Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Enlists ‘Paddington 2’ Director Paul King

Here’s a sentence you never thought you’d see five years ago: The director of those Paddington movies is so hot right now.

But as it turns out, he really, really is.

Paul King first came to prominence as the director of the British series The Mighty Boosh, and he marked an intriguing choice to helm a Paddington movie based on the lovable bear.

But that 2014 film warmed hearts the world over, critics and audiences alike, and King’s sequel Paddington 2 has earned similarly rave reviews.

Now, King is being courted for big studio projects all over …

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