Netflix Hiring Guillermo del Toro to Make ‘Pinocchio’ Isn’t About Kids—It’s About Oscars

Netflix Hiring Guillermo del Toro to Make ‘Pinocchio’ Isn’t About Kids—It’s About Oscars

In a piece of news no one was expecting to read Monday morning, Netflix announced that it’s working on a reboot of the classic children’s tale Pinocchio. OK, maybe that part wasn’t entirely unforeseen. The story of a wooden puppet boy come to life is widely beloved—of course Netflix would want to make a movie …