Tom Hanks in talks to play Geppetto in ‘Pinocchio’ remake – NEWS.com.au

Hes soon to be a real, live-action boy, and Tom Hanks may play his dad.Hanks, 64, is reportedly in early negotiations to play the part of Pinocchio’s creator, toy-maker Geppetto, in a live-action remake of the 1940 Walt Disney animated classic.
Deadline reported that, after reading the script, Hanks contacted director Robert Zemeckis, 68, to express his interest in being in the film.
The pair have a decades-long working relationship. Both won Oscars for their work on 1994’s Forrest Gump, which…

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