This spring, Ian & Barley’s quest beginneth. Ian Lightfoot (voice) Chris Pratt. That half joins them on a quest to retrieve a Phoenix Gem in an effort to fully conjure Dad before time runs out. He’d rather go unnoticed.”His father’s unexpected gift on his birthday sets into motion the quest of a lifetime—but Ian’s not sure if his fantasy-obsessed, mortifyingly immodest brother Barley can get them where they need to go.

“Usually fantasy films take place long ago in a very noble time in a very beautiful land. For example, the backsplash and door handles in the Lightfoot home have an elf design.According to production designer Noah Klocek, filmmakers spent a lot of time defining what a modern fantasy setting might look like. In order to do magic, you have to take risks. “There is no one funnier than Julia,” says Scanlon, “but she also brings a warmth and loving side to her character.” Wilden Lightfoot is the late father of Barley and Ian. Barley’s character may be able to slay any beast in the game, but in real life he struggles to hold down a job. 'Onward' voice cast revealed Pixar's "Onward" centers around two elf brothers on a quest to reunite with their late father in a fantasy world where magic has ceased to exit. News, photos, videos and full episode guide “Just having an adult man in their house on a regular basis isn’t something they’ve ever experienced,” says Scanlon. Officer Gore (voice) Grey Griffin ... Dewdrop (Pixie Dusters Leader) (voice) Tracey Ullman It was like that message I got on tape from my dad—it’s just a little taste of that person, and it makes you want more.”The Manticore is at least a thousand years old, but that’s just middle-aged for her species.

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“It comes at a crucial point in the film,” says producer Kori Rae. Now he knows his father heard his too.A lost father.

Dan Scanlon didn’t have a sad childhood; he just grew up with a hole in it.It was in the shape of his father, who died in 1977 when Scanlon was only one year old. After that, their dad will be gone forever.“When I was trying to come up with an idea for a film, you look to the sad things, you look towards your fears, because that’s where drama comes from,” Scanlon told “And I said, ‘Yeah, but that’s not sad, because I don’t remember him,’” Scanlon recalled. Leading the cast of Onward is Spider-Man star Tom Holland as Ian, an awkward and shy elf trying to come to terms with his magic powers. The reveal of a new Pixar movie is always a celebratory affair, always made more exciting by the announcement of its cast of voice actors.

It’s fun to imagine them riding skateboards, taking the bus, watching TV or playing video games.

The pit, says Klocek, is “big and foreboding.” Ian is charged with pulling off his biggest spell yet to cross the massive crevasse with nothing but his own faith beneath his feet. Dewdrop voiced by Grey DeLisle-Griffin . “We’re especially excited about the depth as well as humor that she brings to her character.”Colt follows the rules and sincerely expects those around him to respect authority like he does.

Artists placed the rising sun and soft clouds in the sky on one side of an expansive, bottomless pit. Onward takes place in a world inhabited by fantasy creatures, where magic has all but disappeared in favour of technology similar to that of our own. “And the end result reflects that.”Unicorns aren’t the graceful and majestic creatures they once were. “Her true gift is that she’s amazing at mothering each son—and they’re as different as they can be—in the way they need to be mothered,” says Rae. “So they’re expecting to find this amazing warrior, but instead they meet Corey, a hard-working, stressed-out restaurant owner.” Octavia Spencer was called on to help bring the Manticore to life.

DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK “Where we landed is that it’s the fantastic and the familiar—it’s the balance of those things.”Filmmakers were inspired by the Los Angeles region, ultimately deciding to locate their fantasy suburb in a fictional location similar to the area. It’s the joyful things he discovered while creating “I haven’t really talked too much about this, but when Ian, in the movie, says, ‘Hi, Dad’ for the first time, it was really important to me that that be a strange thing for him to say. “Magic is a metaphor for their potential. But as modern conveniences replaced magic and any need for quests, the Manticore tapped her practical side, transforming her tavern into a family-friendly restaurant with family-friendly games and fried foods aplenty. Ian is sweet and determined with the best of intentions, but his lack of confidence and nervous energy trips him up more often than not. Netflix This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Onward has now journeyed into cinemas with a high-profile cast including Tom Holland and Chris Pratt. “Chris brings equal parts huge heart and fantastic humor to his character,” says Rae. Already have an account with us? Onward is a 2020 American computer-animated urban fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. “It’s almost frame by frame,” he says. “The story is inspired by my own relationship with my brother and our connection with our dad who passed away when I was about a year old,” says director Dan Scanlon. “The ratio we came up with is 70/30—70 percent familiar and 30 percent fantasy.