Guillermo Del Toro brings us his vision of the wooden boy, Pinocchio. The film has received positive feedback after its U.S. premiere during the AFI Film Festival last week. Of course it was to be expected by the director whose imagination excels with its signature creations. 

The Synopsis 

Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson (Claymation Easter) 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.

The filmmaker had Patrick McHale (Adventure Time) join him as co-writer. A Primetime Emmy winner for Over The Garden Wall in 2015. The films comes with an outstanding cast including Gregory Mann “Pinocchio”, Ewan McGregor voicing “Cricket”,  David Bradley “Geppetto”, Tilda Swinton “Wood Sprite”, Christoph Waltz “Count Waltz”, Finn Wolfhard “Candlewick”, Cate Blanchett “Spazzatura”, John Turturro “Dottore”, Ron Perlman “Podesta”, Tim Blake Nelson “Black Rabbit”, and Burn Gorman “Priest”

Check out Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio anticipated trailer below!

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will be available in select theaters before the premiere on Netflix December 9, 2022.

Source: Netflix