Netflix has revealed the official teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a stop-motion musical adventure coming to the streaming service in December 2022. You can check out the new Pinocchio teaser trailer in the player below, and you’ll find the full poster underneath.
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 musical 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.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio cast also 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.
The writers are Del Toro and Patrick McHale, and the producers include Del Toro, Lisa Henson, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, and Gary Ungar. Jason Lust is the executive producer.
The song lyrics are by del Toro and Katz, with music by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat, who will also write the score.
Gris Grimly created the original design for the Pinocchio character. The film’s puppets are being built by Mackinnon and Saunders (Corpse Bride).
Other credits include production supervisor Melanie Coombs, co-production designers Guy Davis and Curt Enderle, animation supervisor Brian Hansen, puppet supervisor Georgina Hayns, director of photography Frank Passingham, art director Rob DeSue, and animatic editor Ken Schretzmann.
Principal photography began in the fall of 2019 at ShadowMachine’s Portland, Oregon studio, and production has continued uninterrupted during the pandemic.
“After years of pursuing this dream project, I found my perfect partner in Netflix,” said del Toro. “We have spent a long time curating a remarkable cast and crew and have been blessed by continuous support from Netflix to quietly and carefully soldier on, barely missing a beat.
‘We all love and practice animation with great passion and believe it to be the ideal medium to retell this classic story in a completely new way.”
Del Toro has been an executive producer on some of the most beloved and successful animated films, including the DreamWorks Animation feature films Puss in Boots, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Rise of the Guardians.
His movies include Nightmare Alley, The Shape of Water (winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design, and Best Score), three-time Academy Award winner Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Hellboy II, Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim and The Devil’s Backbone.
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Jenna Busch has written and spoken about movies, TV, video games, and comics all over the Internet for over 15 years, co-hosted a series with Stan Lee, appeared on multiple episodes of “Tabletop,” written comic books, and is a contributing author for the 13 books in the “PsychGeeks” series including “Star Wars Psychology.” She founded Legion of Leia and hosted the “Legion” podcast.