Pinocchio finds himself in a cage in a newly released clip from the upcoming live-action remake of the Disney animated classic. Release courtesy of the official Disney+ Twitter account, the clip brings to life one of the darker moments of the tale, as Pinocchio is kidnapped by The Coachman, the sly owner and operator of Pleasure Island, played in the movie by Beauty and the Beast star Luke Evans.

The new clip from the Disney remake of Pinocchio offers another look at how the titular wooden boy and his guide Jiminy Cricket will be realized in live action. Trapped and frightened, this sequence should call forth the repressed memories of many an adult, as they flashback to the terrifying sequences of the animated film and Pinocchio’s nightmarish experience on Pleasure Island.

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The beloved puppet who longs to be a real boy will be played by The Sandman star Benjamin Evan Ainsworth alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his “conscience,” with Academy Award winner Tom Hanks starring as Geppetto, the woodcarver who builds and treats Pinocchio.

Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo will star as the Blue Fairy alongside Keegan-Michael Key is “Honest” John, Academy Award nominee Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a brand-new character created for the movie, Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana (and her marionette Sabina), Giuseppe Battiston as Señor Stromboli and Lewin Lloyd as Lampwick, and Giuseppe Battiston as Stromboli.

The Disney live-action remake of Pinocchio finds Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis at the helm for this retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

The new Pinocchio will bring with it some songs of its own, courtesy Alan Silvestri, a recurring collaborator of Robert Zemeckis, who will compose the score for the movie. Silvestri and Glen Ballard will write new songs for the Disney outing as well as bring back some old classics such as the treasured “When You Wish Upon a Star.”

The Pinocchio Remake Will Head Straight to Disney+

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Pinocchio is a remake of a much-loved Disney animated classic from 1940 and will follow a similar path to its animated predecessor, dropping audiences into an Italian village, where the wooden puppet Pinocchio is brought to life by the Blue Fairy and seeks the life of adventure while striving to be a real boy.

While you may have expected Pinocchio to hit theaters considering the major success of prior Disney live-action remakes as Aladdin and The Lion King, Pinocchio will instead skip a traditional theatrical release, and will instead premiere on Disney+ later this month.

Disney has seen huge success with its strategy of recreating animated classics into live-action, with Pinocchio just one such remake on the horizon. Disney is currently working on bringing the likes of Peter Pan & Wendy, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Robin Hood and countless others into the real world.

Pinocchio is scheduled to be released on Disney+ on September 8, 2022.