Robert Zemeckis is in early talks to direct Disney's live-action "
Pinocchio."
Andrew Miano and Chris Weitz will produce through their company Depth of Field with Weitz penning the script. "Paddington" director
Paul King had originally been tapped to direct but had to leave the project for unknown reasons at the beginning of the year. David Heyman, who was on board to produce, is also no longer involved with the film.
Though a deal hasn't closed yet, Zemeckis has been eyeing the project since this summer. He was still, however, working on his current pic "The Witches" for Warner Bros. and didn't want to commit to a new film until "The Witches" made more progress in production. With that film in post-production now, Zemeckis began turning his sights on his next project, with "
Pinocchio" high on his list