The first teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ reveals December release

Nightmare Alley’ filmmaker, and it is finally headed to our screens this December via Netflix, as a new teaser announces.

The brief look at the stop-motion style of animation focuses on Sebastian J. Cricket (voiced by del Toro style, here he’s not simply a funny character along for the ride – he lives in Pinocchio’s heart.

Quite what else del Toro is planning for the story remains to be seen, but Netflix’s plot synopsis is roughly in keeping with the original: “a wooden marionette is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto.”

Alongside del Toro has ever made – are all playing various characters.

Most of their roles are unknown right now, though the cast list mentions Perlman taking on the part of Mangiafuoco, the owner of a marionette theatre who proves to be a real threat in Pinocchio’s life.

Collodi’s story, ‘The Adventures Of Pinocchio’ was originally published in serial form in an 1880s Children’s magazine before being collected as a book in 1883. It has been adapted many times for both movies and TV, though possibly the most famous version remains Disney’s 1940 'Robert Zemeckis. It's also due this year, and headed to Disney+. Looks like we have ourselves a puppet-off. Or a Pinocchio-off?

Matthew Robbins have both contributed through the years.

The teaser simply lists the film as coming in December of this year – with luck, Netflix will give it a theatrical release ahead of its appearance on the streaming service. After all, don’t we want to see a fantasy film from Guillermo del Toro on a big movie screen?