Ewan McGregor has confirmed that he will voice Jiminy Cricket in the Netflix remake of Pinocchio.

The 49 year-old Scottish actor confirmed the news in a Zoom interview with ACE Universe on Tuesday.

Directed by award-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, the film will tell a darker tale of the the puppet boy than the 1940 Disney family favourite and is set for release in 2021.

The Moulin Rouge star said: "I'm playing Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro's version of Pinocchio. 

"I had started working on [it] before I left for New York, so some of that is recorded."

He revealed that his part was mostly finished as it was only a voice recording but added that the animation would ‘take them a great long time to make’.

According to Netflix, the story will follow the darker side of Pinocchio’s tale as illustrated in a 2002 book by Gris Grimly.

Despite the dark turn of the family story, McGregor teased that there could still be some Disney-style magic in the new adaptation.

"There may or may not be a song that has to be recorded. 

"I'm not sure I'm at liberty to discuss that," he added.