From itsvery early iterations , Pinocchio has never been a kid ’s tale . Yes , it ’s about a Thomas Kid , but emotionally , it deals with issuesthat are much more adult . And in its newest version , Oscar - winning directorGuillermo del Toronot only leans intothose complex feelings , but does so in a medium where he can say so much more .
Guillermo del Toro ’s Pinocchio is in select theater now but it add up to Netflix December 9.The man behindPan ’s Labyrinth , The Devil ’s Backbone , andThe Shape of Waterteams up with Mark Gustafson to blast all design of Pinocchio widely open . And , in doing so , he makes it very clear that anyone who saysanimated films are only for kidsis just plain wrong . Thisbrand newfangled trailershows just how recondite del Toro is going with this story .
With his Pinocchio , del Toro has put together a dynamite cast and really pulled some more ominous themes and tantrum from the original Pinocchio book by Carlo Collodi . The character reference “ conk out , ” is reborn , gets used , ill-treated , and his intact world is predicated on Geppetto ’s unimaginable grief . Nope , this is not your parent ’s Pinocchio . This is not a Disney Pinocchio . This is Guillermo del Toro ’s Pinocchio and when you watch it , you well have a box seat of tissue paper .
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio hits Netflix December 9.Image: Netflix
have the representative of Ewan McGregor , Tilda Swinton , Christoph Waltz , Finn Wolfhard , Cate Blanchett , John Turturro , Ron Perlman , and Tim Blake Nelson , along with Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto , Guillermo del Toro ’s Pinocchio will be on Netflix December 9 .
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