Director Guillermo del Toro warned that his remake of “Pinocchio” will be a politically-driven parable and not the family-friendly story portrayed in the famous Disney film.
The director, known for dark, fantasy stories like “The Shape of Water” and “Hellboy,” spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at the Marrakech Film Festival about the stop-motion animated film that he’s been pitching for years where he revealed that the film he has in mind is more of a political fable.
“It’s not a ‘Pinocchio’ for all the family,” he said of his story, which is set in 1930s Italy. “Of course. ‘Pinocchio’ during the rise of Mussolini, do the math. A puppet during the rise of fascism, yes, it is [political].”
While the star…
