Guillermo del Toro Has Spoken With VFX Legend Phil Tippett About Turning ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ Into A Stop-Motion Project

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the second Pinocchio movie of the year. But, while Robert Zemeckis and Disney remade its animated adaptation in live action, del Toro returned to the original Carlo Collodi book for a stop-motion take. It took him 14 years to bring it to life, but Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is now streaming on Netflix after it debuted December 9 and made it to the Top 10 in 79 countries.

EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio is returning for a third movie in the Hurricane Bianca franchise and will star alongside Willam Belli (A Star Is Born), Rachel Dratch (Wine Country), Thora Birch (The Walking Dead), Drag Race contestant fan favorite Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and Doug Plaut (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt).

This year, society almost got back to normal, with some caveats, and we all went back to film festivals and theaters, thankful for the myriad features from some of the best filmmakers around. In the following 19 essays, directors offer praise and insight into their favorite films — the movies that moved them the most or ones they found just plain astonishing — of 2022. Guillermo del Toro found Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” fascinating.

Does divorce really spell the end of a romantic partnership? Jamie Adams‘ latest film, “She Is Love,” explores how that may not be the case, even after distance, time, and other factors. READ MORE: BFI London Film Festival’s Slate Of World Premieres Includes Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Haley Bennett and Sam Riley star in the film as a divorced couple who, after a decade apart, find themselves at the same inn for the weekend and decide to revisit their romantic past.

Does divorce really spell the end of a romantic partnership?  Jamie Adams‘ latest film “She Is Love” explores how that may not be the case, even after distance, time, and other factors. READ MORE: BFI London Film Festival’s Slate Of World Premieres Includes Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Haley Bennett and Sam Riley star in the film as a divorced couple who, after a decade apart, find themselves at the same inn for the weekend and decide to revisit their romantic past.

He stole the hearts of the nation when he appeared on the fourth series of Love Island in 2018 and Jack Fincham has kept himself in the spotlight ever since.Although he split from his villa girlfriend Dani Dyer in 2019, Jack searched for love on TV once again when he took part in Celebs Go Dating alongside fellow Islander Megan Barton-Hanson and a whole host of other single celebs.As well as his reality TV career, Jack has also dabbled in other ventures including boxing and acting.Jack is a former stationary sales manager who appeared on the 2018 series of Love Island. Jack entered the villa as an original Islander on day one, and ended up winning the show alongside Dani Dyer.Since leaving the villa as a champion, Jack has appeared on a number of TV shows, including his own Jack and Dani: Life After Love Island and Celebs Go Dating.Jack is 31.

When Guillermo del Toro takes his shot at an animation classic, he doesn’t mess around. He and co-director Mark Gustafson took the Carlo Collodi creation Pinocchio but made a version unrecognizable compared to the 1940 Disney classic. In the stop-motion animated film, Geppetto, the wood-carved boy and the cricket are there, but in a musical adventure that takes the tale in a direction all its own.

DEALSIrving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group has agreed a new deal with the Dean Martin estate to “manage, develop and expand” the late singer and actor’s legacy. The agreement covers Martin‘s name, image and likeness along with various rights in his recordings, film appearances and TV shows.

Capping a 15-year process to reach the screen, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio arrives on Netflix on Friday after a limited theatrical run.

Scandal fans will soon be able to relive the show’s most memorable moments via a podcast produced by Shondaland Audio — through the lens of one of the series’ most beloved duos.

It’s hard to think of modern horror without getting a mental picture of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, given that he’s become the face of the genre thanks to a career dedicated to all the creepy and scary things that cinema can offer. Well, despite dipping his toes into the world of period noir with “Nightmare Alley” and fairytales with his stop-motion animation version of “Pinocchio,” his next film might be grounded a little more deeply within the confines of another creature feature.