Pinocchio is an upcoming American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Gris Grimly’s design from his 2002 edition of the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It was written from a screenplay by del Toro, Gris Grimly, Patrick McHale, and Matthew Robbins and a story by del Toro and Robbins.
The film marks the animated feature film directorial debut of Guillermo del Toro. It stars the voices of Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Finn Wolfhard, Burn Gorman, and John Turturro.
Produced by The Jim Henson Company and ShadowMachine in co-production with Necropia Entertainment, Pinocchio was announced by Del Toro in 2008 and scheduled to be released in 2014, but the project went into development hell. In January 2017, McHale was announced to co-write the script, but in November 2017, the production was suspended as no studios were willing to provide financing. The production was revived the following year after being acquired by Netflix. The film is planned for a 2021 release.
In 2008, Guillermo del Toro announced that his next project, a darker adaptation of the Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, was in development. He has called Pinocchio his passion project, stating that: "no art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio", and "I've wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember".
On February 17, 2011, it was announced that Gris Grimly and Mark Gustafson would co-direct a stop motion animated Pinocchio film written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins based on Grimly's designs, with del Toro producing along with The Jim Henson Company and Pathé.
On May 17, 2012, del Toro took over for Grimly. In February 2012, Del Toro released some concept arts with the designs of Pinocchio, Geppetto, the Talking Cricket, Mangiafuoco, and the Fox and the Cat. On July 30, 2012, it was announced that the film would be produced and animated by ShadowMachine.
On January 23, 2017, Patrick McHale was announced to co-write the script with del Toro. On August 31, 2017, del Toro told IndieWire and at the 74th Venice International Film Festival that the film needs a budget increase of $35 million more dollars or it would be canceled.
On November 8, 2017, he reported that the project was not happening, because no studios were willing to finance it. At one point, Matthew Robbins considered making the movie as a 2D-animated film with French artist Joann Sfar to bring the costs down, but del Toro eventually decided that it had to be stop-motion, even if the higher budget made it harder get greenlighted. However, on October 22, 2018, it was announced that the film had been revived, with Netflix acquiring it
Filming on the film commenced in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Portland, Oregon on January 31, 2020, and was planned to take five months. On January 8, 2020, Alexandre Desplat started composing the film's score, as well as writing original songs for the film. The film marks the second time Desplat and del Toro collaborated on a film, the first being The Shape of Water. Nick Cave had previously said on August 23, 2012, that he would be the composer for the film.
Pinocchio Cast
- Gregory Mann as Pinocchio
- Ewan McGregor as The Talking Cricket
- David Bradley as Mister Geppetto
- Ron Perlman as Mangiafuoco
- Tilda Swinton as The Fairy with Turquoise Hair
- Christoph Waltz as The Fox and the Cat
- Cate Blanchett
- Tim Blake Nelson
- Finn Wolfhard as Lampwick
- John Turturro
- Burn Gorman
On January 31, 2020, it was announced Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, and David Bradley had joined the cast of the film. Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Waits, and Christopher Walken were previously considered. On August 19, 2020, Gregory Mann, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro, and Burn Gorman joined the cast of the film.
Pinocchio Release Date
Disney is moving a couple of its 2021 movies to Disney Plus and seemingly removing them from theaters in an effort to bolster its streaming service.
Peter Pan & Wendy and the live-action adaptation of Pinocchio are heading to Disney Plus as streaming originals, Disney Studios head Sean Bailey announced tonight at a streaming event. Disenchanted, a sequel to the studio’s 2007 film, will also debut on Disney Plus alongside Sister Act 3. More are likely to be announced as Disney figures out its plans moving into 2021.
Unlike Warner Bros., which announced it’s moving all of its 2021 films to a hybrid release, appearing on HBO Max the same day they land in theaters, Disney is only moving a number of titles. These live-action titles, Pinocchio and Peter Pan & Wendy, will skip theaters and stream on Disney Plus as Disney tries to bring more high-profile content to its biggest streaming platform.
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