TOM Hanks has shocked fans by looking unrecognizable as Geppetto in the trailer for the live-action Disney movie, Pinocchio.
The actor sports a scruffy beard and long gray hair.
The live-action adaptation is set to stream on Disney+ on September 8 and the official trailer dropped on Tuesday on Good Morning America.
Tom is playing Geppetto, an elderly woodcarver, and the creator of the puppet, Pinocchio.
When Geppetto wishes for a son on a shooting star, a Blue Fairy grants him his wish and turns Pinocchio into a real boy.
The live-action movie is based on the 1940s animated classic.
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The trailer shows Geppetto making a wish and fans get to see Tom as they have never seen him before.
Instead of his normal clean-shaven look and short brown buzzed-cut hair, Tom looks completely different.
Tom wears a gray wig that has his hair curly and long.
He also sports a long, curly mustache and clothes that were worn in the olden days.
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Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) directed the movie, which also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, and Luke Evans.
Lorraine Bracco plays a new character, Sofia the Seagull.
TURNING IT DOWN
Tom was in early talks to play Geppetto as early as November 2018.
Paul King, who is known for his work on Paddington, was originally set to direct the film.
However, in January 2019, it was reported that Paul left the film due to "family reasons" and production was halted.
Even though Tom was in early talks to star in it, he turned the role down after King's departing.
When Robert Zemeckis was picked as the new director, Tom came back on as he had worked with him in the past on Forrest Gump.
Disney had found their Geppetto.
LIVE-ACTION KICK
Pinocchio is just one of the many animated films Disney had turned into a live-action movie.
Although 101 Dalmations was the first and 102 Dalmations followed soon after, Disney revisited the concept a few years ago.
Since then, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, The Lion King, Cruella, Maleficent, Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp, and more have all turned live.
Some of them have been better hits than others while some of them completely flopped.
With disappointing box office numbers for the company's latest live-action adaptation, Dumbo, Disney thought it would be better to premiere Pinocchio on its streaming service.
FATHER OF HOLLYWOOD
With Tom in the lead role, this adaptation is sure to be a hit.
The 65-year-old has starred in over 80 movies, which have grossed over $4.6 billion at US and Canadian box offices and more than $9.2 billion worldwide.
He is best known for playing Woody in the Toy Story franchise, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Big, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, A League of Their Own, and many more.
Tom is estimated to be worth about $400million, due to movie roles and endorsements.
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He is a two-time Academy Award winner and six-time nominee.
Tom has one of the longest marriages in Hollywood with Rita Wilson, whom he married in 1988.
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