Guillermo del Toro is an extraordinary filmmaker, renowned for his ability to infuse horror with beauty. His distinctive visual style and captivating storytelling have earned him numerous accolades for films such as “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water.” With a strong passion for both horror and fairy tales, del Toro has solidified his name in the filmmaking industry and continues to make a significant impact by producing films that stay true to his unique vision.
While del Toro is predominantly known for his work in the dark side of cinema, he has also ventured into different genres. His latest endeavor, “Pinocchio,” is a stop-motion animated feature film released in 2022. As the animated genre has gained substantial popularity, particularly at the box office, del Toro hopes to deliver a more profound and compelling narrative within the animation world.
Although he is not closing the door on live-action films in the future, del Toro plans to dedicate much of his time to animation. In 2023, animated features such as “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” have found success at the box office. However, del Toro believes there is still untapped potential in animation, especially in terms of storytelling.
“I believe you can make an adult fantasy drama with stop-motion and move people emotionally. I think stop-motion can be intravenous, it can go straight to your emotions in a way that no other medium can,” del Toro told The Hollywood Reporter. He added, “Animation to me is the purest form of art, and it’s been kidnapped by a bunch of hoodlums. We have to rescue it. [And] I think that we can Trojan-horse a lot of good shit into the animation world.”
The director despises “perfection” and strives to incorporate poetic beauty into his dark body of work. For his adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” del Toro wanted the film to feel distinctly human and imbued with the ability to touch the human spirit. Following the success of the Oscar-nominated feature, del Toro has set his sights on another stop-motion film for Netflix based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2015 fantasy novel “The Buried Giant.”
“The Buried Giant” follows an elderly British couple, where no one can retain long-term memories. Given the stirring and masterfully crafted storytelling in “Pinocchio,” audiences can expect another groundbreaking film from del Toro. He will collaborate with Dennis Kelly, the writer of “Matilda the Musical,” who will serve as the co-writer for del Toro’s upcoming project.
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