Disney+ has a lot of high-profile movies and TV shows coming down the pipeline in the coming years, including a live-action remake of Pinocchio. With legendary director Robert Zemeckis at the helm and Tom Hanks cast as Gepetto, the project has already recruited some heavy hitters — and it sounds like another will soon be a part of that. According to a new report, Luke Evans has been cast as The Coachman in the upcoming live-action retelling of the film. Evans is best known among Disney fans for playing Gaston in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, a role he is also expected to reprise in an upcoming Disney+ prequel series. His filmography also includes The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, Furious 7, and the upcoming miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.

In the original animated Pinocchio movie, The Coachman is responsible for luring children to Pleasure Island, with the goal of them being transformed into donkeys and being sold on the Black Market. The character has also appeared in the films Gepetto and Once Upon a Halloween, the Wonderful World of Disney, House of Mouse, and the Disneyland attraction Pinocchio’s Daring Journey.

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