{"id":42041,"date":"2026-05-20T08:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=42041"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:01:19","slug":"viva-pictures-acquires-pinocchio-unstrung-for-nationwide-theatrical-release-july-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/viva-pictures-acquires-pinocchio-unstrung-for-nationwide-theatrical-release-july-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Pictures Acquires Pinocchio Unstrung for Nationwide Theatrical Release July 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Viva Pictures has acquired the viral horror sensation <em><strong>Pinocchio Unstrung<\/strong><\/em> for a <strong>nationwide theatrical release on July 24, 2026<\/strong>. The latest entry in the expanding <em>Twisted Child Universe<\/em>, the slasher reimagining brings a nightmarish new vision to the classic fable.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c3HhzUiw.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c3HhzUiw.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c3HhzUiw.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c3HhzUiw-206x300.jpeg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Dark New Chapter in the Twisted Child Universe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its world premiere at the <strong>Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival<\/strong>, <em>Pinocchio Unstrung<\/em> arrives from director\u2011writer <strong>Rhys Frake\u2011Waterfield<\/strong> and producer <strong>Scott Chambers<\/strong>, the team behind <em>Winnie\u2011the\u2011Pooh: Blood and Honey<\/em> under their Jagged Edge Productions banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set inside an elite London prep school, the film follows a violently unhinged Pinocchio who, influenced by a sinister Cricket (played by horror icon <strong>Robert Englund<\/strong>), embarks on a gruesome quest to carve himself into a real boy \u2014 one piece at a time. Created by Geppetto (<strong>Richard Brake<\/strong>) and driven by obsession, Pinocchio\u2019s rampage turns the familiar tale into a chilling descent into madness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Robert Englund<\/strong> (<em>A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> franchise)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richard Brake<\/strong> (<em>The Strangers<\/em> trilogy, <em>Mayor of Kingstown<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jessica Balmer<\/strong> (<em>A Royal Christmas Manor<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cameron Bell<\/strong> (<em>The Silo<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Director \/ Writer:<\/strong> Rhys Frake\u2011Waterfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Producer:<\/strong> Scott Chambers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Production Company:<\/strong> Jagged Edge Productions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viva Pictures has acquired the viral horror sensation Pinocchio Unstrung for a nationwide theatrical release on July 24, 2026. The latest entry in the expanding Twisted Child Universe, the slasher reimagining brings a nightmarish new vision to the classic fable. A Dark New Chapter in the Twisted Child Universe Following its world premiere at the\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/viva-pictures-acquires-pinocchio-unstrung-for-nationwide-theatrical-release-july-24-2026\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":42042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42043,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42041\/revisions\/42043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}