Former James Bond Director Sam Mendes In Contention To Direct Pinocchio

Sam Mendes has come into contention to helm Disney’s long-brewing Pinocchio movie. Deadline is revealing that Mendes has now entered early talks to pull the strings on the live-action feature, one that’ll be ushered into a growing collection of revamped fairytales that already includes the likes of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book and, Beauty and the Beast.

As for the story involving the iconic puppet it is understood that Chris Weitz is the brains behind the latest draft of Pinocchio‘s script, and is also expected to produce via his production banner and though it’s important to stress that Sam Mendes is yet to sign along the dotted line.