Culture January 25, 2022

No strings: Teaser to 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' now available

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A new teaser for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio," a stop-motion animated version of Carlo Collodi's children's tale, has been released.

Gregory Mann voices the titular wooden marionette who gets his magic wish to become a flesh-and-blood boy in the film from the visionary Oscar winner.

Guiding him along the way is Ewan McGregor's Sebastian J. Cricket.

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"It's a story you think you know, but you don't. Not really," Cricket chuckles.

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"Game of Thrones" and "Hot Fuzz" veteran David Bradley voices Pinocchio's creator Geppetto. The voice cast also includes "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and "Stranger Things" lead Finn Wolfhard; del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" co-star and Oscar winner Cate Blanchett; Christoph Waltz, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson; and frequent del Toro collaborator Ron Perlman.

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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reimagines the classic Italian tale of Pinocchio in a stop-motion musical adventure, airing on Netflix.

The film debuts exclusively on Netflix in December of 2022.