Mego Reveals Guillermo Del Toro Pinnochio line

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Mego revealed their next toy license and it’s an interesting surprise. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (or simply Pinocchio) is an upcoming stop-motion animated musical fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and written by del Toro and Patrick McHale. Based on Gris Grimly‘s design from his 2002 edition of the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, it marks the animated…

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[Megotastrophe]

They look good but it's such an odd choice.

[thunderbolt]

Interesting to realize how long this sat on the shelf I remember hearing about it around the time of Hellboy 2. The Shape of Water Oscars made Del Toro an in demand talent so Netflix scarfed it up.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i think del Toro is brilliant. love his movies

[Goblin19]

I’m looking forward to the Del Toro version.

[Confessional]

Wow, what a nice surprise! Gustafson + Del Toro = supercoolness!… and two masters of sociopolitical storytelling/filmmaking.

There's actually much demand (and $$$) for toys/collectibles in the stop motion realm, especially those that aren't merchandised much. These will have an international audience way beyond Mego collectors if marketed in the right places.

Hope they consider Wendell & Wild too.

[Confessional]

<Oh yeah!>

[TheNewGiJoeWithKungFuGrip]

More NECA-styled packaging, I see.

[LonnieFisher]

More NECA-styled packaging, I see.

Famous Covers used that style long before Neca.

[thunderbolt]

what's up with the Trek ship?

[Nostalgiabuff]

what's up with the Trek ship?

i was wondering that as well. i do not see the MC logo on there either

[KnightDetective]

I hope that Enterprise-C is an actual upcoming product. Always liked the design and wanted a model but it seems to have received very little merchandising attention over the years. (Well, very little in my budget range, anyway!)

[monitor_ep]

Oh I cannot wait to get the Pinocchio. I really want to redo it as Pinocchio Vampire slayer!!!

[ODBJBG]

Any better photos of these two?

[rykerw1701]

It's a pretty niche choice, produced by a company already making niche collectibles. But I love stop motion and Mego, so let's see how they come out.