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10 May 2012 9:44 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy series director Guillermo del Toro has been working (in some capacity) on the Jim Henson Company’s 3D stop-motion retelling of Pinocchio since 2008.

Back in February 2011, it was announced he would produce the film – which is based on a darker treatment of Carlo Collodi’s partly-serialized 19th century novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” – that del Toro co-wrote, in collaboration with Gris Grimly (the short “Cannibal Flesh Riot”) and Matthew Robbins. The latter also co-penned del Toro’s Mimic and collaborated with the filmmaker on the script for the Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark remake.

Reports are in that del Toro has decided to just go whole-hog on Pinocchio (fully titled… well, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and co-direct the picture, alongside Fantastic Mr. Fox animation director Mark Gustafson. Special effects will be ...

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- Sandy Schaefer

6 January 2012 6:31 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »

It looks like Tim Burton is preparing to bring Pinocchio to life on the big screen, and according to THR he wants Robert Downey Jr. to be the films star. If this all comes together Downey Jr. will take on the role of Geppetto, the man who builds the wooden boy that wants so badly to become a real boy. 

This is the same project that is set up at Warner Bros. where screenwriter Bryan Fuller is writing the script, he's the same guy who's worked on TV series such as Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies.

The story originated in Italian author Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. The story has been adapted several times for film over the years, but Disney's 1940 insanely creepy animated film is definitely the best known version. »

- Venkman

6 January 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

First announced in 2010 , Warner Bros. is developing a live-action take on Pinocchio with producer Dan Jinks and a script from Bryan Fuller. Now, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the studio is in talks with Tim Burton to direct and Robert Downey Jr. to potentially star as Geppetto. The story originated in Italian author Carlo Collodi's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio," published at first as a serial beginning in 1881. In 1940, Walt Disney Pictures released the most famous adaptation, though many subsequent takes have followed, including another project currently in production. That Pinocchio film is a stop-motion feature being developed through the Jim Henson Company with a script from Guillermo del Toro and Gris Grimley. Tim Burton's most recent film »

3 items from 2012