“Pinocchio” is the latest Disney animated film to get an updated “live-action” remake in our contemporary times. The 1940 original is rightfully a classic — a film that pushed the boundary of what animation can bring to the screen and a story about a boy’s earnest search to find out who he is. Robert Zemeckis’ […]
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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Won’t Be Family Friendly
If you were hoping the stop-motion Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio movie coming to Netflix would turn out to be family entertainment like the Disney version, think again. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who has been trying to get this film made for years, recently confirmed that the adaptation is to be political, and not geared specifically towards children. Of […]
Daily Podcast: James Bond, Pinocchio, D&D, Netflix, Muppets, Jurassic World 3, Donald Glover
On the February 21, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including James Bond 25, Dungeons and Dragons and live-action Pinocchio directors, Netflix acquires more talent, Disney plans to reboot the Muppets and […]
Pinocchio review: National Theatre
The episodic tale remains intact. Poor puppet-maker Geppetto longs for a son and makes a wish for one of his puppets to turn into a real boy. Pinocchio comes woodenly alive but has to be tested through a series of adventures and misfortunes to prove he deserves the ultimate transformation into flesh and blood. John […]
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Loses Director Sam Mendes
Disney’s new mission to remake their entire animated canon in live-action keeps on trucking forward, but one project is moving a little more slowly than others. The live-action take on Pinocchio has lost Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, who was reported to be taking the director’s seat earlier this year. Word comes from The Tracking […]
Guillermo del Toro Teases Antifascist ‘Pinocchio,’ First ‘The Shape of Water’ Clip Revealed
Guillermo del Toro has a tendency to juggle several passion projects before some of them make it to the theater after an excruciating wait, and others fall by the wayside. (RIP Hellboy 3.) But with his newest film The Shape of Water receiving rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival this week and coming to theaters later this year, […]
