[11], 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). About a year later, Fei Fei is living happily with her new family and continues to believe in Chang'e. October 23, 2020 Gennie RimPeilin Chou Cathy AngPhillipa SooKen JeongSandra Oh 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. The film is produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. Run time 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. Over the Moon launches on Netflix on Oct. 23. Fei Fei doesn't know what she is talking about, and a frustrated Chang'e announces a competition to bring the gift to her before the last of the moondust falls so that she can bring Houyi back. A summer fling born under the Sicilian sun quickly develops into a heartbreaking love story that forces a boy and girl to grow up too quickly. Fei Fei takes a photo with Chang'e to prove to her dad she is real, but Chang'e takes the photo from Fei Fei and demands the gift. Glen Keane Fei Fei's family joins them for the Moon Festival celebration, and she remembers her mother. Movies on Netflix. They crash land after being beset by playful spirits, who then rescue them and take them to Lunaria. 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Producer(s) Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides. They return to Lunaria’s palace and regroup with Chin and Bungee, and return the gift to Chang'e. English Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Sandra Oh and more star in this animated musical from the mind of Glen Keane. The film was dedicated in Audrey Wells' memory. Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, https://netflix.fandom.com/wiki/Over_the_Moon?oldid=27510. She discovers her Chang'e doll, which she suspects to be the gift, only to be betrayed by the Biker Chicks who take the doll and leave Fei Fei and Gobi in the rubble. Fei Fei tries to reach out to Chang’e, but the moment she enters Chang'e's state of sadness, she as well becomes depressed due to a vision of her mother. On September 26, 2017, Pearl Studio hired Audrey Wells to write the script for the film called Over the Moon, which was based on an idea by Janet Yang about a retelling of the classic Chinese myth. In preparation for the annual Moon Festival, Fei Fei and her family make mooncakes for the village. It stars the voices of Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho, and Sandra Oh. Chang'e and Houyi are briefly reunited, but Houyi explains he cannot stay and begins to fade away as he tells Chang’e to move on. Afterwards, Chang’e is finally able to complete a ritual with the amulet meant to bring back Houyi. She designs a rocket that resembles a Chinese paper lantern in the shape of a rabbit that uses fireworks to boost her speed. They are introduced to Chang'e and her backup dancers the Lunettes, who are performing a concert for the citizens of Lunaria. There she ends up on an unexpected quest, and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures. It is the first international film to be directed by Keane, who served as an animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios; and the second film produced by Pearl Studio, after DreamWorks' 2019 animated film Abominable. A diverse, deeply brave crew of ragtag soldiers become some of the most heroic fighters of the European invasion in World War II. Attribution information [8] However, during this, Audrey Wells died in 2018. All tracks are written by Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield and Helen Park. Starring [12], The film was released in select theaters[2] and on Netflix on October 23, 2020. Her rocket almost succeeds until she realizes that Chin snuck aboard her rocket and they begin to crash to earth. The website's critics consensus reads: "Although many of Over the Moon's narrative ingredients will seem familiar, the film's absorbing animation offers colorful compensation.