‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’: Watch Whimsical BTS Video From Animated Film

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been making a home for himself and his various projects at Netflix with a string of CGI animated shows such as “Trollhunters,” “3Below,” and “Wizards.” Continuing that passion for animation, del Toro has teamed with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” animation director Mark Gustafson for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” The project will bring to life these classic fairy tale characters via stop-motion animation and will separate itself from the Disney incarnations with a darker tone and aesthetic.

Netflix is promoting its slate of films and shows this weekend with their big event Tudum, giving us a new sneak peek of the animated flick with a behind-the-scenes video with the co-director (See below).

Adapting from the classic tale from Italian author Carlo Collodi, the script was penned by del Toro, Patrick McHale, and Matthew Robbins. The pic boasts an impressive voice cast that consists of Ewan McGregor, Gregory Mann, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, John Turturro, Burn Gorman, Finn Wolfhard, and David Bradley.

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Netflix previously provided the brief logline for the familiar fairy tale film:

“Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents the 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 film 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.”

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” will debut on Netflix this holiday season in December.

Another project on the horizon is a live-action original horror anthology series, “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” which will see a bunch of established directors hand-picked by del Toro to helm episodes such as Jennifer Kent, Panos Cosmatos, Vincenzo Natali, and others.

You can watch the behind-the-scenes clip below.