DeJonge features as Elvis’s much-loved wife Priscilla Presley, in the film expected to be out in June 2022.
*Pinocchio is scheduled to release exclusively on Disney Plus this September.
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