Pinocchio

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Aquilina, Tyler (March 17, 2021). "Pinocchio: Erivo, Gordon-Levitt & More Join Disney's Live-Action Film". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021 . Retrieved March 18, 2021. After an unusually long and bumpy road to the screen, production is finally underway on Disney's live-action remake of the animated classic Pinocchio. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio, a living wooden puppet carved by Geppetto, and brought to life by the Blue Fairy. He seeks to learn about right and wrong so that he can become a real boy. Team, Mashable (September 17, 2022). "The most watched TV and movies of the week are pure fantasy". Mashable . Retrieved October 4, 2022.

Non-speaking animal characters include Geppetto's pet kitten Figaro and goldfish Cleo, and Monstro, an enormous, chimeric sea monster who devours anything that crosses his path. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. McNary, Dave (August 6, 2020). "Tom Hanks in Talks to Play Geppetto in Disney's 'Pinocchio' ". Variety. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020 . Retrieved August 9, 2020. Gruenwedel, Erik (October 6, 2022). "Nielsen: Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' Topped Weekly Household TV Streaming Through Sept. 11". Media Play News . Retrieved October 28, 2022.Jones, Tamera (May 31, 2022). "Disney Announces Official Date for Second Disney+ Day Event". Collider. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022 . Retrieved June 2, 2022. a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 8, 2015). " 'Pinocchio'-Inspired Live-Action Pic in the Works at Disney". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017 . Retrieved November 26, 2019. A new Guillermo Del Toro movie is always something worth getting excited about, and I think his take on Pinocchio is another winner. While it might not live up to his very best films, it's another strong addition to his filmography... though it's also worth mentioning that he co-directed this one. Mark Gustafson is the other director, and he's not going to get as much credit as Del Toro, being the lesser-known name. But I imagine you don't get credited as a co-director unless you do a good deal of the work, so he shouldn't go ignored. Giuseppe Battiston as Stromboli, a puppet master who intends to force Pinocchio to perform onstage to make money. He speaks with an Italian accent and curses gibberish when he gets angry. [4] D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 26, 2021). " 'Beauty And The Beast' Star Luke Evans Joins Disney+'s Tom Hanks 'Pinocchio' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021 . Retrieved January 26, 2021.

The animation looks unique and is great to look at throughout. Unlike other animated movies with unique looks, I didn't feel like this one took a while to get used to. It pulls you in right away, and I think the music helps a great deal, too. It's overall a nice-looking and nice-sounding movie, with pretty good voice-acting, too. Erivo hits the notes needed to perform "When You Wish Upon a Star", which gets some modest and inoffensive additions. Although she now gets to perform the movie's standout song, her Blue Fairy is brief, not even resurfacing to help Pinocchio as she does in the 1940 one. According to Nielsen, Pinocchio was the 6th most watched program across all platforms during the week of September 11, 2022. [38] According to streaming aggregator Reelgood, Pinocchio was the 5th most watched program across all platforms during the week of September 17, 2022. [39] According to Whip Media, Pinocchio was the 8th most watched film across all platforms in the United States during the week of September 23, 2022. [40] Critical response [ edit ]Spangler, Todd (May 31, 2022). " 'Pinocchio' Live-Action Remake Premiere Date Set on Disney+". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022 . Retrieved May 31, 2022. Tom Hanks as Geppetto, an Italian woodcarver and toymaker who creates Pinocchio out of grief for the death of his young son. [2] [3] Principal photography began on March 17, 2021, in Cardington Film Studios, England, under the working title Mahogany. [2] [21] Filming was completed in April 2021 according to Benjamin Evan Ainswoth. [22] Visual effects and animation [ edit ]

These conditions require that the filmmakers accept along with built-in recognition and broad commercial appeal a glass ceiling that hangs over their artistic achievements. No one who loves cinema will endlessly sing praises of a faithful new take on an old classic. I've enjoyed a few of Disney's efforts in this class, including The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. But it's far easier to celebrate a remake that takes chances, like Cruella, than one that just goes through all the established beats without enraging you. Adrian Horton of The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, saying, "A live-action take on the classic animation has effective visual moments and an impactful turn from Tom Hanks but never quite justifies its existence." [43] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, writing, "Every frame of Pinocchio is filled with rich and lush detail — at times this almost looks like a 3-D film — and the performances, whether live action or voiced, are universally excellent." [44] Danny Leigh of the Financial Times thought that "The animation is now so hyper-advanced, the landscape of the movie so eerily both this and that, it is easy to get confused about where reality stops and ones and zeros take over." [45] Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media gave the film three out of five stars and felt it "boasts an impressive mix of CGI animation and live actors and settings, but the final product feels a little jumbled". [46] Gepettos Then and Now seems to be a well-meaning feature at first, looking at toymakers through the years, getting interviews from various toymakers from around the world. Unfortunately it then turns into something more like an ad for Disney’s toys, with a Wall-E toy (that is admittedly cute) at the center. It runs a probably too long 11-minutes. Leigh, Danny (September 8, 2022). "Pinocchio film review — Disney's boy goes digital but Tom Hanks stays human". Financial Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022 . Retrieved September 11, 2022.Prange, Stephanie (September 29, 2022). "Netflix's 'Do Revenge' Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Movies Chart". Media Play News . Retrieved October 28, 2022.