Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis team up for reimagined version of 'Pinocchio' on Disney+

BURBANK, Calif. -- "Pinocchio" first entered the hearts of moviegoers back in 1940. Now 82 years later, there's a new version starring Tom Hanks and directed by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis. The two previously worked together on "Forrest Gump."

"Tom and I have a shorthand," said Zemeckis. "I mean, Tom has said to me in the past, he says, 'I always know we're going to do another one depending on how I hear you say the word cut.'"
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Hanks says Walt Disney wanted to make great movies...so Zemeckis was the right man to reimage this Disney masterpiece, now streaming on Disney+.

"Handing this over to Bob Zemeckis at this day and age, I think that holds with that tradition," said Hanks.

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For the young actor Benjamin Ainsworth, who plays the title role, this is dream come true.

"It's one of those magical moments, like being part of such a big Disney film, and a reimagination, like, working with Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Luke Evans, Cynthia Erivo, the list goes on!" Ainsworth said.
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"What you see on the screen is very much the imagination and the creation of very clever people with computers!" Evans said.



"I have, like, a wonderful, like, forgive the pun, moment to stretch my wings and then I get to sing this wonderful song and then I go. And it's lovely," said Erivo.

"Pinocchio" is streaming now on Disney+.

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