On Saturday October 15, 2022, Guillermo del Toros’s Pinocchio celebrated its World Premiere at BFI London Film Festival. The acclaimed character has seen a resurgence of late in 2022 and the premiere on Saturday as cemented Del Toro’s Pinocchio as one of 2022 most anticipated releases. The Pinocchio 2022 cast walked the red carpet with there little friend in hand in some cases.
Synopsis:
Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson 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.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Premieres on Netflix: December 9,2022
Director: Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Writers: Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson (Jim Henson Company), Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico (Shadow Machine)
Executive Producer: Jason Lust
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Production Designer: Guy Davis
Co Production Designer: Curt Enderle
Art Director: Robert DeSue
Animation Supervisor: Brian Leif Hansen
Director of Photography: Frank Passingham
Director of Character Fabrication: Georgina Hayns
Cast: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman
Pinocchio has seen a resurgence of late in 2022. With Netflix Pinocchio 2022 being the second adaption of the classic story. Disney released a live-action Pinocchio this year on Disney plus.
Pinocchio the character is part of the pubic domain, meaning that anyone or any studio can produce a Pinocchio movie, and even change it. This year we saw the release of another public domain character when Winnie the Pooh was adapted into a horror movie.
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