In his first directing deal since wrapping The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro has partnered with Netflix to create his stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio.
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According to Deadline, del Toro’s co-production designer Guy Davis will be taking inspiration from the the illustrations of Gris Grimly, as rendered in a 2002 edition of Carlo Collodi’s original story.
Guillermo del Toro has wanted to make a darker version of the little wooden boy’s journey for a decade now—and with Grimly’s evocative illustrations as inspiration, this is one passion project that we can’t wait to see unfold!
Check out some of the interior art below!
And there’s more where that came from! Check out more of Gris Grimly’s illustrations in Pinocchio—available from Starscape!
I hope this gets made. Collodi, Grimly and Del Toro are a match made in heaven. Well, at least theoretically.
I’m a hardcore Del Toro fan since Cronos, and his last two movies have been bitter disappointments to me, awards or no awards.
I love Gris Grimly’s work; I’m so pleased to see him getting some ‘mainstream’ recognition. I’d heard this project was in the works a while ago & I’m really looking forward to it.