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Over the Moon
Official release poster
Directed by
Written byAudrey Wells
Based onThe Guardians of Childhood and The Man in the Moon
by William Joyce
Produced by
Starring
Edited byEdie Ichioka
Music bySteven Price
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) (theatrical)
  • October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) (Montclair Film Festival)
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) (Netflix)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • China
LanguageEnglish

Over the Moon is an upcoming American-Chinese computer-animated musical adventure film directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs from a screenplay by Audrey Wells. The film is produced by Skydance and Pearl Studio and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It stars the voices of Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho, and Sandra Oh.

The film will first be shown at the Montclair Film Festival on October 17, 2020,[2] followed by its Netflix and select theaters[3] debut on October 23.[4]

Synopsis

A girl named Fei Fei builds and flies a rocket ship to meet the moon goddess, Chang'e.

Voice cast

Production

On September 26, 2017, Pearl Studio hired Audrey Wells to write the script Over the Moon, a retelling of the classic Chinese myth.[5] On February 6, 2018, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film and Glen Keane was set to direct.[6] However, during this, Audrey Wells died in 2018.

Animation was provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks while traditional animation is being handled.[7]

Steven Price is confirmed to be the film's composer while new original songs are being handled by Christopher Curtis (from Chaplin: The Musical), Marjorie Duffield and Helen Park (from KPOP the Musical).[8]

The cast was announced in June 2020.[9]

Release

The film will be released in select theaters October 16, 2020[3] and on Netflix on October 23, 2020.[4] Prior to its October 23 debut, Over the Moon will be shown at the Montclair Film Festival on October 17.[2]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of 12 critic reviews are positive, and the average rating is 7.58/10.[10] According to Metacritic, which compiled 5 reviews and calculated an average score of 56 out of 100, Over the Moon received "mixed or average reviews".[11]

References

  1. ^ "Over the Moon". Netflix. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "'Over the Moon' Roundtable with Glen Keane Coming to Montclair Film Festival Oct 17". October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Drew (September 22, 2020). "Netflix's Over The Moon Movie Trailer Pairs Breathtaking Visuals With Pop Music". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, Drew (August 28, 2020). "Netflix's 'Over the Moon' Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Reveals Release Date and Peek at the Music". Retrieved August 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (26 September 2017). "Oriental DreamWorks Names Peilin Chou As CCO; Designs Robust Animation Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ Amanda N'Duka (6 February 2018). "Glen Keane to Direct 'Over The Moon' Animation Film For Netflix & Pearl Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ Drew Taylor (23 June 2020). "Netflix Reveals Details, Trailer for Upcoming Animated Musical 'Over the Moon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Glen Keane's 'Over the Moon' to Feature Score by Steven Price & Original Songs by Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield & Helen Park". Film Music Reporter. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (23 June 2020). "'Over The Moon' Trailer: Netflix & Pearl Studio's Animated Musical Adventure Reveals Voice Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/over_the_moon_2020
  11. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/over-the-moon
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