Tim Burton's 'Pinocchio' - Robert Dowey, Jr. to Star - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

dgoswald · 07-01-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentDawn

I'd see that.

Legions of children would be traumatised and upset if this version of Gepetto started throwing bowling pins and other things he's made out of wood at Pinocchio.

Mandalorian · 07-01-2015, 08:52 PM

PTA + RDJ + Pinocchio = Something I never thought I'd see happen, but have to now that it's been mentioned.

MrBlonde · 07-01-2015, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

This has to be the most unexpected and bizarre movie news in quite some time...

SERIOUSLY

What the shit?

Akijama · 07-01-2015, 09:16 PM

Dafuq? Bizzare, indeed.

DisneyBlu · 07-01-2015, 09:23 PM

One of the prevailing themes in Anderson's works is that of the father figure, and a primary focus of the Pinocchio story is the relationship between Geppetto and Pinocchio. In the Disney version, Geppetto goes on a journey to rescue his son, who is all he has in the world.

So I can see why someone like PTA would be drawn to a Pinocchio film. Or maybe it is as simple as wanting to work with RDJr., who has been attached to this Pinocchio movie for a while.

Honestly, I wish Disney were doing a live action Pinocchio as it's among my favorite Disney films, but a PTA/RDJr Pinocchio film - potentially darker than it would be at Disney, though still PG-13 most likely - is very intriguing.

Dalekbuster523Bluray · 07-02-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DisneyBlu

Honestly, I wish Disney were doing a live action Pinocchio as it's among my favorite Disney films, but a PTA/RDJr Pinocchio film - potentially darker than it would be at Disney, though still PG-13 most likely - is very intriguing.

I bet Geppetto will have been abusing Pinocchio ever since he came to life in this version or something similar.

Foggy · 07-02-2015, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalekbuster523Bluray

I bet Geppetto will have been abusing Pinocchio ever since he came to life in this version or something similar.

Ah, that running theme that PTA has in all his films...child abuse?

Dalekbuster523Bluray · 07-02-2015, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Ah, that running theme that PTA has in all his films...child abuse?

It's a Tim Burton film. Tim Burton is all about the dark.

Foggy · 07-02-2015, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalekbuster523Bluray

It's a Tim Burton film. Tim Burton is all about the dark.

Look at the news a page back. Paul Thomas Anderson is writing a draft and is rumoured to direct now, PTA is mentioned in the post you quoted.

Coenskubrick · 07-02-2015, 09:08 AM

Well it fits the trope of Burton's protagonists having father issues.

MTS · 07-02-2015, 09:31 AM

As you know,

"There are no strings on me..."

GC Riot · 07-02-2015, 09:37 AM

Isn't Burton already fairly busy with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the live-action Dumbo film and the rumoured Beetlejuice sequel? I'm having a hard time seeing him squeezing this into that already packed schedule...

Scottie · 07-02-2015, 01:41 PM

Please, please, please don't let Tim Burton direct this.

Doctor Jack · 07-02-2015, 01:56 PM

PTA has made two great things in his career, There Will Be Blood and some of the music videos for the last in my avatar. The rest has been very mediocre in my view. Hopefully he doesn't direct.

imsounoriginal · 07-02-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Please, please, please don't let Tim Burton direct this.

Pretty sure Burton is tied up with the live-action Dumbo movie. Although frankly he's a better fit for Pinocchio. Not that either movie needs to be made by anyone.

Todd Tomorrow · 07-02-2015, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

PTA has made two great things in his career, There Will Be Blood and some of the music videos for the last in my avatar. The rest has been very mediocre in my view. Hopefully he doesn't direct.

I don't like all of his films, but one thing he's never made is a mediocre film.

Walts Ghost · 02-18-2016, 03:45 PM

RON HOWARD REPORTEDLY DIRECTING ROBERT DOWNEY JR.'S PINOCCHIO

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Ron Howard (In the Heart of the Sea) has reportedly taken over directing duties for Warner Bros.' Pinnochio. The film has been in development for years, but with Howard on board, Tracking Board says "things are expected to move quickly."

PINOCCHIO [WARNER BROS. / LIVE-ACTION] / 18 FEB 2016
RON HOWARD REPORTEDLY DIRECTING ROBERT DOWNEY JR.'S PINOCCHIO

Share. With Howard on board, development is expected to move quickly.
BY NICOLE CARPENTER Ron Howard (In the Heart of the Sea) has reportedly taken over directing duties for Warner Bros.' Pinnochio. The film has been in development for years, but with Howard on board, Tracking Board says "things are expected to move quickly."

Ron Howard Starved His Cast While Filming In the Heart of the Sea
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Iron Man's Robert Downey Jr. has been attached to the film for a while, and with him, Warner Bros. has been quick to switch directors. The team was originally eyeing Tim Burton to direct, though both Ben Stiller and Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) have also been named.

Pinnochio has had its fair share of writers as well, with Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Michael Mitnick (The Giver), and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) all having a go at the script. No word on who is actually set to pen the script at this time.

Those involved have been quiet on the story details, though according to Tracking Board, the film will follow Geppetto as he sets out to search for the missing Pinocchio.

07-01-2015, 08:52 PM	#82
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1132 Blu-ray collection:2785 Trading Score:252	PTA + RDJ + Pinocchio = Something I never thought I'd see happen, but have to now that it's been mentioned.

07-01-2015, 09:16 PM	#84
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Dafuq? Bizzare, indeed.

07-01-2015, 09:23 PM	#85
DisneyBlu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:212	One of the prevailing themes in Anderson's works is that of the father figure, and a primary focus of the Pinocchio story is the relationship between Geppetto and Pinocchio. In the Disney version, Geppetto goes on a journey to rescue his son, who is all he has in the world. So I can see why someone like PTA would be drawn to a Pinocchio film. Or maybe it is as simple as wanting to work with RDJr., who has been attached to this Pinocchio movie for a while. Honestly, I wish Disney were doing a live action Pinocchio as it's among my favorite Disney films, but a PTA/RDJr Pinocchio film - potentially darker than it would be at Disney, though still PG-13 most likely - is very intriguing.

07-02-2015, 09:08 AM	#90
Coenskubrick Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:558	Well it fits the trope of Burton's protagonists having father issues.

07-02-2015, 09:31 AM	#91
MTS Active Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Montana Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	As you know, "There are no strings on me..."

07-02-2015, 09:37 AM	#92
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	Isn't Burton already fairly busy with Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the live-action Dumbo film and the rumoured Beetlejuice sequel? I'm having a hard time seeing him squeezing this into that already packed schedule...

07-02-2015, 01:41 PM	#93
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Please, please, please don't let Tim Burton direct this.

07-02-2015, 01:56 PM	#94
Doctor Jack Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Trading Score:230	PTA has made two great things in his career, There Will Be Blood and some of the music videos for the last in my avatar. The rest has been very mediocre in my view. Hopefully he doesn't direct.

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