Onward (film)

Onward is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae. The voice cast stars Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. It is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020.

Synopsis
Set in a suburban fantasy world without humans and populated with elves, trolls, and sprites, where unicorns are as common as rodents, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic in the world in order to spend a day with their father, who died when they were too young to remember him.

Voice cast

 * Chris Pratt
 * Tom Holland
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus
 * Octavia Spencer

Production
In July 2017, the untitled "suburban fantasy world" film was announced at the D23 Expo, with Dan Scanlon directing and Kori Rae producing. The film is inspired by Scanlon's father's death when Scanlon and his brother were little, and their relationship. Scanlon decided to write the story when he heard an audio clip of his father as a teenager. On December 12, 2018, the title was revealed along with the cast: Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. C. S. Anderson was announced as co-writer with Scanlon.

Release
Onward is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.