For their Oscar-nominated animated feature Onward, director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae wanted to tell a story of personal loss and an appreciation for what you still have.Onward follows two brothers, Ian (Tom Holland) and Barley (Chris Pratt) Lightfoot, as they find a magical spell that allows them to bring their father back to life for one day. “My brother and I never knew my dad,” Scanlon says, “and I’m always wondering who he was and how we were like him.
That led to this idea of ‘what if you could spend one day with someone who you lost,’ which felt like a universal desire for all of us.”After the spell goes awry and they only bring the bottom half of their father back, the brothers go on a quest to find the last item needed to
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