Now playing in select theaters, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio comes to Netflix on December 9, and the official trailer has arrived today. The stop motion animated film offers up 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 and written, produced and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
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.
Watch the official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio below, which fully embraces the fairytale magic of the source material and may very well bring a tear to your eye.
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.
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