Everything you need to know about the making of Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion Pinocchio

Pinocchio is 'a movie made by humans,' del Toro has emphasized

Pinocchio.
(Image credit: Illustrated | Getty Images, Netflix)

Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion musical adaptation of Pinocchio, based not on the beloved Disney film but on the original 1883 novel by Carlo Collodi, hits Netflix on Friday. The Academy Award-winning director spent more than a decade preparing for the movie, and two years making it, and it's already generating Oscar buzz, including — surprisingly, for an animated film — Best Picture. Here's everything you need to know about the making of del Toro's technically dazzling Pinocchio:

How did del Toro and his team use stop motion to shoot a full-length feature film?

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Brielle Diskin

Brielle Diskin is an Associate Editor at The Week Junior. Her writing has appeared in Men's Health, Popsugar, Girls on Tops, Wondermind, and other publications. A reluctant Jersey Girl, Brielle has a degree in journalism from Rutgers University. She lives in Hoboken and loves movies, Nora Ephron, and cooking viral TikTok recipes.