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BLUE FAIRY!!?

I thought that was a guy in drag!!

Teaser Trailer:
https://youtu.be/2vNVGZGlUok

It looks visually stunning. The only character that I didn't like was the blue fairy, They could have chosen a better look for her.

Poster:

https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1 ... N9cYg&s=19

Wow! This actually looks unbungalievable! Everything just looks so authentic and well done, Robert Zemeckis continues to prove that he is such a great Director recently watched castaway a little while ago Actually now that Across the spider verse Has been delayed I think this may be my fifth or maybe even above most Anticipated movie of the year now

Damnit, they CGI'd Figaro
Other than that, this looks better than Dumbo, Mulan or Lady and the Tramp.

The CGI is really bad. Look at this:


Looks like they really didn't care to give it a budget that they'd normally give theatrical movies, but that's okay I guess, they can always be the joke in the next Chip 'n' Dale movie.

Farerb wrote:Teaser Trailer:
https://youtu.be/2vNVGZGlUok

She still looks like a guy in drag!

WTF

I'm guessing this will remove the more darker elements from the original. From the teaser it seems that the children won't be bad children, there definitely won't be any smoking or drinking, and they probably won't turn into donkeys and if they do, they'll definitely turn back. Monstro won't be as intimidating, will probably look dumb. This is going to be a castrated, pale imitation of the original.

Nandor wrote:Damnit, they CGI'd Figaro
Other than that, this looks better than Dumbo, Mulan or Lady and the Tramp.

They did? Oh, darn. My Internet's being really difficult today, so I can't watch the teaser right now, but the pictures posted so far look fine. Did they have any of Erivo's vocals on WYWUaS in the trailer? I agree that it looks much better than Mulan and also better than Dumbo, although I didn't hate Dumbo so much as I thought it was boring.

I need to watch L&tT next time I have access to Disney+, I forgot about that one.

Well, after seeing the teaser, I liked it. It`s remarkable, but unsurprising how it`s been marketed as from the creators of the live action remakes of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, due to how this movie will be released directly on streaming. It looks like it`s made with affection and care for the original movie. I liked Jiminy Cricket`s design and the look of Gepetto`s wood clocks. The only thing that I didn`t like was how Pinocchio himself wasn`t given a closer look. The movie is about him, after all.

The date when Pinocchio is released, September 8, has been chosen as this year's Disney+ Day (last year it was in November) and it's the day before the D23 Expo starts. The rest of the content that will premiere on Disney+ Day will be announced in the coming months.

The global celebration of Disney+ Day will return on Thursday, September 8, 2022, leading into D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa in Anaheim, California. In celebration, the streaming service will host special experiences for fans and subscribers, and will premiere new content from its marquee brands, including the return of the beloved Disney franchise in the all-new live-action Pinocchio on Disney+ Day.

The teaser trailer and key art for the film, starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, and Luke Evans, are available now. In addition to Pinocchio, Disney+ will announce more Disney+ Day premieres from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic in the coming months.

Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney ... isney-day/


More members of the cast have been announced (in bold below):

Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Ainsworth) as if he were his own son. Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his “conscience”; Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Key is “Honest” John; Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character; and Evans is The Coachman. Also in the cast are Kyanne Lamaya as Fabiana (and her marionette Sabina), Giuseppe Battiston as Señor Stromboli, and Lewin Lloyd as Lampwick.

Zemeckis, Derek Hogue, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz are the film’s producers, with Jackie Levine, Jack Rapke, Alexandra Derbyshire, and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers.

Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney ... isney-day/


Isn't this a bit like blackface? Well, maybe Stromboli is not Romani in this version; the actor they've cast in the role is Italian, but it seems they've made his skin and hair look darker.

Nandor wrote:Damnit, they CGI'd Figaro

At first I thought it was a real cat, but now I see it's CGI.

Farerb wrote:The CGI is really bad. Look at this:

Honest John and Gideon look horrible. Couldn't they have made their designs a bit more caricatured? Jiminy Cricket also looks quite worse than the original, but at least his design seems a bit less realistic. I like how Cynthia Erivo looks, though.

Farerb wrote:I'm guessing this will remove the more darker elements from the original. From the teaser it seems that the children won't be bad children, there definitely won't be any smoking or drinking, and they probably won't turn into donkeys and if they do, they'll definitely turn back. Monstro won't be as intimidating, will probably look dumb. This is going to be a castrated, pale imitation of the original.

The children look a bit naughty to me, but I agree with you that this version will most likely be less dark than the original. It's also noteworthy that now there are girls too among the children that go to Pleasure Island. Could the image below be from a musical number?

Disney's Divinity wrote:Did they have any of Erivo's vocals on WYWUaS in the trailer?

Yes, a brief snippet of the song is featured in the trailer.

Farerb wrote:Poster.

What a horrible poster. Why is Pinocchio on Pride Rock admiring everything the light touches? Couldn't they just copied the John Alvin poster or one of the classic home video covers? Even just showcasing Pinocchio's feathered cap or something would have been more elegant and atmospheric than this. It boggles the mind how can they always mess up such simple things.

Farerb wrote:The CGI is really bad. Looks like they really didn't care to give it a budget that they'd normally give theatrical movies.

It's true, the CG isn't great, but even theatrical movies don't get good CG nowadays. I'm not sure why is that exactly. Is it the increasing demand? The tight schedule? The lack of quality control? Whatever it is, even Marvel movies and Disney Studios movies meant for theaters have dodgy CG.

Jules wrote:She still looks like a guy in drag!

Cynthia Erivo has a naturally masculine physique, but they could have softened her with the right hairstyle, makeup, and wardrobe. Anyway, at least she can sing, so When You Wish Upon a Star won't get butchered.

Farerb wrote:WTF

Out of the CG characters, Jiminy definitely looks the worst. In that still in particular, he looks quite off-puting. Even Honest John looks better than him. In any case, I found the trailer overall to be OK. I expected much worse, to be honest. Obviously, the movie will be toned down and sanitized and of course, nowhere near as good as the original, but that's to be expected by now. Disney doesn't make art anymore; only easily digestible content. At least, this isn't as dumb as Sneakerella or as disrespectful as Chip 'n Dale. With modern Disney, you count that as a win.

DisneyFan09 wrote:It`s remarkable, but unsurprising how it`s been marketed as from the creators of the live action remakes of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, due to how this movie will be released directly on streaming.

What I thought was strange was them not including Aladdin, given that those three are their most successful remakes to date. By the way, I hate the new title treatment at the end of the trailer. The new logo is too plain and generic. The previous one had much more character.

D82 wrote:Isn't this a bit like blackface? Well, maybe Stromboli is not Romani in this version; the actor they've cast in the role is Italian, but it seems they've made his skin and hair look darker.

This is another controversy waiting to happen. Wait 'til Twitter gets a hold of this.

D82 wrote:The children look a bit naughty to me, but I agree with you that this version will most likely be less dark than the original. It's also noteworthy that now there are girls too among the children that go to Pleasure Island.

Girls can be so naughty they are turned into donkeys too. #Equality

D82 wrote:Could the image below be from a musical number?

It looks that way. We know there are going to be new songs, so the sequence where they travel to Pleasure Island seems like a reasonable place to have a new musical number.

Loved the teaser!

Who sings the new version of "When You Wish Upon a Star"? Is it Cynthia Erivo?

Have you noticed that every Geppetto's Cuckoo Clock is based on a Disney movie? I spotted Snow White; Aurora and the Spinning Wheel; Donald Duck; Zazu, Simba and Rafiki; Jessica and Roger Rabbit, etc.

bruno_wbt wrote:Who sings the new version of "When You Wish Upon a Star"?

Cynthia Erivo, who plays the Blue Fairy.

bruno_wbt wrote:Have you noticed that every Geppetto's Cuckoo Clock is based on a Disney movie? I spotted Snow White; Aurora and the Spinning Wheel; Donald Duck; Zazu, Simba and Rafiki; Jessica and Roger Rabbit, etc.

No, I hadn't noticed it. That's cool.

Sotiris wrote:What a horrible poster. Why is Pinocchio on Pride Rock admiring everything the light touches? Couldn't they just copied the John Alvin poster or one of the classic home video covers? Even just showcasing Pinocchio's feathered cap or something would have been more elegant and atmospheric than this. It boggles the mind how can they always mess up such simple things.

I forgot to comment on the poster. I agree; what a boring poster.

Sotiris wrote:In any case, I found the trailer overall to be OK. I expected much worse, to be honest.

I agree, the trailer itself wasn't bad.

Sotiris wrote:The new logo is too plain and generic. The previous one had much more character.

I noticed that too. It's a shame, but who knows, maybe it's not the final one.

DisneyFan09 wrote:The only thing that I didn`t like was how Pinocchio himself wasn`t given a closer look. The movie is about him, after all.

Yeah, it's interesting he's not given a proper look in the trailer, but it's the only character on the poster.

bruno_wbt wrote:Have you noticed that every Geppetto's Cuckoo Clock is based on a Disney movie? I spotted Snow White; Aurora and the Spinning Wheel; Donald Duck; Zazu, Simba and Rafiki; Jessica and Roger Rabbit, etc.

Great, another anachronistic, nonsensical way for Disney to showcase their IP. Nothing's classier than that!

Jules wrote:BLUE FAIRY!!?

I thought that was a guy in drag!!

It felt like something they did on purpose to get twitter riled up. Is it just me?

I like the poster and the Disney references in the clocks. This is definitely the best remake on the slate since TLK, considering how terrible TLM and SW both look / sound (with the exception of Gal Gadot as the Queen).

How do you guys not think this looks bad? The CGI is so awful and the visuals altogether suck to me except for The Blue Fairy, whose wings I can now see also suck and who still needs hair!

Disney's Divinity wrote:I'd have preferred if the Blue Fairy's dress hadn't been toga-like, but otherwise, both images look fine to me? I guess the toga look was part of making the Blue Fairy look more pagan here as in the story (and the way fairies were traditionally thought of) than the more angel-like take of the Walt film, but I think she looks pretty. Her expression definitely has the same cold, slightly unsettling feeling the Blue Fairy had in the animated film (at least for me).

Interesting idea, but Pagans didn't wear togas, did they? Wasn't that only Greeks and Roman's? Also, in the original Pinocchio novel, she is a blue-haired lady who dresses like a lady would in Pinocchio'a time, at least from what I remember. It may have never mentioned her dress. But it is doubtful she dressed Pagan or Greek or Roman in ths original story. She would have stood out too much and the book probably would have mentioned it.

Sotiris wrote:It's true, the CG isn't great, but even theatrical movies don't get good CG nowadays. I'm not sure why is that exactly. Is it the increasing demand? The tight schedule? The lack of quality control? Whatever it is, even Marvel movies and Disney Studios movies meant for theaters have dodgy CG.

I'm not that into the MCU to care, but I did notice that there are many who said the CGI is bad in their recent films. Yeah I actually remember thinking that the end of Shang Chi looked extremely cartoonish.

I guess that's because Disney is in a quantity over quality mode, and also because they have a captivated audience that will watch whatever they release, so they just don't care.