Beauty and the Beast star Luke Evans is going from portraying Gaston, and on to another classic Disney villain, as he has been tapped to play the Coachman in the live-action remake of Pinocchio, according to Deadline.
What’s Happening:
- Luke Evans, who we’ve previously seen portray the iconic villain, Gaston, in 2017’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, has reportedly been tapped to play another live action version of an animated villain, this time taking a turn at The Coachman in Pinocchio.
- Pinocchio, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, was formally announced at the recent Walt Disney Company Investor’s Day as a film heading straight to Disney+.
- In the animated original, The Coachman is one of several villains Pinocchio encounters. He is a sinister, shadowy figure who is notorious for luring "stupid little boys" to Pleasure Island, where they are transformed into donkeys and sold on the black market.
- Evans took to social media to express his excitement for the role:
- Evans is also set to reprise his role of Gaston in an original series based on Beauty and the Beast alongside Josh Gad, also for Disney+, which is set to begin production later this Spring.
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