Disney•Pixar revealed the release date yesterday for their upcoming film, “Onward”, as well as the star-studded cast who will be lending their voices to it.
The film is being helmed by “Monsters University” director Dan Scanlon. and will star Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer as you can see in the post below.
In a press release, Disney described the plot of the film: “Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney-Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.”
“At Pixar we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth,” Scanlon said in a statement. “This film was inspired by my own relationship with my brother.”
Scanlon lost his father at a young age, so he never really knew him or heard his voice. At 2017’s D23 Expo, he explained to the audience that one day a relative sent him and his brother an audio tape that they thought might have his father’s voice on it. It turned out that the tape only contained a brief moment of his father saying one word. But it meant the world to Scanlon and his brother. Scanlon said, “I have always wondered who my father was and how I’m like him—that question became the blue print for this movie.”
Holland also shared the news via Instagram. “It is announcement time! I am so excited. I’ve been trying to keep this a secret for so long—and I just can’t do it anymore. I am lucky enough to be making a Pixar movie…I’m so excited I finally get to share this with you,” the actor exclaimed. “Let’s make a great movie!”
Later, Pratt tweeted, “So thrilled to be part of this. I can’t tell you much, but…I will tell you this, when we visited Pixar to hear the pitch I straight up cried. This one is next level. God willing, in about a year and a half you’ll be moved as well. We have a BEAUTIFUL story coming your way.”
The film is slated to hit theaters on March 6, 2020.
