Robert Downey Jr is reportedly set to play Geppetto in a live-action version of Pinocchio.
Warner Bros are carrying on Disney’s recent bankable trend of creating live action versions of classic animations, and Pinocchio is next in line.
Iron Man star Downey Jr will play Pinocchio’s creator Geppetto in the project as well as produce with his wife Susan, Variety say.
There Will Be Blood director is said to be penning the screenplay, but ‘there’s a possibility that he could direct the movie as well.’
Anderson has previously written for many of his films including Inherent Vice, The Master and Punch-Drunk Love, so at the very least the script is in safe hands.