Disney has been raking in the cash with its live-action remakes of its beloved animated movies.
25.01.2020 - 00:11 / deadline.com
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
It’s official. Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is fully aboard Disney’s live-action remake of its animated classic Pinocchio. He’ll direct, and co-write the next draft with Chris Weitz for a possible year-end production start.
Casting is still being determined.
Zemeckis and Weitz will write off the previous draft that the latter penned with Simon Farnaby. The original 1940 Disney animated classic film ($85M
Disney has been raking in the cash with its live-action remakes of its beloved animated movies.
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