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Tom Hank’s Geppetto!  Disney+ released the first look from the upcoming live-action o on Wednesday. In the still, Hanks is in full character as the woodcarver, who carefully constructed and built the puppet with love.

Disney+ today unveiled a first look at Tom Hanks as Geppetto in Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, which is set to premiere exclusively on the streaming service this September.

In the first look photo at Robert Zemeckis’ “Pinocchio,” Tom Hanks dressed as Geppetto admires at his puppet boy wonder and re-imagines a scene that closely resembles the 1940 animated classic. The live-action film combines Zemeckis’ CG visual effects in order to bring Pinocchio to life on Geppetto’s quest to help him become a real boy.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz will co-write and co-direct Spanish Dracula, the true story about how silent film star and Mexican actress Lupita Tovar found a second wind starring in  Spanish language versions of Hollywood films like the Universal classic Dracula. The Weitz Brothers are her grandsons, and they will produce through Depth of Field, along with Pancho Kohner. He is their uncle and author of The Sweetheart of Mexico, a memoir he helped his mother write about her most fascinating life.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTaylor Tomlinson has mined her up-bringing in a devout Christian family for laughs in her comedy act and Netflix stand-up specials. Now, her story will be the basis of a new feature film.Village Roadshow Pictures has acquired the rights to an untitled movie based on the life of the hit stand-up comedian, outbidding several other suitors. Paul Weitz will direct from a script written by Tomlinson and Taylor Tetreau.

EXCLUSIVE: Neil Sacker has put up a new legal shingle in town.

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are reuniting on the big screen!

EXCLUSIVE: Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda have committed to a big screen reteam in Moving On, a comedy written and to be directed by Paul Weitz.

Kevin Hart’s transition from comedian to a dramatic actor just isn’t working. The comedian’s second turn in a more serious role, director Paul Weitz‘s “Fatherhood” for Netflix— 2019’s “The Upside” was his first — is all downside, and it’s missing some crucial elements.

really wants to get Matt and Maddy to a happy conclusion somehow.Films like this are a tightrope walk, and a single misstep could have sent the film hurtling into depressing territory or clinging with bloody fingers to implausible cheeriness. It’s to the credit of Paul Weitz and his particularly endearing ensemble cast that “Fatherhood” makes it to the other side with only an occasional wobble.

la famiglia.” De Niro and Maniscalco first appeared together in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”Depth of Field’s Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Andrew Miano are producing, while Judi Marmel will serve as executive producer.“The way Sebastian talks about his father, Salvo sounds to us like the type of guy who thinks that Robert De Niro should play him in a movie. So we thought, why not?” Kahane said.

la famiglia.” De Niro and Maniscalco first appeared together in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”Depth of Field’s Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Andrew Miano are producing, while Judi Marmel will serve as executive producer.“The way Sebastian talks about his father, Salvo sounds to us like the type of guy who thinks that Robert De Niro should play him in a movie. So we thought, why not?” Kahane said.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterKevin Hart’s upcoming drama “Fatherhood” will fittingly premiere on Netflix on Father’s Day weekend.The film, directed by Paul Weitz, was originally set up at Sony Pictures and slated to release theatrically on April 16. However, the studio has negotiated a licensing deal with Netflix (excluding China) as nearly 50% of U.S.

Also Read: 'The Farewell': How Lulu Wang Cast the Film's Two Biggest RolesSundance SelectsKore-eda’s film, which he both wrote and directed, was nominated for the Palme D’Or at Cannes and won both the Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention.Another remake of “Like Father, Like Son” was previously in the works as far back as 2014 from directors Paul and Christopher Weitz at DreamWorks, but the project never moved forward.Wang’s “The Farewell” won the Audience Award when

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin’s memoir which details Logelin’s life after his high school sweetheart passed away after giving birth to their daughter.

The film will employ the same photo-realistic CGI used on Disney's remakes of "The Jungle Book" and "The Lion King" to tell the story of the titular fawn, who befriends a rabbit and skunk before coping with the death of his mother at the hands of a hunter, reports variety.com.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – From bears to lions to deer: Disney is developing a live-action remake of its 1942 animated feature “Bambi,” Variety has confirmed.

From bears to lions to deer: Disney is developing a live-action remake of its 1942 animated feature “Bambi,” Variety has confirmed.