Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A wooden puppet stands in a doorway. In front of him is a creature resembling a Chimera.
Release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
Based onThe Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Illustrations
by Gris Grimly
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byEwan McGregor
CinematographyFrank Passingham
Edited by
Music byAlexandre Desplat[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) (BFI)
  • November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09) (United States)
  • December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) (Netflix)
Running time
117 minutes[3]
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico[4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[5]
Box office$109,846[6]

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (or simply Pinocchio) is a 2022 stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, with a screenplay by del Toro and Patrick McHale. Matthew Robbins and del Toro's modified Pinocchio story,[7] drawing from the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, was strongly influenced by Gris Grimly's illustrations for a 2002 edition of the book. The film reimagines the adventures of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver Geppetto. Set in Fascist Italy during the interwar period,[8] the film stars the voice of Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton. Pinocchio was the final film credited to Gustafson before his death in 2024.[9]

A longtime passion project for del Toro, who considers that no other character ever "had as deep of a personal connection to [him]" as Pinocchio, the film is dedicated to the memories of his parents. It was originally announced in 2008 with a release in 2013 or 2014. However, it went into development hell. In January 2017, McHale, creator of Over the Garden Wall, was announced to co-write the screenplay, but production was suspended in November 2017 as no studios were willing to provide financing. It was revived the following year after being acquired by Netflix.

Pinocchio premiered at the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 15, 2022. It was released in select theaters on November 9, 2022, and began streaming on Netflix on December 9. It received critical acclaim for its animation, voice acting, emotional depth, musical scores and visuals. It also received multiple accolades, including winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and three Golden Globe nominations, winning Best Animated Feature Film. Del Toro is the first Latino to win the Golden Globe category, and Pinocchio is the first film for a streaming service to win at both ceremonies, as well as the second stop-motion animated film after Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Desplat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Acosta, Gabriel (April 27, 2021). "Pinocchio empieza a cobrar vida en el Taller del Chucho en Guadalajara (Pinocchio begins to come to life at El Taller del Chucho in Guadalajara)". Publimetro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio at BFI London Film Festival". Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "New Pinocchio film gives jump start to Jalisco animation studio". mexiconewsdaily.com. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Sharf, Zack (August 31, 2017). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' Isn't Dead Yet, But He Needs $35 Million to Make It". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Netflix Blitz at Annecy: 'Entergalactic' Date; New Pics from 'Pinocchio,' 'Sea Beast'; 'LD+R' Featurette". June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Netflix Film [@NetflixFilm] (August 19, 2020). "Set during the rise of Fascism in Mussolini's Italy, PINOCCHIO — a musical directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson (FANTASTIC MR. FOX) with a score by Alexandre Desplat — is a story of love and disobedience as Pinocchio struggles to live up to his father's expectations" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Mike Rogoway | The (February 2, 2024). "Oscar-winning Portland animator Mark Gustafson dies at 63". oregonlive. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Guillermo del Toro Makes History with 2023 Golden Globes Win". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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