Ewan McGregor confirms he will voice Jiminy Cricket in Netflix’s Pinocchio remake directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Ewan McGregor has confirmed that he has joined Netflix’s upcoming Pinocchio movie.
The actor, 49, revealed that he will be playing Jiminy Cricket in the iconic remake of the 1940 film when speaking with ACE Universe in a Zoom interview.
The movie, which is set for release in 2021, will be directed by Guillermo del Toro and will tell a darker story than the Disney classic.
Exciting: Ewan McGregor has confirmed that he has joined Netflix’s upcoming Pinocchio movie
Ewan shared: ‘I’m playing Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro’s version of Pinocchio. That I had started working on before I left for New York, so some of that is recorded.’
He continued: ‘Of course it’s stop-motion animated so it’s going to take them a great long time to make that film.
‘But my first part, which is recording his dialogue, is sort of done. There may or may not be a song that has to be recorded. I’m not sure I’m at liberty to discuss that.’
According to Netflix, the idea for the film was first conceived in 2010 and will be based on the darker story of Pinocchio found in a 2002 book illustrated by Gris Grimly.
Fun: The actor, 49, revealed that he will be playing Jiminy Cricket in the iconic remake of the 1940 film (above) when speaking with ACE Universe in a Zoom interview
It follows the news that the Moulin Rouge actor and his wife of 22-years, Eve Mavrakis have finalised their divorce.
The star filed for a divorce from his wife, 53, in January 2018, and The Blast claimed last Wednesday that the process has been completed.
According to legal documents obtained by the outlet, the former couple submitted ‘a judgment package to the court laying out details of their financial settlement.’
This comes nearly a year after the pair’s eldest daughter Clara, 24, referred to Ewan’s girlfriend Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 35, as ‘a piece of trash’ on Instagram.
Coming soon: The movie, which is set for release in 2021, will be directed by Guillermo del Toro and will tell a darker story than the Disney classic (Guillermo pictured in 2019)
Ewan shared: ‘I’m playing Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro’s version of Pinocchio. That I had started working on before I left for New York, so some of that is recorded’
Ewan and Eve – who wed back in 1995 – also share daughters, Jamyan, 19, Esther, 18, and Anouk, nine.
The couple confirmed they had split in October 2017, and Eve was pictured without her wedding ring for the first time.
He was allegedly contributing money to his estranged wife and children ‘voluntarily,’ though he frequently took issue with the amount he was being expected to put forth.
French production designer Eve attempted to counter Ewan’s argument by claiming the Star Wars alum was not paying her or her children nearly enough.
Love lost: It follows the news that the Moulin Rouge actor and his wife of 22-years, Eve Mavrakis have finalised their divorce (pictured in 2015)