Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
as Senior Animator
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (or simply Pinocchio) is a 2022 animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson,
from a story by Matthew Robbins and del Toro, and a screenplay by del Toro and Patrick McHale.
It is loosely based on Carlo Collodi‘s 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio,
with the title character’s design strongly influenced by illustrator Gris Grimly‘s work.
Set in Fascist Italy during the interwar period, the story follows Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver, Geppetto. The film stars the voice of Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton.
Pinocchio was the final film credited to Mark Gustafson before his death in 2024.
Watch a timelapse from one of the shots I animated:
Watch the trailer:
AWARDS
- Best Animated Feature Film at Oscars, 2023
- Best Screenplay for Celine Sciamma at Annie Awards, 2023
- Best Feature Film and Audience Award at British Academy Awards, 2023
- Visual Effects Society Awards
CREDITS
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Written by Patrick McHale, Matthew Robbins
and Guillermo del Toro
based on Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Produced by Netflix, Shadow Machine
Cinematography Frank Passingham
music by Alexandre Desplat
Animation Director Brian Leif Hansen
Starring Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton