‘Pinocchio’ is latest children’s story to get horror film treatment, casts Robert Englund

nme.com:

Pinocchio is the latest children’s horror story to get the horror film treatment – and the new version has also cast horror legend Robert Englund.It comes from the same makers of the film Winne-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey – a horror story based around the classic children’s character.While the film made $3.3million (£2.5 million) in America, from a budget reportedly less than $100,000 (£77,000), it received poor critical reviews – including a one-star review from NME last year.NME wrote: “Pooh looks nothing like how you’ll remember him from the Disney cartoons (as the Mouse House still hold the copyright to those).

True, it’s a clever loophole the director has exploited, but that’s as far as it goes. Blood And Honey is a sticky mess of a movie.”Now, as per Variety, a new horror version of Pinocchio is on the way and will feature Nightmare On Elm Street star Englund, who played Freddie Krueger in the Wes Craven classic.Variety have also confirmed that Rob Zombie collaborator Richard Brake has joined the film in the role of Geppetto.

Other actors who feature include Cameron Bell, Jessica Balmer, Jack Art Gray and Peter De Souza-Feighoney.The outlet shared a first-look image of the Pinocchio doll to feature in the film, which has been created by Emmy-award-winning special effects artist Todd Masters, who has worked on Child’s Play, Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight and Dune: Part Two.