With filming now underway on writer-director Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah, Dogman) new take on the classic fairytale, we have our first official image from Pinocchio starring Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni, which you can find here courtesy of Deadline… Garrone’s take on the classic Carlo Collodi children’s story sees Benigni – who wrote, directed and starred in his […]
Roberto Benigni to star as Geppetto in live-action Pinocchio
Less than a week after the announcement that Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated passion project Pinocchio is moving forward at Netflix, we now have word that another adaptation of the Carlo Collodi fairy tale is moving forward, this time in live-action. Deadline reports that writer-director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Dogman) has cast Oscar-winner Roberto Benigni (Life […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Dogman
Dogman, 2018. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Marcello Fonte and Edoardo Pesce. SYNOPSIS: Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorises the entire neighbourhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance. The […]
Toni Servillo to play Geppetto in Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio
Deadline is reporting that Italian actor Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is set to reunite with his Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone on a new live-action version of Pinocchio. Servillo is set to play Geppetto in the film, which is said to be taking an “artisanal approach, blending prosthetics, special makeup and CGI.” “Pinocchio is a […]
UK poster and trailer for Tale of Tales starring Salma Hayek
With just three weeks to go before its UK release, a new trailer has arrived online along with a quad poster for Matteo Garrone’s upcoming fantasy horror Tale of Tales which stars Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel; take a look below… Sea monsters, monarchs, ogres, and sorcerers: Salma Hayek and John C. […]
New poster and trailer for Tale of Tales starring Salma Hayek
With just over two weeks to go before its US release, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for director Matteo Garrone’s upcoming fantasy horror Tale of Tales. Based on the seventeenth-century fairy tale collection by Italian poet Giambattista Basile, the film stars Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel; take a look […]
Salma Hayek dines on dragon heart in first trailer for The Tale of Tales
Ahead of its screening in competition at Cannes, a first trailer has arrived online for the surreal fantasy The Tale of Tales, which sees Gomorra helmer Matteo Garrone directing Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel. Some of this should probably be considered NSFW… The Tale of Tales is currently without a […]