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| via Deadline |
Guillermo del Toro, along with The Jim Henson Company and Pathe are scheduled to shoot a 3D stop motion animated adaptation of the fairytale Pinocchio. According to an exclusive from Deadline, this film will be much edgier than the previous Disney adaption.
The concept design is based on an illustrated 2002 book by Gris Grimly (who will also co-direct along with Mark Gustafson).
No surprise here that the storyline has come from del Toro (along with frequent collaborator, Matthew Robbins). Robbins will also be the scripwriter. Del Toro will co-produce alongside Jim Henson Company's Lisa Henson and Jason Lust, and Allison Abbate. Gary Ungar will be executive producer, along with Pathe's Francois Ivernel and Cameron McCracken.
When asked about the darker take on this much loved story, del Toro said "There has to be darkness in any fairy tale or children's narrative work, something the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson and Walt Disney understood," he went on to say "We tend to call something Disney-fied, but a lot of people forget how powerfully disturbing the best animated Disney movies are, including those kids being turned into donkeys in Pinocchio."
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| via: Deadline exclusive |
Read the full exclusive, including brief commentary be del Toro over at Deadline.
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the concept alone would be enough to get me into the theater, but throw in Del Toro? I'm sold.
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