Guillermo Del Toro Following Groundbreaking ‘Pinocchio’ With Animated Adaptation Of Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Buried Giant’ At Netflix

Del Toro will adaptThe Buried Giant,based on the fantasy novel by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro.

Del Toro will produce as well as direct, and is co-writing the script withMatilda the Musicalscribe Dennis Kelly.

Guillermo del Toro is a visionary filmmaker and master of his craft, Stuber said.

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The filmmaker is repped by WME and Exile Entertainment.