There is an overwhelming amount of content dropping on various streaming platforms this weekend. And one of the quieter releases is also one of the best – Glen Keane’s adorable animated feature Over the Moon, now available on Netflix. Keane is a genuine animation legend who contributed memorably to such beloved Disney classics as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Tarzan, and whose gently experimental short film with Kobe Bryant, “Dear Basketball,” won him an Oscar. And Over the Moon is his debut feature, the story of a young girl (Cathy Ang) who, following the death of her …
We at Collider are happy to share an exclusive track from the original score for the Netflix original animated feature Over the Moon. Directed by Oscar-winner Glen Keane (Dear Basketball) and written by the late Audrey Wells (The Hate U Give), the film tells the story of a determined young girl who builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. Once she arrives, however, she discovers a whimsical land and is thrown into an unexpected quest. Oscar-winning Gravity and Attack the Block composer Steven Price wrote the original score for …
Glen Keane is one of modern animation’s true visionaries. Keane came to Disney in the late 1970s, when the company’s animation unit was not exactly at the height of its powers, gamely providing character animation to misfires like The Black Cauldron and The Fox and the Hound. When his generation of animator finally took over in the late 1980s, Keane flourished; he was the supervising animator on characters like Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective and Ariel in The Little Mermaid, beginning him on an unprecedented streak that saw him animate the title character in Aladdin and Pocahontas …
So far Netflix has kept Over the Moon, their upcoming animated original film, mostly in the dark. There was a teaser that evoked the mood and spirit of the musical film, which combines ancient Chinese mythology with a modern setting and contemporary characters, but largely obscured the plot. But now, with the final trailer, they’re letting it all hang out. We’ve got a look at most of the characters, the moon setting, and snippets of the songs. It looks – and sounds – totally insane, in the best possible way. Directed by master animator Glen Keane, who animated Ariel in …
For the rest of the year, marquee animation remains decidedly in flux. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon got shifted to next spring (amidst a creative leadership shake-up) and Pixar’s Soul remains, like the characters in the movie, in a nebulous state of limbo. Thankfully, the streaming services are picking up the slack, with Apple TV+’s Wolfwalkers from the Cartoon Saloon gang (it’s directed by The Secret of the Kells filmmaker Tomm Moore) and Netflix’s highly anticipated computer-generated extravaganza Over the Moon. And now we know a little bit more about …
Netflix has revealed the first details and debut trailer for their forthcoming animated musical Over the Moon. And it feels like this is going to be another animated Netflix winner. The official synopsis for the very charming-looking movie follows: “Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. There she ends up on an unexpected quest and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures.” Cool, right? [caption id="attachment_905638" align="alignright" width="359"] Image via Netflix[/caption] But what’s …