Disney Live-Action Shakeup: Sam Mendes Jumps to ‘Pinocchio’ From ‘James and the Giant Peach’

Oscar winner was attached to Roald Dahl property last summer, now circling beloved wooden puppet

Less than a year ago, the Academy Award winner was attached to direct a flesh-and-blood version of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach.”

While “Pinocchio” might sound like a newer name in the staggering amount of live-action titles being developed from Disney’s animated vault, it was one of the earliest announced.