She died just one day before the film debuted in London.
“It affected me because Pinocchio saw the world the way I saw it.
“Everybody who is here believes that animation is not a genre,” he told moviegoers.
Geppetto (voiced by David Bradley) in ‘Pinocchio’; director Guillermo del Toro.Netflix; Jerritt Clark/Getty for The Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles
“That animation is art.
Animation is film.”
The movie itself has been a longtime passion project for del Toro, whofirst teased it back in 2008.
“They are both journeys of understanding, and journeys of evolution of the spirit,” he said.
It deals with ideas that are relevant to everyone, to all mankind in a way.”
Pinocchioopens in select theaters in November and premieres Dec. 9. on Netflix.
