First Netflix Animation ‘Over the Moon’ Was a Mother’s Dying Gift1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeneath the spirited fantasy, big musical numbers and uplifting story, Over The Moon – Netflix’s first foray into animation – is actually the sad and heartbreaking gift from a dying writer to her husband and daughter.
The project was commissioned by producer Peilin Chou of Shanghai’s Pearl Studios in 2017 and Audrey Wells was brought in as the screenwriter before long-time Disney animator and Oscar winner Glen Keane came on board as director.
A prolific writer, Wells died from cancer in 2018 just as production on Over The Moon began.
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