Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is finally coming to life as a stop motion animated film, with del Toro writing, producing, and directing a brand new version of the classic children’s tale about a puppet who wants to be a real live boy, based on Gris Grimly‘s designs. Del Toro’s passion project is coming to Netflix this holiday season, set to debut December 2022.
Watch the teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio below!
As you’d probably expect, del Toro’s Pinocchio will be quite unlike past tellings of the tale – including Carlo Collodi’s original children’s novel and Disney’s animated classic.
Here’s the official synopsis from Netflix: “Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world.”
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, the film features an all-star voice cast with Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto, and introducing Gregory Mann as Pinocchio. Other cast includes Finn Wolfhard, Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, with Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz and Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton.
Pinocchio was written by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale.
