Face to face, two versions of the character created by Carlos Collordi in the 19th century.
On the one hand, Disney will premiere a live action of this children’s classic creating a colorful and happy Pinocchio, on the other there is a much darker story and faithful to the original, which is also directed by the Mexican Guillermo del Toro.
The first will be released through the Disney + platform and again unites the duo Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks, who plays Geppetto; the second is a Netflix bet and it should be noted that it has generated many expectations among its subscribers.
Which one will you like more? That will be known in a few more weeks. For now, here is a comparative list between both productions.
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Version with Mexican tints
Title: “Pinocchio”
Director: Guillermo del Toro, director of “The Shape of Water”, “The Crimson Peak” and “Pan’s Labyrinth”.
Gender: Animated musical in stop motion, a technique that requires manually manipulating the figures and taking 24 photographs to simulate a second of movement.
About six minutes of the film were animated at the Chucho Workshop, promoted by Del Toro, in his hometown of Guadalajara.
Cast: At the moment there are only official voices in English, with the main ones falling on David Bradley, Gregory Mann and Ewan McGregor.
Plot: It is located in the fascist Italy of the 30s, giving the plot a dark aspect. Only the cricket has a body more like a real insect and the fairy is someone with feathered touches.
The project began to prepare for 15 years, but the Oscar winner found several closed doors that did not believe in him. Netflix entered the fray and was the company that managed to pull it off
Budget: The total is unknown, but in 2017 the filmmaker himself reported that 35 million dollars would be needed to continue with it, otherwise it would be canceled. Months later, the streaming platform entered the project.
Premiere: December 2022
Disney’s live action
Title: “Pinocchio”
Director: Robert Zemeckis, director of “Back to the Future”, “The Polar Express” and “Walk the Line”.
Gender: Live action, that is, it combines animated Pinocchio and cricket, with real scenes and people.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Eva Ainsworth, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
It was filmed in Tuscany, Italy and on location in England.
Plot: It is basically the adaptation of the Disney animated classic, something that the company already experienced last decade with The Lion King, which ranks 8th among the highest-grossing films of all time in the world. This film for every dollar spent on production, got six in theaters.
Budget: Estimated $150 million
Premiere: September
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