Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO is brilliant. I had the chance to sit down with Gregory Mann, the voice of Pinocchio (and Carlo) to learn about his experience voicing the role of Pinocchio.
Interview with Gregory Mann
Gregory Mann has always wanted to do voice acting. He’d been in some films, TV shows, and commercials, but not an animated film.
“I said to my mom, ‘I want my next thing, I’d love to be in animation because I find it so fascinating.’ No matter what character you’re playing, when you’re behind the microphone, and you’re not actually there, even though you’re not the character that you’re trying to be, you sort of have to become him or her,” Mann said.
“So I found that when even though it’s an animation and even though I’m not Pinocchio, and I don’t look like him, I found that that I had to sort of become him and try to take on his personality. And so even though you don’t have a costume and the set and the people around you, because a lot of the time I was in the booth on my own, the awesome thing is that you’re sort of still being that character. And you’re not just the voice of it. You actually are it.”
Mann really enjoyed the process of the voice recording work. But you might be surprised to learn what his favorite part was.
“My favorite part, I really just love being in the booth. And I’ve met so many incredible people over the way and over the journey, but just being in the booth and getting to show so many emotions. It was so much fun,” Mann said. “And that’s one of the things I love about Pinocchio is that he’s almost every emotion you could think of, anyone you can name, Pinocchio goes through that in the film. So being able to scream, cry, and sing of joy in the same recording session was awesome.”
About Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO
Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rating: PG
Runtime: 114 minutes
Directors: Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale
Based on the Book “Pinocchio” Written by: Carlo Collodi
Producers: Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a.; Lisa Henson; Gary Ungar, p.g.a.; Alex Bulkley, p.g.a. & Corey Campodonico
Co-Producers: Melanie Coombs, Gris Grimly, Blanca Lista
Songs: Music by Alexandre Desplat; Lyrics by Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, and Patrick McHale
Cast: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman
Premieres December 9, 2022, on Netflix and in select theaters now.
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