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The Blue Fairy serves as Pinocchio's guide, offering him guidance and moral lessons. The Fox and the Cat are cunning tricksters who manipulate Pinocchio. Lampwick is Pinocchio's mischievous friend who leads him astray. The Cricket acts as Pinocchio's conscience, often offering advice and warnings.
Pinocchio (/ pɪˈnoʊkioʊ / ⓘ pin-OH-kee-oh; [1] Italian: [piˈnɔkkjo]) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. [2][3] Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village.
- Gregory Mann as Pinocchio
- Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket
- David Bradley as Gepetto
- Tilda Swinton as The Fairy with Turquoise Hair
- Finn Wolfhard as Candlewick
- Christoph Waltz as Count Volpe
- Cate Blanchett as Sprezzatura The Monkey
- Ron Perlman as Podestá
- Tim Blake Nelson as The Black Rabbits
Gregory Mannbrings to life the character of Pinocchio, a wooden boy with a borrowed soul, carved with love by Gepetto. Pinocchio has much to learn about the world, and sets off to school, though he becomes sidetracked along the way, tricked by a fox, a cat, and a terrifying puppet master. Mann also voices Carlo, the late son of Gepetto who is kille...
Ewan McGregorvoices Sebastian the Talking Cricket. We know what you're thinking, in the Disney films, The Talking Cricket is called Jiminy, but in the original, the cricket does not have a name. In del Toro's film, the cricket takes on a role similar to that of the cricket of the original story, sharing his wisdom from within the woodshop rather th...
David Bradleyis the voice of Gepetto the woodcarver, who, in del Toro’s telling of the story, carves the wooden boy out of the trunk of a tree that once grew over the grave of his beloved son Carlo. He is described by The Talking Cricket as an imperfect father to an imperfect son. After the loss of Carlo, Gepetto is given another chance at fatherho...
Tilda Swintonvoices the character known as The Fairy with Turquoise Hair, named after the original story’s character, who was the spirit of the forest who treats the wooden boy like a son. Del Toro’s rendition of the Blue Fairy is very different from those who preceded her, with glowing eyes, and peacock feathered wings attached to her ethereal for...
The role of troublemaker Candlewick is taken on byFinn Wolfhard. Candlewick, who has also been referred to as Romeo and Lampwick in the original telling of the story, is Pinocchio’s best friend. In the del Toro film he is the son of the fascist Podestà. After initially bullying the wooden boy, he soon becomes friends with him Finn Wolfhard is most ...
Christoph Waltzis credited as a character known as Count Volpe. In a role similar to that of the fox, Volpe is an abusive puppeteer who takes advantage of Pinocchio and his monkey Sprezzatura. He is a cunning antagonist who tricks naive Pinocchio into handing over his money, manipulating him with charm and leading the puppet down a path of temptati...
Cate Blanchett will voice Sprezzatura the Monkey, a new character added to the story who is the abused pet of Count Volpe. The money has a soft-spot for Pinocchio and tries to help him break free from Count Volpe. Blanchett was cast in the role after del Toro compared the actress to a cheeky, naughty twelve-year-old boy on the set of Nightmare Alle...
Ron Perlman voices Podesta who is one of the main antagonists in del Toro's film. He's a fascist government official who tries to exploit Pinocchio into becoming a child soldier in the war. He's the father of Candlewick and spreads propaganda across the town. Ron Perlman is both a screen and stage actor who has appeared in over 200 cinematic projec...
Tim Blake Nelsonvoices the Black Rabbits who populate the afterlife that Pinocchio visits over the course of the film. They act as minions of sorts to the fairy and carry his coffin up a mountain each time he dies. Tim Blake Nelson has previously worked with del Toro on Nightmare Alley andCabinet of Curiosities. He's become one of the most sought-a...
- Pinocchio and Carlo (Gregory Mann) A puppet made of pine wood, Pinocchio is a jubilant and naive little boy. Carpenter and wood carver Gepetto, fashions the marionette doll out of pine from the tree that sprouts at his late son Carlo’s grave.
- Gepetto (David Bradley) Griveing father Gepetto’s son Carlo was tragically taken from him at too young an age. Known for his intricate woodwork and carving, Gepetto serves as the town carpenter of his small Italian village, fashioning functional items to decorative ones like a wooden crucifix of Jesus Christ for his local church.
- Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) Mr. Cricket intends to settle down in a cozy nook to finally write his debut novel, full of his own life stories, but the universe seems to have other plans for him, for when he discovers a hollow in the pine tree that grew from Carlo’s pinecone, he settles in shortly before a drunken Gepetto chops the tree down in a desperate attempt to bring his dead son back.
- Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton) Coalescing from individual little eye-ball like spirits, the Wood Sprite decides to literally animate Pinocchio, turning him into more than just a stiff puppet.
Pinocchio is a big hit as Stromboli's stringless wonder, but he realizes that he's in trouble when Stromboli locks him in a cage as soon as the show is over. Jiminy mounts a valiant but doomed rescue effort, and both dudes are saved in the nick of time by the Blue Fairy.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (or simply Pinocchio) is a 2022 stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, with a story by Matthew Robbins and del Toro, and a screenplay by del Toro and Patrick McHale.
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Feb 24, 2023 · In PINOCCHIO’S GUIDE TO THE END OF THE WORLD, author Eva Moon unfolds the post-apocalyptic struggles and growth of Pinocchio with resilience and determination. Amidst the desolation, encounters with other survivors teach valuable lessons of friendship and trust.
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