During his time there however, he befriends Lucignolo, a disobedient boy who invites him to come to the Land of Toys where children can have fun all day long without schools, rules or adults while being taken their by The Coachman. In one part, he tells Jiminy Cricket he wanted to go to school, which is actually true because he wanted to try out school earlier in the film, despite telling part of the truth, but his nose still grows anyways. 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.

But in this remake, Geppetto wakes up holding a candle while walking around, but does not have his gun, then asks Pinocchio if he heard something which he says so which surprises Geppetto, throwing Figaro into the air and trigger his cuckoo clocks, but does not pour water on himself. When Jiminy Cricket sees all of the boys and girls who have turned into donkeys on Pleasure Island get locked up in cages, he remarks that he thinks he is in "H-E-double hockey sticks. But in this remake, he had to sell them for a boat so that he can travel to Pleasure Island to look for Pinocchio, as stated by Sofia the Seagull. Unlike the original film, Geppetto does not openly reveal his wish to Figaro as he felt that it is cuckoo, as stated by a clock that went off before finishing his statement.

But in this remake, all the kids are taller and bigger than Pinocchio leaving him the only kid that is more tiny. In the original movie, Jiminy Cricket immediately agrees to be Pinocchio's conscience due to the Blue Fairy's attracted love, kindness and respect but he does not state how long he wants to be his conscience but possibly his permanent conscience. In the original movie, Honest John and Gideon meet up with the Coachman at the Red Lobster Inn to discuss about Pleasure Island as an alternative plan.

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 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. Pinocchio': First Look At Tom Hanks As Geppetto In Robert Zemeckis' Live-Action Adaptation For Disney+". But in this remake, he forgets how it goes and does not finish it, he just makes his wish after saying part of it.

L-R): Pinocchio (voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), Tom Hanks as Geppetto, and Figaro in Disney's live-action PINOCCHIO, exclusively on Disney+. Geppetto tells Pinocchio that despite being a puppet, he has proven himself to be a true boy at heart. L-R): Figaro and Pinocchio (voiced by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) in Disney's live-action PINOCCHIO, exclusively on Disney+. But in this remake, he has always been wearing his black vest throughout the movie, even as an ordinary puppet and so on.Garrone paid €150,000 out of his own pocket to dub the movie in English before even finding a distributor. Jiminy Cricket (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) in Disney's live-action PINOCCHIO, exclusively on Disney+. Pinocchio witnesses Lampwick's transformation at a billiard hall as Pinocchio gains a donkey's ears and tail.

Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Roadside Attractions had bought the US rights to the film. This is the first time since 2011's Mars Needs Moms that Robert Zemeckis has worked with Disney again.

Cynthia Erivo as The Blue Fairy, a magical fairy who brings Pinocchio to life and promises to turn him into a real boy if he proves himself brave, truthful and selfless. In the original movie, during Pinocchio singing "I've Got No Strings", the Dutch puppet, the French puppet and the Russian puppet all take turns surprisingly showing up scaring Pinocchio with how they drop in, the Dutch puppet shows up until her clones come in as well as the French puppet with her clones that are a bit different from her but the Russian puppet becomes introduced with no clones of her but with the Cossack puppets appearing and just as the song ends, the Cossack puppets crowd hug him saying his final lines "there are no strings on me". In the original movie, the Blue Fairy asks Jiminy Cricket if he would like to be Pinocchio's conscience, in which he accepts. When Honest John attempts to spell Pinnochio's name but struggles after the first four letters due to his illiteracy, he adds "Maybe a 'K'".