Pinocchio: Original vs. Live-Action Remake Differences
How the New "Pinocchio" Remake Compares to the 1940s Original
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New faces appear in the new "Pinocchio" that don't appear in the original animation. Pinocchio's misadventure to Stromboli's evil travelling puppet show leads him to meet Sabina, the French ballerina marionette puppet, and her handler Fabiana (played by Kyanne Lamaya), the puppeteer with a wooden brace who longs to become a dancer herself someday.
Along with Jiminy, the two new characters help Pinocchio escape Stromboli's cage, and by the end, it's revealed that Fabiana and Sabina will start their own puppet show after Stromboli is arrested.
This character arc in the "Pinocchio" universe could mean some kind of sequel or spin-off to their story is in the works for Disney. Also in the remake is a talking seagull named Sofia, voiced by Lorraine Bracco, who consistently keeps the little family together by helping Jiminy find Pinocchio and later flies them across the sea to reunite them with Geppetto. These three new female characters also serve to balance out the original male-dominated characters from the 1940 "Pinocchio" in the remake.