Sam Mendes is about to put down the peach and pick up ?Pinocchio,? TheWrap has learned. The esteemed and commercially proven director is exploring a live-action adaptation of the 1940 Walt Disney classic ?Pinocchio,? an individual familiar with the change told TheWrap. Less than a year ago, the Academy Award winner was attached to direct a flesh-and-blood version of Roald Dahl?s ?James and the Giant Peach.? Read original story Disney Live-Action Shakeup: Sam Mendes Jumps to ?Pinocchio? From ?James and the Giant Peach? At TheWrap