Father-son story will get magical twist in animated 'Onward'

Pixar has made motion pictures about toys, fish, robots in area and vehicles. Now the hit animation studio is venturing into the world of fathers and sons with Onward.

Though the movie is ready in a fantasy world populated by elves, unicorns, pixies and centaurs, the story is deeply private for author and director Dan Scanlon.

Onward, which begins its worldwide roll-out on Wednesday, is the story of elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot, who on Ian’s 16th birthday are given a magic wand to convey their lengthy lifeless father again to life for a day.

Nonetheless, the spell goes improper and their dad returns solely from the waist down, leaving the brothers with a pair of animated trousers with out the power to talk or see, except they will discover one other magical object to summon up the rest of their father.

Scanlon mentioned he primarily based the movie on his and his brother’s need to get to know their father, who died in a automotive crash when he was only one and his brother was three years previous.

“It’s very remedy that I can not imagine Pixar paid for,” Scanlon mentioned with amusing.

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“It is so indicative of Pixar to wish to do one thing so small and actual and true. I can not consider anyplace else the place we may have carried out one thing like this and been as supported as we have been the entire time,” he added.

Scanlon took his brother to see a preview of the movie, and feelings ran excessive afterwards.

“He gave me the longest hug of his life, and my life. We’re Midwestern guys, so there weren’t a whole lot of tears shed instantly, however in our personal bizarre punch-on-the-shoulder approach, it was fairly particular and great,” Scanlon mentioned

Voicing the brothers are Spider-Man actor Tom Holland and Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt, who performs Scanlon’s older brother.

“I’ve type of at all times wished to be a little bit of an even bigger brother. I by no means had a chance. I used to be at all times the youngest,” mentioned Pratt.

Holland, who’s the oldest son in his household, mentioned it was “really very nice to be the youthful one for a change.” 

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