Guillermo del Toro has announced his new stop-motion animated film project THE BURIED GIANT

Guillermo del Torothe recent Netflix movie Pinocchio it was a beautifully crafted adaptation of the classic story and it was done in such a beautiful and unique way. It’s unlike any other Pinocchio adaptation we’ve seen before.

Now, the director is ready to launch his next stop-motion feature film, and in an interview with The Telegraph, he revealed that this new project will be an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s film The buried giant. He is co-writing the screenplay with Matilda: The Musical scribe Dennis Kelly.

Del Toro spoke about the project, saying, “We begin 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 on the kids’ table. So I want to continue to push the machine into areas that demonstrate its capability.”

For those of you unfamiliar with the book, it is described as “wild, suspenseful, and intensely moving.” The story is set in post-Arthurian Britain, “the wars that once raged between Saxons and Britons have finally ceased. Axl and Beatrice, an elderly British couple, set off to visit their son, whom they haven’t seen for years. And since a strange fog has caused mass amnesia across the land, they can barely remember anything about him. As they are joined on their journey by a Saxon warrior, his orphaned protégé and an illustrious knight, Axl and Beatrice slowly begin to remember the dark and troubled past they all share.

It sounds like a great story that will make for another wonderful del Toro film. This is a project he’s been trying to do for several years, so it’s great to see him finally bring this story to life and I have no doubt he’ll do a great job! We still have a long way to go, but I’m curious to see how it turns out!