Robert Downey Jr. proposes Stiller for Pinocchio

After months of silence, it seems that the movie which will once again bring on the screen the adventures of the Italian puppet created by Carlo Collodi is nearer day by day. Robert Downey Jr., producer and main actor of the movie, talked about it reflecting on who could be the best director for a story that will primarily be focused on the character of Geppetto, the father/creator of Pinocchio.

After the first rumors that mentioned Tim Burton as the favorite director, it turns out that his preference would be for Ben Stiller, an old friend of his that already directed “Ironman” a few years ago, in the movie called Tropic Thunder (the picture below shows both actors together in a scene).

However Stiller didn’t confirm anything yet, because he’s busy with his new movie The secret life of Walter Mitty. At the same time Robert Downey Jr. talked a bit about the story and the focus of Geppetto:

I was just thinking about Geppetto as a cross between Jake LaMotta and Chico Marx. It’s such a vital story, but it’s really about this working-class weirdo who invests this inanimate object with all of the qualities he doesn’t have. I’m just crazy about the idea. To me a wooden boy is a real boy who doesn’t feel like he’s acknowledged.