Pinocchio: Unstrunghas received a major production update. TheupcomingPinocchio: Unstrungis part of the Twisted Childhood Universe, a franchise populated with villainous versions of classic childhood characters that kicked off with 2023’sWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honeyand its 2024 sequel. The 2025 movie, which loosely adapts the 1883 Carlo Collodi novelThe Adventures of Pinocchio, does not have any cast, crew, or plot details officially announced at the time of writing, though filming was originally slated to begin in September 2024.
On Instagram, Twisted Childhood Universe producer, director, and starScott Chambersrecently fielded fan questions about the horror franchise. When a fan asked about the beginning of production onPinocchio: Unstrung, he responded via Instagram stories with a selfie bearing the caption “In 3 weeks.” The story was posted over the weekend between Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29, whichmost likely means that Chambers was indicating that production would commence on the week beginning Monday, October 21. See a screenshot of Chambers' Instagram story below:
What This Update Means For Pinocchio: Unstrung
The Horror Movie’s Release Could Be Delayed
It remains to be seen ifPinocchio: Unstrung’s production being delayed by several weeks to a month impacts its planned release. While it did not yet have an official release date, it had already received a release window andwas meant to premiere in January 2025. This already gave it a tight turnaround of roughly four months, so reducing that time may make it significantly more difficult for the project to meet its deadline.
[The release] may only be delayed by the same amount of time as the production itself…
Even if this production delay results in a change in its release date, theupcoming Twisted Childhood Universe moviewill still likely come out relatively soon. It may only be delayed by the same amount of time as the production itself,pushing the release back to sometime in February 2025. Alternatively, because the plan was always for the movie to have a truncated post-production period, producers may elect to shorten that period even more and stick with the January date in order to keep the schedule flowing smoothly.
Our Take On The Pinocchio: Unstrung Production Delay
A Few Weeks May Not Have Much Impact
Ultimately, even if the release date forPinocchio: Unstrungis delayed slightly, this seems unlikely to impact the franchise in any major way. While there is a robust slate of Twisted Childhood Universe movies set to hit theaters in 2025, including theupcomingPeter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare,Bambi: The Reckoning, andPoohniverse: Monsters Assemble, none of them have received official release dates, sothe franchise’s overall release pattern is still malleable and can adapt to any delays that may arise, even more significant ones than this.
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Cast
Pinocchio: Unstrung is a dark adaptation of the classic tale, scheduled for theatrical release in late 2024. The film offers a gory reimagining of the iconic wooden character on his journey, diverging from traditional narratives to explore a more sinister undertone.
