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Director Sam Mendes exits Disney’s Pinocchio, prompting speculation of a Bond return

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It looks like Disney will have to find a new director to pull the strings on its live-action Pinocchio film, with The Tracking Board reporting that Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) has exited the project. It’s unclear why the filmmaker has opted to drop out of Pinocchio, but it has prompted speculation that Mendes could […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio movie isn’t happening

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Guillermo del Toro has revealed that his planned Pinocchio movie is no longer happening. The director’s stop-motion adaptation of the classic tale had been in the works since 2008, wanting to base his film on Gris Grimly’s art of Carlo Collodi’s famous 1883 novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio. The idea was to make a much […]

Guillermo del Toro still seeking financing for his stop-motion animated Pinocchio movie

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Like many of his projects, Guillermo del Toro’s planned stop-motion animated adaptation of Pinocchio seems to have found itself stuck in limbo, with very little in the way of movement. In January, del Toro announced that he was still working on the film, and had enlisted Emmy winner Patrick McHale to help pen the screenplay. And […]

Paul W.S. Anderson on Resident Evil reboots, live-action Pinocchio director, GOTGv2 cut cameo and more – Daily News Roundup

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RESIDENT EVIL(S) Over the weekend Constantin Films and Sony Gems announced they would rebooting the Resident Evil franchise following on from Paul W.S. Anderson’s swansong Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Producer Samuel Hadida had mentioned the possibility of this back in 2012 so it should come as no surprise, and it has been announced that […]

Guillermo del Toro finds a co-writer for stop-motion animated Pinocchio movie

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything on Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated adaptation of Pinocchio, but during an interview with Collider the fan favourite filmmaker has revealed that he’s still working on the project, and has enlisted Emmy winner Patrick McHale to help pen the script. “I’m preparing my first stop-motion animation feature […]

Toni Servillo to play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio

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Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio. Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.” “Pinocchio is a […]

All upcoming live-action Disney remakes

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Luke Owen looks to the future of Disney’s live-action output… Following the announcement of a live-action version of The Lion King [read my thoughts on that here], I thought we should collate together all the information we have on Disney’s other upcoming live-action adaptations. To date, there are a whopping seventeen of these in development, but all […]

Robert Downey Jr. and Ron Howard team up for a live-action Pinocchio

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Following the recent financial successes of Cinderella, Maleficent, and Alice in Wonderland, The Tracking Board are reporting that Warner Bros. is now interested in furthering development on Robert Downey Jr.’s Pinocchio, which he is producing alongside starring in as Geppetto. Ron Howard is also now confirmed to direct the film after Ben Stiller, Tim Burton, and […]

Interview: Guillermo del Toro talks Crimson Peak

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Guillermo Del Toro speaks to us about his new film Crimson Peak, strong female roles, Pinocchio and the much-discussed sequel to Pacific Rim… What were the seeds of the idea for Crimson Peak? Gothic romance is very important to my childhood and my teenage years and it’s been 40 years since I saw gothic romance treated […]