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'Pinocchio' to feature Gris Grimly as director


November 14, 2008 A new version of "Pinocchio" is on its way to the big screen, this one to be co-directed by acclaimed children's book illustrator Gris Grimly and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro. Henson co-CEOs Brian Henson and Lisa Henson and senior vp feature films Jason Lust are producing. The aim is to make a dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairy tale about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy.

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