Guillermo del Toro's "Pinocchio" Arrives on Netflix in December

Netflix is reimagining the classic story of Pinocchio for an upcoming stop-motion musical, directed by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro. The trailer, released on 27 July, highlights the narration from Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket. In the voice-over, he warns that you might think you know this story, but "you don't."

Netflix released the first teaser on 24 January, which gave viewers their initial glimpse at the stop-motion animation film. Netflix's "Pinocchio" — which del Toro has been working on for over a decade — is based on the original 1883 Italian tale written by Carlo Collodi, which Disney revamped in 1940 with its own animated movie. In 2008, del Toro announced his plans to develop a stop-motion animated movie based on Collodi's version, but over the years, he struggled to find funding for it and was forced to switch studios multiple times.

Now, Netflix says del Toro has reinvented "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."

Read on for everything we know about "Pinocchio," including the cast and release date.

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"Pinocchio" Teaser Trailer #2

"Pinocchio" Release Date

del Toro's "Pinocchio" will premiere on Netflix on 9 Dec.

"Pinocchio" Cast

"Pinocchio"'s voice cast includes Ewan McGregor, Gregory Mann, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro.

"Pinocchio" First-Look Photo

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"Pinocchio" First-Look Photo

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