The transformation of Tom Hanks to play Geppetto in the new non-animated version of Pinocchio

This Thursday (September 8) will debut Pinocchio, with Tom Hanks in Geppetto’s skin. The remake, based on the story The adventures of Pinocchio (1883), by Carlo Collodi, is visible on Disney +.

Much of the story, of course, is based on Tom Hanks, the artisan carpenter who sculpted Pinocchiohistorical puppet of children’s literature, with a unique and universal appearance.

Hanks – who until now, we know, was a castaway, a lawyer, a war hero, an astronaut, an inspector and a newspaper editor- accepted the role in 2018, after reading the draft of the project. And since then she has begun to develop the central character of this story.

The director of the film would have been Paul King, but in the end it was in the hands of an acquaintance of Hanks, Robert Zemeckiswho knew how to get it under the lens in movies like Forrest Gump (1994), Shipwrecked (2000) and Polar Express (2004).

Both in the previews and in the trailer of the film it was evident that the producer preferred to respect the physiognomy of the first Geppetto. In fact, we will see the Italian craftsman very similar to the original animated film, released by Disney, in 1940.

Metamorphosis

In the preview clip, the actor looks unrecognizable. with abundant grizzled hair, gray mustaches and small framed glasses, loaded over his shoulders and a sweet and innocent look and here once again tests his ability to capture the captivating character from the physical and emotional.