Horror ·Fantasy ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 2026 · 1h 28m

Pinocchio: Unstrung

Pinocchio: Unstrung poster
Director
Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Cast
Jude Evan Lloyd as Pinocchio (voice) Robert Englund as Cricket (voice) Cameron Bell as James Jessica Balmer as Mia Richard Brake as Geppetto Scott Chambers as Christopher Robin
Crew
Vince Knight — Director of Photography Dan Allen — Editor Rhys Frake-Waterfield — Editor Andrew Scott Bell — Original Music Composer Rhys Frake-Waterfield — Writer Carlo Collodi — Novel
Tagline

He has no strings to hold him back now.

Synopsis

A chilling reimagining of the familiar fable, ‘Pinocchio Unstrung’ unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister Cricket (Robert Englund) and created by Geppetto (Richard Brake), Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

Trailer Pinocchio: Unstrung — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
killer dolldark fantasymysteriousaggressiveabsurdslasher horrorthe twisted childhood universe (tcu)
Key Collaborators
Rhys Frake-Waterfield Director Vince Knight Director of Photography Dan Allen Editor Rhys Frake-Waterfield Editor Andrew Scott Bell Original Music Composer Rhys Frake-Waterfield Writer Carlo Collodi Novel Scott Chambers Producer Rhys Frake-Waterfield Producer Jamie Sneddon Production Design Iveta Veleva​​​​​​​ Production Design
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