Guillermo del Toro's Animated Adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s THE BURIED GIANT Lands at Netflix
A few weeks ago director Guillermo del Toro announced his next new animated project will be an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant. He is co-writing the script with Matilda: The Musical scribe Dennis Kelly, and we’ve now learned that the project is moving forward as Netflix, which shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Del Toro talked about the project, saying: "We start the design process in two months. Animation has given us so many indelible images over the years, but in many ways the industry wants to keep it at the children's table. So I want to keep pushing the medium into areas that demonstrate its capacity."
For those of you not familiar with the book, it’s described as “savage, suspenseful, and intensely moving.” The story is set in post-Arthurian Britain, “the wars that once raged between the Saxons and the Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven't seen in years. And, because a strange mist has caused mass amnesia throughout the land, they can scarcely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphan charge, and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share.”
Netflix Film Chairman Scott Stuber said in a statement: “Guillermo del Toro is a visionary filmmaker and master of his craft. We couldn’t be more proud of the prestigious recognition for his Pinocchio, and we’re pleased to continue our creative partnership as he develops his next project with Netflix.”
Del Toro added: “The Buried Giant continues my animation partnership with Netflix and our pursuit of stop-motion as a medium to tell complex stories and build limitless worlds. It is a great honor and greater responsibility for me to direct this screenplay which Dennis Kelly and I are adapting from Kazuo Ishiguro’s profound and imaginative novel.”
The stop-motion animation studio behind Del Toro’s Pinocchio, ShadowMachine, will be working on this film’s creation as well.
Source: Deadline