Guillermo del Toro has no strings to hold him down.
Winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars hasn’t changed Guillermo del Toro one bit. For his follow-up to The Shape of Water, the whimsical horror maestro is co-writing Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, based on the popular children’s book series of the same name, then directing a stop motion musical version of Pinocchio for Netflix. (What is it with him and aquatic animals?)
It still won’t be as scary as the Disney film .
“No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio,” said del Toro in a statement. “In our story, Pinocchio is an innocent soul with an uncaring father who gets lost in a world he cannot comprehend. He embarks on an extraordinary journey that leaves him with a deep understanding of his father and the real world. I’ve wanted to make this movie for as long as I can remember.” del Toro is also creating a horror series for Netflix.
His Pleasure Island should be… interesting .
(Via Variety)
