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77-611: Sean Bailey is an American film and television producer. He served as president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production from 2010 to 2024. As a co-founder and executive of LivePlanet , Bailey served as executive producer for The Emperor's Club , the Emmy Award -nominated Project Greenlight , Push, Nevada (which he also co-wrote with Ben Affleck ), and as producer of Best Laid Plans , Matchstick Men , and Gone Baby Gone . From 2004 to 2008, Bailey continued as chairman and board member of LivePlanet while under

154-539: A puppet based on his young deceased son, which he names Pinocchio . Before falling asleep, Geppetto makes a wish on a star . Later that night, the star magically brings Pinocchio to life and he is soon visited by the Blue Fairy who tells him that if he acts brave, truthful and selfless, he can be a real boy. The Blue Fairy appoints Jiminy the responsibility of being Pinocchio's conscience to teach him right from wrong. When Geppetto awakens and finds Pinocchio alive, he

231-465: A donkey's ears and tail. Pinocchio and Jiminy escape the island before the Coachman and his goons can get them. Pinocchio and Jiminy make it back to Geppetto's, but find that Sofia gave him a flyer of Pleasure Island to let him know where Pinocchio was and that he sold all of his clocks to buy a boat to go there. Pinocchio reunites with Fabiana and Sabina who tell him that Stromboli has been arrested by

308-535: A few animated films such as Brother Bear , the 2003 re-release of The Lion King and The Wild (the final film to use this logo) used this logo. In 2006, the studio's vanity card logo was updated with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at the behest of then-Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook and studio marketing president Oren Aviv. Designed by Disney animation director Mike Gabriel and producer Baker Bloodworth,

385-478: A giant boat in Monstro's stomach and Pinocchio gets the idea to make him sneeze by starting a fire within him. The plan works, and Monstro sneezes them out, but he gives chase that ends with the group crashing on dry land and apparently killing Geppetto. Believing his father has died, Pinocchio mourns over him and a magical tear falls from his eye on Geppetto, reviving him. Geppetto tells Pinocchio that despite being

462-440: A majority of the smaller genre films were becoming financially unsustainable in the theatrical market. By July 2016, Disney had announced development of nearly eighteen films consisting of sequels to existing adaptations, origin stories and prequels. In 2017, The Walt Disney Company announced it was creating its own streaming service platform. The new service, known as Disney+ , would feature original programming created by

539-657: A new character, Sofia the Seagull, respectively. Principal photography began on March 17, 2021, in Cardington Film Studios, England , under the working title Mahogany . Filming was completed in April 2021 according to Benjamin Evan Ainswoth. Moving Picture Company provided full animation and visual effects for the film. DNEG contributed a part of the virtual production. Alan Silvestri ,

616-596: A puppet, he has proven himself to be a true boy at heart. As Pinocchio and Geppetto depart for home, Jiminy narrates that stories have been told of Pinocchio becoming a real boy, but doesn't confirm them (even as Pinocchio's limbs appear to turn human), stressing that, in his heart, Pinocchio is already a real boy. Non-speaking animal characters include Geppetto's pet kitten Figaro and goldfish Cleo, and Monstro , an enormous, chimeric sea monster who devours anything that crosses his path. In 1985, Jim Henson and director Steve Barron approached Walt Disney Pictures with

693-573: A recurring collaborator of Zemeckis', composed the score for the film. The song, " When You Wish Upon a Star ", was performed by Cynthia Erivo as the Blue Fairy . On August 31, 2022, it was revealed that " Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) " and " I've Got No Strings " would also be featured, along with the titles of the four new songs: "When He Was Here with Me" and "Pinocchio, Pinocchio" performed by Tom Hanks as Geppetto, "I Will Always Dance" performed by Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana, and "The Coachman to Pleasure Island" performed by Luke Evans as

770-509: A second featurette which details the impact the 1940 animated version had on the film's cast and crew as well as the satisfaction it gives them to bring the story to a new generation. On September 15, Disney+ released a third featurette which featured new interviews with composer Alan Silvestri , Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (voice of Pinocchio ), Luke Evans and lyricist Glen Ballard sharing insights on their respective contributions to

847-408: A teaser used to promote Disney+ Day showed the first look of Pinocchio's CGI appearance, near-identical to the 1940 animated version. On August 24, 2022, the official trailer and the first-look photos for the live-action adaptation were released. On August 29, Disney+ released a behind-the-scenes featurette that included interviews with some members of the film's cast. On September 8, Disney+ released

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924-466: A traditional production logo , the opening credits of Disney films used to feature a title card that read "Walt Disney Presents", and later, "Walt Disney Productions Presents". Beginning with the release of Return to Oz in 1985, Walt Disney Pictures introduced its fantasy castle logo. The version with its accompanying music premiered with The Black Cauldron . The logo was created by Walt Disney Productions in traditional animation and featured

1001-458: A white silhouette of Disneyland 's Sleeping Beauty Castle against a blue background, with the studio's name in Walt Disney’s signature style and underscored by " When You Wish Upon a Star ", in arrangement composed by John Debney . A short rendition of the logo was used as a closing logo as well as in the movie Return to Oz , although the film was released months before The Black Cauldron

1078-512: A whole. That same year, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny marked the studio's first official co-production with Lucasfilm. On February 26, 2024, Disney announced a leadership change, with Bailey stepping down as president and replaced by David Greenbaum, who formerly co-led Searchlight Pictures . Greenbaum will lead Walt Disney Pictures and co-lead 20th Century Studios with current 20th Century president Steve Asbell. Until 1983, instead of

1155-415: A wooden puppet named Pinocchio (Evan Ainsworth), who is brought to life by a blue fairy (Erivo) after being crafted by an old Italian woodcarver named Geppetto (Hanks). While the role of Pinocchio's conscience Jiminy Cricket (Gordon-Levitt) attempts to guide Pinocchio in matters of right and wrong, Pinocchio encounters a host of unsavory characters in his efforts to become a real boy. Development of

1232-406: A writing-producing deal at ABC Studios . In 2008, the film wing of LivePlanet was dissolved and Bailey teamed with Disney to form the production banner Ideology Inc, which produced Tron: Legacy , the sequel to the 1982 film Tron . In November 2009, it was announced that Bailey would produce a remake of the 1979 film The Black Hole , which never materialized. He co-wrote (with Ted Griffin )

1309-600: Is a 2022 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Zemeckis and Chris Weitz . Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , Depth of Field and ImageMovers , this film is a live-action remake of Walt Disney 's 1940 animated film Pinocchio , which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi . It stars Tom Hanks , Cynthia Erivo , and Luke Evans in live-action roles, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Keegan-Michael Key , and Lorraine Bracco in voice roles. The reimagined story follows

1386-428: Is at first shocked, but becomes overjoyed. After a few days, Geppetto sends Pinocchio to school. The fox con-artist, "Honest" John, and his cat partner, Gideon , soon approach Pinocchio. He convinces Pinocchio that he should live a life of fame to truly be a real boy when he really plans to sell him to the puppet master Stromboli . With the help of a seagull named Sofia, Jiminy convinces Pinocchio to go to school, but

1463-603: Is currently one of five live-action film studios within the Walt Disney Studios, alongside Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , 20th Century Studios , and Searchlight Pictures . Inside Out 2 is the studio's highest-grossing release overall with $ 1.6 billion, and Pirates of the Caribbean is the studio's most successful commercial film series , with five films earning a total of over $ 4.5 billion in worldwide box office gross. The studio's predecessor (and

1540-400: Is disturbed by some of the brutality the kids display, but befriends an irresponsible boy named Lampwick and manages to enjoy some of the attractions. Later on, Jiminy finds that all of the children have turned into donkeys and that the Coachman sells them to the salt mines with help from his Vapor Monsters . Pinocchio witnesses Lampwick's transformation at a billiard hall as Pinocchio gains

1617-548: Is married to Charmaine Bailey and they have two children. Walt Disney Pictures Disney began producing live-action films in the 1950s. The live-action division became Walt Disney Pictures in 1983, when Disney reorganized its entire studio division; which included the separation from the feature animation division and the subsequent creation of Touchstone Pictures . At the end of that decade, combined with Touchstone's output, Walt Disney Pictures elevated Disney to one of Hollywood 's major film studios . Walt Disney Pictures

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1694-597: Is noted for transforming Disney's live-action film slate with female-led tentpoles featuring empowered, contemporary heroines and expanding representation in these roles. Notable examples include Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid , Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell in Peter Pan & Wendy , Storm Reid in A Wrinkle in Time , and Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the studio's 2025 live-action reimagining of

1771-472: The COVID-19 pandemic . The film was released on September 8, 2022, as part of Disney+ Day . According to Nielsen , Pinocchio was the 6th most watched program across all platforms during the week of September 11, 2022. According to streaming aggregator Reelgood, Pinocchio was the 5th most watched program across all platforms during the week of September 17, 2022. According to Whip Media , Pinocchio

1848-577: The Carabinieri last night for cruelty against his employees, and they have taken over his puppet show. They offer Pinocchio to join them, but Pinocchio declines, wanting to save his father, which makes his donkey parts disappear. Sofia pulls a rope for Pinocchio to hold out to the Mediterranean Sea , where they soon find Geppetto in his boat. Just as they reunite, they are swallowed by a giant sea monster named Monstro . They take refuge in

1925-817: The Cinderella Castle and the Sleeping Beauty Castle, as well as fireworks and Walt Disney 's family crest on the flag. Mark Mancina wrote a new composition and arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" to accompany the 2006 logo. It was co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger . In 2011, starting with The Muppets , the sequence was modified to truncate the "Walt Disney Pictures" branding to "Disney", which has mainly been used originally in home media releases in 2007. The new logo sequence has been consistently modified for high-profile releases including Tron: Legacy , Maleficent , Tomorrowland , The Jungle Book , and Beauty and

2002-408: The headmaster throws Pinocchio out of the school because he is a puppet. Pinocchio decides to go to Stromboli's after all while Honest John places a glass jar over Jiminy. Geppetto, Figaro, and Cleo go out to look for Pinocchio when he fails to come home for dinner. At Stromboli's theater, Pinocchio befriends one of Stromboli's employees, Fabiana and her puppet Sabina. Pinocchio puts on a good show for

2079-781: The "Theatrical | Film: Design" medium at the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards in November 2023. The standard version was unveiled on the "Disney" hub of the Disney+ app on December 23, 2023 and made its official debut in 2024 on the second trailer for Inside Out 2 , with the full version premiering on the documentary film The Beach Boys . The studio's first live-action film was Treasure Island (1950). Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar are also released by Walt Disney Pictures. The studio has released four films that have received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination: Mary Poppins (1964), Beauty and

2156-570: The 1930s, culminating with the 1937 release of the first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , which becomes a huge financial success. With the profits from Snow White , Walt relocated to a third studio in Burbank, California . In the 1940s, Disney began experimenting with full-length live-action films, with the introduction of hybrid live action-animated films such as The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and Song of

2233-961: The Beast (1991), Up (2009), and Toy Story 3 (2010). Walt Disney Pictures has produced five live-action films that have grossed over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Aladdin (2019); and has released nine animated films that have reached that milestone: Toy Story 3 (2010), Frozen (2013), Zootopia , Finding Dory (both 2016), Incredibles 2 (2018), Toy Story 4 , The Lion King , Frozen II (three in 2019), and Inside Out 2 (2024). —Includes theatrical reissue(s). Pinocchio (2022 live-action film) Pinocchio

2310-439: The Beast . In 2022, a new vanity card logo was introduced for the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, which premiered at the 2022 D23 Expo . The new castle logo features an updated opening sequence in computer animation created by Industrial Light & Magic and an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" composed by Christophe Beck and conducted by Tim Davies . The magical arc that usually flies from right to left above

2387-613: The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , Beauty and the Beast , and Aladdin , as well as The Lion King, which earned nearly $ 1.7 billion worldwide. The division has also produced reimaginings of other fairy-tale and classic stories such as Oz The Great and Powerful (2013), Into the Woods (2014), and Cruella . Other tentpole films including The Lone Ranger (2013), Tomorrowland (2015) and literary adaptations of John Carter (2012), The BFG (2016), and A Wrinkle in Time (2018), became box-office disappointments . Despite

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2464-543: The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (both 2003). The latter film—the first film produced by the studio to receive a PG-13 rating —began a film series that was followed by four sequels, with the franchise taking in more than $ 5.4 billion worldwide from 2003 to 2017. On January 12, 2010, Aviv stepped down as the studio's president of live-action production. In January 2010, Sean Bailey

2541-411: The Coachman. Only four songs from the original film, "Little Wooden Head", " Give a Little Whistle ", and the reprises of "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" and "When You Wish Upon a Star" did not make the cut. In addition to the songs from the original film, Silvestri and Glen Ballard wrote new songs for the project. The soundtrack album was released on September 8, 2022, the same day as the film. On March 9, 2022,

2618-504: The Disney film. Throughout his tenure, he has also championed female directors for major projects, including Ava DuVernay , Mira Nair , and Julia Hart . In 2012, Bailey was named to the board of Sundance Institute , where he serves as vice chair. In 2015, he joined the Board of Trustees at Caltech , serving on its JPL Committee. On February 26, 2024, Bailey stepped down as president and

2695-458: The Seven Dwarfs , The Little Mermaid , Tangled , Brave and Beauty and the Beast , with the addition of Disneyland's Matterhorn from Third Man on the Mountain and Pride Rock from The Lion King in the background beyond the castle. Its first film appearance was with the release of Strange World . The logo received widespread praise from critics and audiences and won Gold in

2772-581: The South (1946). That same decade, the studio began producing nature documentaries with the release of Seal Island (1948), the first of the True-Life Adventures series and a subsequent Academy Award winner for Best Live-Action Short Film . Walt Disney Productions had its first fully live-action film in 1950 with the release of Treasure Island , considered by Disney to be the official conception for what would eventually evolve into

2849-571: The Tramp and Pinocchio , featuring Tom Hanks as Geppetto; character-driven films such as Togo ; inspirational sports dramas such as Rise , about NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo; and sequels to popular originals as Hocus Pocus 2 , Enchanted follow-up Disenchanted , and Peter Pan & Wendy . The studio also produces adaptations of children's and young adult books such as Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made , Flora & Ulysses , Stargirl , and Better Nate Than Ever for Disney+. Bailey

2926-700: The Tramp , Noelle , and Togo ) exclusively for Disney+. On March 12, 2020, 20th Century Family president Vanessa Morrison was named president of live-action development and production of streaming content for both Disney and 20th Century Studios , reporting directly to Bailey. That same day, Philip Steuer and Randi Hiller were also appointed as president of the studio's physical, post-production and VFX, and executive vice president for casting, respectively–overseeing these functions for both Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Studios. In 2023, Walt Disney Pictures celebrated its centennial alongside Walt Disney Animation Studios and their corporate parent company as

3003-566: The castle now flies from left to right. A byline appeared below the Disney100 logo during the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, reading "100 Years of Wonder", which was later removed starting with Chang Can Dunk but returned with the international prints of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theaters. While containing the same visual references as the previous logo, new references added to it include Pocahontas , Up , Hercules , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Snow White and

3080-430: The commercial success of Alice in Wonderland (2010), that became the second billion-dollar-grossing film in the studio's history. With the continued success of Maleficent (2014) and Cinderella (2015), the studio saw the potential in these fantasy adaptations and officiated a trend of similar films , which followed with The Jungle Book (2016) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). In March 2015, Iger expanded

3157-435: The company's vast array of film and television production studios, including Walt Disney Pictures. As part of this new distribution platform, Bailey and Horn confirmed that Walt Disney Pictures would renew development on smaller-budgeted genre films that the studio had previously stopped producing for the theatrical exhibition market a few years prior. In 2018, nine films were announced to be in production or development for

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3234-506: The company, and Jacobson was appointed by Roth to the role of president of production. During her tenure, Jacobson oversaw the production of films at Walt Disney Pictures, including Pirates of the Caribbean , The Chronicles of Narnia , Bridge to Terabithia , National Treasure , Remember the Titans , and The Princess Diaries , and was responsible for establishing a first-look deal with Jerry Bruckheimer Films . In 2006, Jacobson

3311-433: The crowd, but Stromboli locks him in a bird cage to prevent him from ever leaving. Stromboli's coach ends up freeing Jiminy from the jar and Pinocchio has him reach the keys for the cage's lock by telling lies to make his nose grow longer. Soon, Pinocchio is swiped up by a coach full of children driven by a charismatic Coachman , who is taking them to Pleasure Island , where misbehavior is encouraged. Once there, Pinocchio

3388-471: The film a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Adrian Horton of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, saying, "A live-action take on the classic animation has effective visual moments and an impactful turn from Tom Hanks but never quite justifies its existence." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave

3465-418: The film due to "family reasons", while Disney was announced to be searching for a new director for the project. On October 18, 2019, it was reported that Robert Zemeckis was in talks to direct the film, while the film's latest version of the screenplay was reported to have been written by Weitz, King, and Farnaby, with Weitz and Milano still being attached to the project as producers. On January 24, 2020, it

3542-464: The film three out of five stars and felt it "boasts an impressive mix of CGI animation and live actors and settings, but the final product feels a little jumbled". Amy Nicholson of The New York Times was critical of the script: "Geppetto [sings] about his freshly concocted dead son. Someone wished to burden the old whittler with more motivation, and tacked on a dead wife to boot." Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com called Key's performance "by far

3619-579: The film three stars out of four, writing, "Every frame of Pinocchio is filled with rich and lush detail — at times this almost looks like a 3-D film — and the performances, whether live action or voiced, are universally excellent." Danny Leigh of the Financial Times thought that "The animation is now so hyper-advanced, the landscape of the movie so eerily both this and that, it is easy to get confused about where reality stops and ones and zeros take over." Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media gave

3696-492: The film's highlight", but felt other updates to the story "too often feel empty and add no insight". Alex Godfrey of Empire gave the film two stars out of five, saying, "It's hard to invest much in Geppetto and Pinocchio's relationship when they spend barely any time together. Ultimately, it's all a bit flat, and feels like an exercise. It exists because it can." In a "C" review, Christian Zilko of IndieWire wrote, "While

3773-429: The film. On October 29, 2019, it was reported that Disney was considering releasing the film on its streaming service Disney+ due to the box office failure of its 2019 remake of Dumbo , though "a theatrical release seems more likely" after the hiring of Robert Zemeckis as director. On December 9, 2020, the film was officially announced to be moving back to Disney+ instead of a theatrical release in response to

3850-596: The films Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000), and The Polar Express (2004). In January 2021, Luke Evans joined the cast as the Coachman and Oakes Fegley entered early negotiations to play Lampwick. Lewin Lloyd was eventually cast in the role. In March, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth was cast in the titular role, with Cynthia Erivo , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Keegan-Michael Key and Lorraine Bracco also added. Erivo portrayed The Blue Fairy, while Gordon-Levitt, Key and Bracco voiced Jiminy Cricket , Honest John and

3927-481: The first look at the upcoming adaptation was released, revealing that the film would be released in September of that year. The teaser trailer and poster for Pinocchio debuted on May 31, 2022, announcing the premiere date of September 8 on Disney+, coinciding with Disney+ Day . The trailer features part of Erivo's rendition of " When You Wish Upon a Star " as well as footage of Hanks as Geppetto . On August 22,

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4004-658: The head of Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, the newly formed division that oversaw all live-action production within the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone, and Hollywood labels. The move was orchestrated by Walt Disney Studios chairman Joe Roth , as an effort to scale back and consolidate the studio's film production. As a result of the restructuring, De Line resigned. That same year, Nina Jacobson became executive vice-president of live-action production for Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. Jacobson remained under this title until May 1999, when Vogel resigned from

4081-419: The idea of a live-action version of Pinocchio , but Disney turned down the project. Barron still managed to make The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), distributed by New Line Cinema . On April 8, 2015, it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures was developing a live-action adaptation of the 1940 animated film Pinocchio . Peter Hedges was reported to be writing the film's script. On May 22, 2017, it

4158-473: The latter type of films, which began with the commercial success of Alice in Wonderland (2010), and continued with Maleficent (2014), Cinderella (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Pete's Dragon (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), The Lion King (2019), and The Little Mermaid (2023). Bailey has overseen the release of five films that have surpassed $ 1 billion in global box office: Alice in Wonderland , Pirates of

4235-475: The live-action Pinocchio began in 1985, with Jim Henson and Steve Barron approached with the idea, but Disney turned down the project. Disney eventually announced the remake film in April 2015 with Peter Hedges being reported to be writing the film's script, before being replaced with Weitz in May 2017, who also went on to produce. Sam Mendes and Paul King were originally considered for directing, and Zemeckis

4312-629: The modern-day The Walt Disney Company's as a whole) was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , by filmmaker Walt Disney and his business partner and brother, Roy , in 1923. The creation of Mickey Mouse and subsequent short films and merchandise generated revenue for the studio which was renamed as The Walt Disney Studio at the Hyperion Studio in 1926. In 1929, it was renamed again to Walt Disney Productions . The studio's streak of success continued in

4389-536: The modern-day Walt Disney Pictures. By 1953, the company ended their agreements with such third-party distributors as RKO Radio Pictures and United Artists and formed their own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution . By the 1950s, the company had purchased the rights to his work of L. Frank Baum . The live-action division of Walt Disney Productions was incorporated as Walt Disney Pictures on April 1, 1983, to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for their film releases. In April 1983, Richard Berger

4466-399: The modernized logo was created completely in computer animation by Wētā FX and yU+co and featured a 3D Walt Disney logo. The final rendering of the logo was done by Cameron Smith and Cyrese Parrish. In addition, the revamped logo includes visual references to Pinocchio , Dumbo , Cinderella , Peter Pan and Mary Poppins , and its redesigned castle incorporates elements from both

4543-589: The original screenplay for the 2016 film Solace , starring Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell . In January 2010, Bailey was named president of production at Walt Disney Studios , overseeing live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures . Under Bailey, Disney has pursued a tentpole film strategy, which included an expanded slate of large-budget films, including franchise sequels, original films, and live-action adaptations of their animated films. The studio found particular success with

4620-457: The original story remains undeniably excellent, Pinocchio fails at re-telling it because it ignores its own advice. ... If Disney truly believed that timeless virtue and character were more important than having a shiny new exterior, this remake would never have been made." Patrick Cremona of the Radio Times thought it "never does enough to justify its own existence, failing to improve on

4697-444: The renewed focus on tentpole films, the studio continued to produce smaller, "brand-deposit" films, such as The Muppets (2011) and Saving Mr. Banks (2013), a period drama which was the first time the studio had depicted its namesake co-founder onscreen. With the launch of Disney's streaming service Disney+ in November 2019, Bailey expanded the studio's output with a mix of projects from reimaginings of titles such as Lady and

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4774-516: The score, who also wrote the new songs with Glen Ballard . Pinocchio was released on September 8, 2022, by Disney+ , as an original film and as part of Disney+ Day . It received generally negative reviews from critics and received six Golden Raspberry Award nominations. In a small Italian village in 1895, a vagrant cricket named Jiminy Cricket enters the home of a widowed elderly woodcarver named Geppetto , who lives with his pet kitten Figaro and goldfish Cleo. Geppetto has completed work on

4851-597: The service. These films would be budgeted between $ 20 million and $ 60 million. The studio was expected to produce approximately 3–4 films per year exclusively for Disney+, alongside its theatrical tentpole slate. Disney+ was launched on November 12, 2019, in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, with subsequent international expansions. Within the first two months of the service's launch, Walt Disney Pictures had released three films ( Lady and

4928-557: The studio simplified the branding in its production logo and marquee credits to just "Disney". Concurrently, Disney was struggling with PG-13 tentpole films outside of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, with films such as John Carter (2012) and The Lone Ranger (2013) becoming some of the biggest box-office bombs of all time . However, the studio had found particular success with live-action fantasy adaptations of properties associated with their animated films , which began with

5005-478: The studio's smoking and tobacco prohibition to include all films released by the studio—including PG-13 rated films and below—unless such depictions are historically pertinent. Despite the acclaim and commercial success of several smaller-budgeted genre films throughout the 2010s, such as The Muppets (2011), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Into the Woods (2014), Walt Disney Pictures shifted its production model entirely on tent-pole films as they had found that

5082-400: Was announced that Chris Weitz would replace Hedges as a screenwriter, as well as serve as a producer, while Sam Mendes was in talks to direct the project. On November 13, 2017, Mendes stepped down as the director. On February 20, 2018, it was announced that Paul King was set to direct the film, while Andrew Milano was announced to be co-producing the film alongside Weitz, and production

5159-414: Was appointed as Walt Disney Pictures president. The following year, however Hoberman resigned from the company, and instead began a production deal with Disney and his newly formed production company, Mandeville Films . In addition to Walt Disney Pictures, Vogel added the head position of Hollywood Pictures in 1997, while Donald De Line remained as head of Touchstone. Vogel was then promoted in 1998 to

5236-453: Was appointed the studio's president of live-action production, replacing Aviv. Bailey had produced Tron: Legacy for the studio, which was released later that same year. Under Bailey's leadership and with support from then Disney CEO Bob Iger —and later studio chairman Alan Horn —Walt Disney Pictures pursued a tent-pole film strategy, which included an expanded slate of original and adaptive large-budget tentpole films. Beginning in 2011,

5313-574: Was confirmed as director in January 2020. By November 2018, it was reported that Hanks was in early talks to play Geppetto; he passed on the project after King's departure but rejoined in August 2020. The main cast was announced in January and March 2021. Principal photography began in March 2021 before finishing the following month. Alan Silvestri , who has collaborated in all of Zemeckis's films, composed

5390-475: Was expected to begin in late 2018. Though Jack Thorne was announced to be re-writing Weitz's script, Weitz revealed on August 21, 2018, that the script was still being developed, as well as that production was set to take place in England and Italy during 2019. In November 2018, Simon Farnaby was reported to have worked on a new draft for the film. However, on January 13, 2019, it was reported that King left

5467-438: Was fired by studio chairman Dick Cook , and replaced with by Oren Aviv, the head of marketing. In July 2007, Disney CEO Bob Iger banned the depiction of smoking and tobacco products from Walt Disney Pictures films. After two films based on Disney theme park attractions, Walt Disney Pictures selected it as a source of a line of films starting with The Country Bears (2002) and The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of

5544-699: Was hired by Disney CEO Ron W. Miller as film president. Touchstone Films was started by Miller in February 1984 as a label for the studio's PG-13 and R-rated films with an expected half of Disney's yearly 6-to-8-movie slate, which would be released under the label. That same year, newly named Disney CEO Michael Eisner pushed out Berger, replacing him with Eisner's own film chief from Paramount Pictures , Jeffrey Katzenberg . and Frank Wells from Warner Bros. Pictures . Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures were formed within that unit on February 15, 1984, and February 1, 1989, respectively. The Touchstone Films banner

5621-467: Was released. An animated RenderMan variant appeared before every Pixar Animation Studios film from Toy Story until Ratatouille , featuring an original fanfare composed by Randy Newman , based on the opening score cue from Toy Story , called "Andy's Birthday". Beginning with Dinosaur (2000), an alternative logo featuring an orange castle and logo against a black background, was occasionally presented with darker tone and live-action films, though

5698-433: Was replaced by David Greenbaum, who formerly co-led Searchlight Pictures . Bailey remains a producer for Tron: Ares . Bailey is a founding investor of Teremana Tequila, founded by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson . Bailey is the son of Jay Bailey , who was a biochemical engineer and professor at California Institute of Technology . His former step-mother, Frances Arnold is a chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate . Bailey

5775-429: Was reported that Jack Rapke and Jackie Levine would serve as executive producers. On November 29, 2018, it was reported that Tom Hanks was in early talks to play Geppetto in the film, but passed on the project after King's departure. In August 2020, Hanks rejoined the project. Hanks reportedly reached out to director Robert Zemeckis for the role after reading the script; the two have previously worked together in

5852-464: Was the 8th most watched film across all platforms in the United States during the week of September 23, 2022. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 28% of 181 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Visually dazzling but soulless, the largely inert Pinocchio reaffirms that you should always let your conscience be your guide… away from unnecessary remakes." Metacritic assigned

5929-481: Was used by then new Disney CEO Michael Eisner in the 1984–1985 television season with the short lived western, Wildside . In the next season, Touchstone produced a hit in The Golden Girls . David Hoberman was promoted to president of production at Walt Disney Pictures in April 1988. In April 1994, Hoberman was promoted to president of motion picture production at Walt Disney Studios and David Vogel

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