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Child actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth \u2013 who voices Pinocchio in Disney\u2019s new adaptation of the classic Italian fairytale \u2013 has spoken about his \u201cdream\u201d experience working with Tom Hanks on the movie.<\/p>\n
Hanks plays Geppetto in the film, which arrives on Disney Plus on Thursday 8th September, and during an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Ainsworth shared some insight about what it was like starring alongside the two-time Oscar winner.<\/p>\n \u201cYou always dream of working with legends such as Tom Hanks,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd luckily my dream came true with Pinocchio.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he was really, really nice. Like, he gave me the nickname Ben-occhio on set which was really nice!\u201d<\/p> Ainsworth further explained that Hanks also had the idea for him to wear his own Pinocchio hat around the set, adding that: \u201cIt was really fun working with him.\u201d<\/p>\n The new film is fairly faithful to the previous Disney animation from 1940, but there are also a couple of changes \u2013 including the addition of four new musical numbers, two of which are performed by Hanks.<\/p>\n