Ewan McGregor’s “Cricket” Narrates Netflix’s GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO’s Teaser… And It’s Truly Magical

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion musical 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.

In select theaters in November and on Netflix in December, and lifelong passion project of del Toro, check out the brand new trailer.

Netflix announced in August of 2020 the cast of Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion animated musical feature. Newcomer Gregory Mann will star as Pinocchio with Ewan McGregor as Cricket and David Bradley (Harry Potter franchise, Game of Thrones) as Geppetto. Other cast includes Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton, Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, John Turturro (The Batman), Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman (Nightmare Alley), Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen), Burn Gorman (Enola Holmes).

Drawing on the classic Carlo Collodi tale, this stop motion musical follows the extraordinary journey of a wooden boy magically brought to life by a father’s wish. Set during the rise of Fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, del Toro’s Pinocchio is a story of love and disobedience as Pinocchio struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.

The film is directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox). Del Toro and Patrick McHale wrote the script. The song lyrics are by del Toro and Katz, with music by Academy Award® winner Alexandre Desplat who will also write the score. Gris Grimly created the original design for the
Pinocchio character. The film’s puppets are being built by Mackinnon and Saunders (Corpse Bride). Pinocchio is produced by del Toro, The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson, ShadowMachine’s Alex
Bulkley and Corey Campodonico, as well as Exile Entertainment’s Gary Ungar; it is co-produced by
Blanca Lista of The Jim Henson Company and Gris Grimly. Other credits include production supervisor
Melanie Coombs, co-production designers Guy Davis and Curt Enderle, animation supervisor Brian
Hansen, puppet supervisor Georgina Hayns, director of photography Frank Passingham, art director
Rob DeSue, and animatic editor Ken Schretzmann.

Principal photography began Fall 2019 at ShadowMachine’s Portland, Oregon studio, and production has continued uninterrupted during the pandemic.

“After years of pursuing this dream project, I found my perfect partner in Netflix. We have spent a long time curating a remarkable cast and crew and have been blessed by continuous support from Netflix to quietly and carefully soldier on, barely missing a beat. We all love and practice animation with great passion and believe it to be the ideal medium to retell this classic story in a completely new way,” says del Toro.