Jane Goldman To Rewrite Tim Burton’s ‘Pinocchio’ Starring Robert Downey Jr.

The classic children’s story Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi in 1883, is being brought to the big screen for a live-action adaptation from Warner Bros. pictures. The film will possibly be directed by Tim Burton and star Robert Downey Jr. Apparently, Burton and Downey haven’t signed on yet, but both parties are interested and have been talking to the studio for months now. The initial draft of the script was written by Bryan Fuller and they’ve brought in Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) to rewrite it.

“Jane Goldman is in negotiations to work on the script for the project, lending considerable heat to what would see Tim Burton direct Robert Downey Jr. for the first time.”

The adaptation is being described as:

“In the version being developed at Warner Bros., Downey would play Geppetto, the woodcarver who creates a puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy and whose nose grows when he tells a lie. When Pinocchio goes missing, Geppetto embarks on a quest to reunite with his marionette.”

I cannot tell a lie. I may not be a Tim Burton fan but if Robert Downey Jr. gets on board, so will I.

Source: THR