Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette in a new stop-motion feature, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. Directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) the film premieres in theaters today (November 9th) in selected cities and on Netflix on December 9th. Here’s the final trailer:
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, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, with Christoph Waltz and Tilda Swinton.
Synopsis:
Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.
Premieres: December 9, 2022 on Netflix and in select theaters now
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
Based on the Book Pinocchio Written by Carlo Collodi
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a.; Lisa Henson; Gary Ungar, p.g.a.; Alex Bulkley, p.g.a. & Corey Campodonico
Executive Producer Jason Lust
Director of Photography Frank Passingham
Production Design by Guy Davis and Curt Enderle
Edited by Ken Schretzman, Holly Klein
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Songs: Music by Alexandre Desplat; Lyrics by Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
Co-Producers Melanie Coombs, Gris Grimly, Blanca Lista
Directors of Character Fabrication Ian MacKinnon, Peter Saunders, and Georgina Hayns
Animation Supervisor Brian Leif Hansen
Puppet Supervisor: Georgina Hayns
Art Director Robert DeSue
Visual Effects Supervisor Jeffrey Schaper
Sound Design and Supervision: Scott Martin Gershin
Re-Recording Mixers: Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano
Casting by Mary Hidalgo
Cast: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman
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