Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Has a Powerfully Emotional New Trailer

From its very earliest iterations, Pinocchio has by no means been a child’s story. Yes, it’s a few child, however emotionally, it offers with points which might be far more grownup. And in its latest model, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro not solely leans into these complicated emotions, however does so in a medium the place he can say a lot extra.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is in choose theaters now however it involves Netflix December 9. The man behind Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone, and The Shape of Water groups up with Mark Gustafson to smash all conceptions of Pinocchio extensive open. And, in doing so, he makes it very clear that anybody who says animated movies are just for youngsters is simply plain unsuitable. This model new trailer reveals simply how deep del Toro goes with this story.

With his Pinocchio, del Toro has put collectively a dynamite solid and actually pulled some extra sinister themes and scenes from the unique Pinocchio guide by Carlo Collodi. The character “dies,” is reborn, will get used, abused, and his complete existence is based on Geppetto’s unimaginable grief. Nope, this isn’t your guardian’s Pinocchio. This isn’t a Disney Pinocchio. This is Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and whenever you watch it, you higher have a field of tissues.

Featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, and Tim Blake Nelson, together with Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio shall be on Netflix December 9.

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