Pinocchio (2021 film)

Pinocchio is an upcoming American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film co-written and co-directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Gris Grimly's design from his 2002 edition of the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It was written from a screenplay by del Toro, Gris Grimly, Patrick McHale and Matthew Robbins and a story by del Toro and Robbins. The film marks the animated feature film directorial debut of Guillermo del Toro. It stars the voices of Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Finn Wolfhard, Burn Gorman and John Turturro.

Pinocchio
Teaser poster from ShadowMachine website
Directed by
Produced by
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Lisa Henson
  • Alexander Bulkley
  • Corey Campodonico
  • Gary Ungar
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Matthew Robbins
Based onThe Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Starring
Music byAlexandre Desplat[1]
CinematographyFrank Passingham
Edited byKen Schretzmann
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[3]

Produced by The Jim Henson Company and ShadowMachine in co-production with Necropia Entertainment, Pinocchio was announced by Del Toro in 2008 and scheduled to be released in 2014, but the project went into development hell. In January 2017, McHale was announced to co-write the script, but in November 2017, the production was suspended as no studios were willing to provide financing. The production was revived the following year after being acquired by Netflix. The film is planned for a 2021 release.

Plot

A dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairytale about a wooden puppet who comes to life and dreams of becoming a real boy takes place in 1930s Fascist Italy. When Pinocchio comes to life, he turns out not to be a nice boy, causing mischief and playing mean tricks. "A story of love and disobedience as Pinocchio struggles to live up to his father’s expectations." [4]

Cast

Production

Development
Guillermo del Toro worked on the film since 2008.

In 2008, Guillermo del Toro announced that his next project, a darker adaptation of the Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, was in development. He has called Pinocchio his passion project, stating that: "no art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio", and "I've wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember".[5] On February 17, 2011, it was announced that Gris Grimly and Mark Gustafson would co-direct a stop-motion animated Pinocchio film written by Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins and Grimly based by Grimly's designs, with del Toro producing along with The Jim Henson Company and Pathé.[6] On May 17, 2012, del Toro took over for Grimly.[7] On February 2012, Del Toro released some concept arts with the designs of Pinocchio, Geppetto, the Talking Cricket, Mangiafuoco and the Fox and the Cat. On July 30, 2012, it was announced that the film would be produced and animated by ShadowMachine.

On January 23, 2017, Patrick McHale was announced to co-write the script with del Toro.[8] On August 31, 2017, del Toro told IndieWire and at the 74th Venice International Film Festival that the film need a budget increase of $35 million more dollars or it would be cancelled.[9] On November 8, 2017, he reported that the project was not happening, because no studios were willing to finance it.[10] At one point, Matthew Robbins considered making the movie as a 2D-animated film with French artist Joann Sfar to bring the costs down, but del Toro eventually decided that it had to be stop-motion, even if the higher budget made it harder get greenlighted.[11] However, on October 22, 2018, it was announced that the film had been revived, with Netflix acquiring it.[12]

Casting

On January 31, 2020, it was announced Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz and David Bradley had joined the cast of the film.[13] Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Waits and Christopher Walken were previously considered.[14] On August 19, 2020, Gregory Mann, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro and Burn Gorman joined the cast of the film.[15]

Filming

Filming commenced in Guadalajara, Mexico and Portland, Oregon on January 31, 2020 and was planned to take five months.[13]

Music

On January 8, 2020, Alexandre Desplat started composing the film's score, as well as writing original songs for the film.[1] The film marks the second time Desplat and del Toro collaborated on a film, the first being The Shape of Water.[1] Nick Cave had previously said on August 23, 2012 that he would be the composer for the film.[16]

Release

On November 6, 2018, Netflix set the film's release date for 2021.[17]

References
  1. "Alexandre Desplat to Reteam with Guillermo del Toro on Netflix Animated Movie 'Pinocchio'". Film Music Reporter. January 8, 2020.
  2. Fleming Jr., Mike (February 17, 2011). "Guillermo Del Toro Starting Stop-Motion 'Pinocchio' Feature With Henson And Pathe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. Sharf, Zack (August 31, 2017). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' Isn't Dead Yet, But He Needs $35 Million to Make It". IndieWire. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. Netflix Film [@NetflixFilm] (19 August 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.
  5. "Long-awaited 'Pinocchio' by Guillermo del Toro will finally become a movie at Netflix". artchive.ru.
  6. Fleming Jr., Mike (February 17, 2011). "Guillermo Del Toro Starting Stop-Motion 'Pinocchio' Feature With Henson And Pathe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. Kroll, Justin (May 17, 2012). "Del Toro to helm 'Pinocchio' for Jim Henson Co". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. Trumbore, Dave (January 23, 2017). "Guillermo del Toro's Stop-Motion Movie 'Pinocchio' Adds 'Over the Garden Wall' Creator". Collider. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. Sharf, Zack (August 31, 2017). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' Isn't Dead Yet, But He Needs $35 Million to Make It". IndieWire. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  10. "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Movie Is 'Not Happening'". Screen Rant. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  11. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 'as far as you can get' from Disney version, says one of film's writers - Syfy Wire
  12. Lang, Brent (October 22, 2018). "Guillermo del Toro Directing 'Pinocchio' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  13. "David Bradley: Nie chciałem być znany jedynie jako facet z Harry'ego Pottera [WYWIAD]". January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  14. "Guillermo Del Toro Approached by Daniel Radcliffe, Wants Tom Waits and Christopher Walken for 'Pinocchio'". May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. D’Alessandro, Anthony (August 19, 2020). "Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton & More Round Out Cast For Guillermo del Toro Netflix 'Pinocchio' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  16. Radish, Christina (August 23, 2012). "Screenwriter/Composer Nick Cave Talks LAWLESS, Transitioning into Screenwriting, Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, and More". Collider. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  17. Trumbore, Dave (November 6, 2018). "Netflix Sets Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio' and Henry Selick's 'Wendell & Wild' for 2021". Collider. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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