In this photo, Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro with sample prop of wooden boy from Pinocchio. (Photo: Twitter/NetflixFilm)The cast for Netflix’s new Pinocchio film has been chosen.
The streaming service announced Wednesday that newcomer Gregory Mann will assume the title role along with Ewan McGregor as Cricket and David Bradley as Geppetto. Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro will direct the stop-motion animated musical.
“After years of pursuing this dream project, I found my perfect partner in Netflix,” del Toro said in a statement. “We have spent a long time curating a remarkable cast and crew and have been blessed by continuous support from Netflix to quietly and carefully soldier on, barely missing a beat.”
Introducing the epic cast of @RealGDT‘s stop-motion PINOCCHIO film:
Newcomer Gregory Mann as Pinocchio
Ewan McGregor as Cricket
David Bradley as GepettoPlus:
Tilda Swinton
Christoph Waltz
Finn Wolfhard
Cate Blanchett
John Turturro
Ron Perlman
Tim Blake Nelson
Burn Gorman pic.twitter.com/Jo5HtfdVc4— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) August 19, 2020
Other cast members include Oscar winners Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett. Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson and Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman will have roles in the film as well.
Pinocchio will be based on Carlo Collodi’s tale. The musical will follow the journey of a wooden boy who is magically brought to life by a puppet-maker’s wish. The story will be set during the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy. The film is set to debut in theaters and on Netflix.