#PINOCCHIO STORY SNL MOVIE#

Pinocchio is produced by del Toro, The Jim Henson Company ( The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) and ShadowMachine ( Bojack Horseman, The Shivering Truth), created the stop-motion production. After the incredible experience we've had with Trollhunters, I'm grateful that the great team at Netflix has given me the unique opportunity to present my version of this puppet-turned-boy to audiences globally,' the filmmaker said in a statement.

#PINOCCHIO STORY SNL MOVIE#

I’ve been waiting to produce this movie my whole life. He embarks on an extraordinary journey, which will allow him to understand his father and the real world. In our story, Pinocchio is an innocent soul with an indifferent father who is lost in a world he cannot understand.

“No art form has influenced my life and work more than animation, and I have had as deep a personal connection with no character in history as I have with Pinocchio. He will also write the script and produce it as a stop motion musical. This whimsical, stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world,' reads the synopsis of the new Pinocchio production, set to premiere in December on Netflix.ĭel Toro’s Pinocchio will be the debut of the Mexican as director of an animated feature film on Netflix. 'Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents the classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto.

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