Netflix dropped the first trailer Tuesday for its upcoming animated feature, `Over the Moon` (coming in the fall), a wondrous update of the Chinese Moon Goddess fable, directed by former Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (`Dear Basketball`). The co-production with Pearl Studio (`Abominable`) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John Kahrs serving as co-director, Oscar winner Gennie Rim (`Dear Basketball`) producing with Pearl's Peilin Chou.
In `Over the Moon` (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of `The Hate U Give`), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang'e (Phillipa Soo of `Moana` and `Hamilton`). But her journey on Lunaria (production designed by Celine Desrumaux of `The Little Prince`) forces her to embrace change. Original songs were composed by Christopher Curtis (`Chaplin: The Musica`), Marjorie Duffield, and Helen Park (`KPOP`), and the score was by `Gravity` Oscar winner Steven Price. Also, famed costume designer Guo Pei designed the lavish gowns for Chang'e, which required Imageworks to up its simulation software.
‘Over the Moon’ Trailer: Netflix Gets Animated Over the Chinese Moon Goddess Legend
Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:27 IST
The wondrous "Over the Moon," directed by former Disney animation legend Glen Keane, could land Netflix another Oscar nomination.
