Nick Cave will serve as music consultant. Grimly and Gary Ungar will exec produce as will Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel of Inferno. Lisa Henson will produce for The Jim Henson Company with Del Toro and Jason Lust. Inferno Entertainment will represent the property to international buyers at Cannes Film Festival.ĭel Toro most recently served as exec producer of DreamWorks’ “Puss in Boots,” “Kung Fu Panda 2” and the upcoming “Rise of the Guardians” as well as creative consultant on “Megamind.” The story is by Del Toro, frequent collaborator Matthew Robbins and Grimly with Pinocchio embarking on a series of adventures and proving himself to be as indestructible as his love for his father. “Little by little, I realized that I should direct,” he added, noting that the story has had a profound influence on him - to the point of collecting puppets along with original art from Disney’s 1940 “Pinocchio.” and is planning to work on a re-design for “Pinocchio.” He’s currently in post-production on “Pacific Rim” for Warner Bros. Del Toro said Wednesday that he has gradually come around to the idea of co-directing due to the complexity of the project - which will require a year to shoot.
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