Director Guillermo del Toro is reportedly set to start making a new 3D adaptation of Pinocchio. The filmmaker is working with The Jim Henson Company and Pathe on the new film adaptation of the classic fairytale by Carlo Collodi. According to Deadline, Del Toro has written the storyline for the new film with Matthew Robbins, who has also written the script. The film will be a lot more edgy than the animated adaptation that Disney made in 1940. Gris Grimly will co-direct with Mark Gustafson and Del Toro will produce with Lisa Henson, Jason Lust and Allison Abbate from The Jim Henson Company. Production is set to begin on the film later this year.

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Twilight fans got a tantalising glimpse of the much-anticipated next movie in the vampire saga, Eclipse, with a 10-second preview of the official trailer ahead of its release tomorrow.

The third film in the hit film series, which stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and a shirtless Taylor Lautner, explores the love triangle between Edward (Pattinson), Bella (Stewart) and werewolf Jacob (Lautner), and sees the werewolf pack and the Cullen family join forces to fight a new breed of evil vampires.

The 10-second preview of the trailer was made available online today, while the full trailer is expected to be released by Summit Entertainment tomorrow.

Eclipse is scheduled to hit cinemas in July.

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Tim Burton might be in charge of movie takes on Alice in Wonderland, but Helena Bonham Carter calls the shots at home.

The Alice star said: “At home I’m the boss – he calls me ‘chief’ and I would say on the whole he likes me to make the decisions. He’s not a mad professor type. His time management is good. He is financially responsible. A part of him maybe exists in an alternative reality but he is a very sane and grounded good father.”

Burton, whose 3-D fantasy film starring Johnny Depp has taken London by storm, is the father of Bonham Carter’s two children. The actress admitted things can get contentious on set. “At work is where we sometimes get it wrong. He’s the boss and I’m not as silent as he’d like me to be.”

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The filmmaker, who has previously worked on flicks such as Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, is behind the new movie starring Johnny Depp and Burton’s wife Helena Bonham Carter.

The movie is more of a sequel than a remake and follows Alice’s return to Wonderland when she’s a teenager.

He said: “A few years ago, I don’t know if I would’ve been as intrigued [by the story]. There’s 20-something versions and I’ve never really connected to any of them.”

However, it was the chance to make a 3D version of the tale than finally made him agree to it.

He said: “The way the characters and images have infiltrated culture is so strong, I thought it was an interesting challenge.”

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