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Mark Gustafson Dies: Oscar-Winning Director Of ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Was 64


Mark Gustafson, who alongside Guillermo del Toro directed 2022’s Oscar-winning animated feature Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, has died at 64 following a heart attack. Del Toro confirm…

Del Toro confirmed the news on social media, writing that Gustafson was “a pillar of stop-motion animation- a true artist. Gustafson had been developing an animated series called Milepost 88 with ShadowMachine, the comany co-founded by Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio producers Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico, which he announced shortly after the Oscar ceremony. “In addition to being an absolute legend in stop-motion animation, Mark Gustafson is one of the greatest storytellers working in cinema today,” Bulkley told Deadline when the project was announced.

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Mark Gustafson, Oscar Winner for ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Dies at 64