Two Pinocchio films are opening later this year — one in September, another in December.
First out of the gate is a Disney+, family-friendly musical fantasy version from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as Gepetto, and representing a blend of live action and CG.
Three months later Netflix Animation will release a second musical fantasy that sounds like an artier, more angular version — all stop-motion, set in fascist Italy and directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson.
I’m not presuming that the latter version will be less rote and more adult-friendly, but it certainly sounds like it might be that.
Guillermo del Toro’s new #Pinocchio stop-motion musical will be set during the rise of Mussolini in fascist Italy. pic.twitter.com/nkcrbkI3ol
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) December 29, 2021
