One of my favorite
creative minds, Tim Burton, is getting serious about tackling a live action
version of Pinocchio which was first published in an Italian children's book by
Carlo Collodi. This version of the classic tale is being developed with
Warner Bros.
Burton’s topline choice to play Geppetto is none other than Robert Downey, Jr.
Being the brilliant mind he is I am sure the vision he has for Downy and the live action film will be just as amazing as his work with Alice and Wonderland among his other achievements.
Downy nor Burton
have deals with Warners but sources say Tim Burton is keen on directing the
film and has begun talks with the studio.
The question at hand is will Pinocchio be his next film? He has his eye on an adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children at Fox among other projects.
In this version of
Pinocchio, written by Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), Geppetto ventures off to
reunite with his missing marionette. Dan
Jinks (American Beauty) is producing.
Tim Burton is
repped by William Morris Endeavor (WME) and Ziffren Brittenham. Downey is repped by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Hansen Jacobson.
Photo courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter
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