Movie News – New “Dark” Pinocchio!

RYAN: I know you’ll barely care about this news, but there’s one aspect that may interest you.

CAROLINE: Does it involve children’s fare?

RYAN: A bit. There’s to be a new “Pinocchio” movie.

CAROLINE: I’m out.

RYAN: But it’s being developed by Guillermo del Toro who brought us the brilliant “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Hellboy 2.” He’s the master of couture creatures.

CAROLINE: Hmm. That’s interesting. I sort of love to hate his creatures. They totally freak me out, but I can appreciate the aesthetic.

RYAN: He is a visual genius. This remake is of the stop-motion animation variety and it’s in conjunction with the Jim Henson Company.

CAROLINE: Wait. Next you’ll tell me Kermit the Frog will play Pinocchio and Miss Piggy’s The Blue Fairy.

RYAN: I wouldn’t mind that, but it’s not a Muppets production.

CAROLINE: Whew.

RYAN: I think this will turn out to be a movie Tim Burton wished he’d directed.

CAROLINE: Is Guillermo directing?

RYAN: No, just producing, I think. He’s next directing the big “Hobbit” movies with Peter Jackson.

CAROLINE: Oh that’s right.