Onward (2020)

Onward is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated urban fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Dan Scanlon, produced by Kori Rae, and stars the main voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer.[2] The film is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020.

Onward Onward teaser poster.jpg Teaser poster Directed by Dan Scanlon Produced by Kori Rae Written by Dan Scanlon C. S. Anderson Starring Tom Holland Chris Pratt Julia Louis-Dreyfus Octavia Spencer Music by Mychael Danna[1] Jeff Danna[1] Production company Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date March 6, 2020 (United States) Country United States Language English Contents Premise Edit The film is set in a magical world populated with elves, trolls, mermaids, centaurs, fauns, satyrs, gnomes, sprites, goblins and all other mystical creatures.[3] This world, however, where fairy tale was once the reality, is losing its sense of magic.[4] Its inhabitants use machines such as mobile phones and cars instead of magic.[5] Two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic in the world in order to spend one day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him.[2][3]

Voice cast Edit Tom Holland as Ian Lightfoot[6][7] Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot[6][7] Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the mother of Ian and Barley[6][7] Octavia Spencer[6] Production Edit In July 2017, Pixar announced a "suburban fantasy world" film at the D23 Expo, with Scanlon directing and Rae producing.[2] The film is inspired by Scanlon's father's death when Scanlon and his brother were younger, and their relationship. Scanlon decided to write the story after hearing an audio clip of his father.[8] On December 12, 2018, the title was revealed, while C. S. Anderson was announced to be co-writing the script with Scanlon.[9]

Casting Edit On December 12, 2018, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer were announced as starring in the film.[10] While having recorded most of their lines separately, Holland and Pratt did some of their recording sessions together since "they've worked together before and hung out together".[11]

Music Edit On April 16, 2019, Mychael and Jeff Danna, who previously composed the score for Pixar's The Good Dinosaur, were revealed to be composing the film's score.[1]

Release Edit Onward is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[6]

Marketing Edit On May 29, 2019, two stills from the film, featuring Barley, Ian and their mother, were revealed. The following day, the film's teaser poster was released, and the teaser trailer debuted during ABC's broadcast of the 2019 NBA Finals.[12] The trailer was also shown with Toy Story 4.

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