7) Pinocchio
Stop-motion animation is a terrifically time-consuming way of making animated movies, and it rarely brings in the big bucks of a CGI film, but it does often produce great, critically-acclaimed, results.
Del Toro was at one stage planning a stop-motion film; an adaptation of The Adventures of Pinocchio. This would be great to see, as the director would be a perfect fit for the material. Even the Disney version – though its edges are rounded off – is pretty macabre, what with children being punished by being hideously turned into donkeys. Del Toro, meanwhile, would surely restore the even darker elements from the original tale.
Concept art for the film was released (see above) but, unfortunately, nothing else ever was. What’s more, Disney are planning a new version as per their obsession with live-action re-treads of their classic films. So, it looks like del Toro’s Pinocchio won’t ever become a real boy, but we can still hope otherwise.
Published: Mar 2, 2016 02:28 pm