I believed in myself that I could. You can’t really be it till you see it. In preparation for the annual Moon Festival, Fei Fei and her family make mooncakes for the village. Cho: We need jobs! Phillipa Soo, 30 Chang'e. It’s a new art form. John Cho, 48 Ba Ba. 7. Thank you, Over the Moon. Fei Fei doesn't know what she is talking about, and a frustrated Chang'e announces a competition to find her gift before the last of the moondust falls. “Over the Moon” also has an impressive, all-Asian heritage voice cast: Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, John Cho and San Francisco native Margaret Cho are a few of the supporting players. They are introduced to Chang'e and her backup dancers, the Lunettes. Netflix and Pearl Studios recently revealed the voice cast, composer and first look at the trailer for Over The Moon. 2. Gobi looked very sour apple. (Image credit: Netflix) Alongside Cathy Ang, Star Trek’s John Cho voices Fei Fei’s devoted father, while Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles is her late mother.Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh is Fei Fei’s kindly future stepmother Mrs Zhong and Robert G. Chiu is her pesky stepbrother-to-be Chin. Soo: Cathy was my beacon the whole time, though. To be part of this huge thing was so beautiful and exciting, and really gratifying. It''s an all-Asian American cast. She would have me go to Japanese school, she would take me to Japan every summer and I would be immersed in the children of the neighborhood and of the town. The creative team is filled with Asian people who care about telling a true story. There have been conversations lately about getting actors of color to voice characters of color in animation, including some recasting of shows. Over the Moon’s Asian-American cast on what the movie means for them. I think the food plays a huge part in it, too. Ruthie Ann Miles, 37 Mother. Obviously, I present Asian, so I’m never gonna be seen as a white person, though I am as white as I am Asian. So you don’t actually have to worry that much about making sure you’re portraying something Asian, because it’s just a part of us. Whether it be a voice of an actor, or be a writer in the room, or a producer, it’s just important to have these perspectives. No, no, we need representation — and we just need jobs! Directed By: Glen Keane. How many times? Using makeshift parts from Ali Baba and the power of electromagnetic force, the young engineer soon manages to build her own rocket to the Moon. What was your favorite scene to see fully animated? Chin sees some Lunettes with the photo and is captured by Chang'e who demands the location of the gift. I had that experience, but I also had a bit of insecurity. Margaret Cho, 52 Auntie Ling. Over the Moon features an all-star voiceover cast, including Cathy Ang (Fei Fei), Phillipa Soo (Chang’e), Sandra Oh (Mrs. Zhong), Ken Jeong (Gobi), Kimiko Glenn (Auntie Mei), John Cho (Ba Ba), Ruthie Ann Miles (Ma Ma), Margaret Cho (Auntie Ling), Irene Tsu (Grandma) and Robert G. Chiu (Chin). Rotten Tomatoes rating is 80/100. Cho: I bet he’s like really sour in the middle and really fizzy and sour. He's making his directorial debut with Netflix's Over the Moon and had a lot to say about the next generation of animators. Right now there’s like you [Jeong] doing comedy, Jo Koy, Ali Wong, Kumail Nanjani, Awkwafina. What’s so great is that all of these aspects have come together to create something greater than that each of them could do on their own. The scene where you get to meet Chang’e is like the concert of my wildest dreams. My second favorite was getting to see Chang’e — her entrance for the first time. It’s crazy. There's a lot to love about a film as imaginative and inspiring as Netflix's new movie Over The Moon. It’s actually in the specificity of stories that we find ways to connect to things and understand that, oh, that part of their heritage and tradition is actually kind of like mine. And Ken Jeong voicing Gobi; hilarious! Margaret and I, we get like a real significant percentage of the merch. I just take it as one more thing about myself that maybe is giving me some perspective that I wouldn’t have otherwise. In this roundtable, we spoke to the cast about material that spoke to an authentic experience, and their favorite scenes to bring to life. There’s definitely, like, problems with it, but it’s what we had. The starring cast includes Cathy Ang, John Cho, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, Margaret Cho, Robert G. Chiu, Kimiko Glenn, Glen Keane and others. But there’s a moment with Zhong Ai-Yi, actually, in the film, where Zhong Ai-Yi is presenting Fei-Fei with a gift, and Fei Fei is so torn, but she still says thank you in a really respectful way. Jeong: I have two daughters. I just feel like I learned! The film was produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. They were able to accomplish it. I felt uncomfortable playing certain characters that could speak certain languages and maybe had accents and stuff because I felt I am a representative of someone who is an Asian American. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order. Mostly, it’s like, why not? Glenn: I grew up in Arizona. And there was this whole section of improv, where Glen Keane, our director, had shown me some illustrations and pictures of the food and he’s like, Can you just kind of riff and talk about how delicious the food is? Rosalind Chao. And they make up everything that we are. The answer is not this or that. Over the Moon follows 12-year-old Fei Fei during the Mid-Autumn Festival as she struggles to cope with the loss of her mother. Because this is the thing in the story where you’re like, OK, cool, she takes a journey to the moon … how? And it’s so beautiful. There’s no way that I’m ever going to be able to see a performance like that. Inspired by a crane and the legend of Chang'e, she decides to build a rocket to the Moon to prove that Chang'e is real. So that was pretty amazing. I can’t help but do anything except celebrate that. I would like a job! Cho: I want to say someone probably like Jack Soo in Flower Drum Song. And also to be able to see myself in her. Fei Fei takes a photo with Chang'e to prove she is real, but Chang'e takes the photo from Fei Fei and demands the gift. Because you can do the research, you can sort of immerse yourself in it, but the day-to-day lived experience is the most valuable in my eyes. It’s an interesting experience to be a biracial person. I didn’t get to see all of them in the studio. Cathy, what was it like working with this all-star Asian American cast in one of your first feature-length films? Was there a specific instance of Asian-American representation that inspired you to go into the arts? Then to meet her, and then to hang out now, and to call her a friend, to be friends with her, this is a full circle moment that we can do together. "Over the Moon" Movie (2020). As I get older, it’s so important to see people who look like us on the screen. Soo: I think it’s important because it’s not so often that these stories get told in the first place. Jeong: Guys, we really need to get in front of these Gobi gummies. Chang'e challenges Chin to a game of ping pong that Chin wins, further upsetting Chang'e. Kimiko Glenn: It’s a modern take on the legendary folklore. And so as a child, I really attached myself to characters like Mulan, because she was so strong and because she was like, one of the only Asian leads there was. Jeong: My favorite thing to see animated was the rocket to the moon. A 2020 American-Chinese computer-animated musical family fantasy film rated "PG". That’s my era. ... Ken Jeong as Gobi, ... Over The Moon fun Fact, The city of Lunaria was inspired by the cover of Pink Floyd’s album The Dark Side of the Moon and the paintings of Joan Miró.With a career as decorated as Glen Kleane it’s no wonder that Over The Moon … I was very inspired by Lea Salonga, who’s a Broadway legend. 1. OVER THE MOON | Official Trailer #2 | Netflix | September 22, 2020, OVER THE MOON | Official Trailer #1 | A Netflix/Pearl Studio Production | June 23, 2020, a pangolin Lunarian and former royal advisor, Ba Ba's new fiancée and Fei Fei's stepmother, Mrs. Zhong's 8-year-old son and Fei Fei's stepbrother, Photographed Father / Rail Worker #1 / Delivery Man. There’s something about that, that just helps me understand Fei Fei because otherwise she’s so headstrong, and not afraid of anything. But I think the entire thing really moved me. Despite elements of “Wizard of Oz” blended with “Up,” this CG-animated musical packs enough charm and catchy tunes that’ll cater to the core demographic but give adults something to latch onto. Every Asian American comedian and actor has those moments. I wanted to see women like that. You don’t have to worry about that, when you bring in a cast of Asian actors, when you’re making sure that the creative team has done their due diligence. Phillipa Soo: The film does such a successful job exploring and portraying not only traditional values and aspects of Chinese culture — you know this myth of Chang’e — but also the modern take on it, and how we perceive it in a modern world and what that is filtered through the eyes of this little girl. Ang: I feel excited because, being the least experienced person in the room can be really nerve-wracking, but also you just get to learn so much from them. It’s “Yes.” Getting to be a part of this particular film was so incredible to me, because not only was I being asked to play a specifically written Asian Chinese character, but I got to be in a film where the entire cast was Asian. Cast. BD Wong, Ming Na Wen, Kelly Hu. Soo: It’s such a tricky conversation to have with one’s self, let alone with other people. Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Kimiko Glenn, Margaret Cho, and Ken Jeong join us for a roundtable look at Netflix’s new animated film. Everybody from Crazy Rich Asians. The English voice actors includes stars such as Sandra Oh, Ken Jeong, and John Cho, with leads Cathy Ang as young Fei Fei and Tony Award-winning Phillipa Soo as the moon goddess Chang’e. In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. Ken Jeong, 51 Gobi. When you do voice-acting, you don’t necessarily have a sense of what the performance will play like on screen. Fei Fei, who still believes in Chang'e four years later, is upset when she learns that her father is engaged to Mrs. Zhong (Sandra Oh), and is annoyed by her son, Chin (Robert G. Chiu). Over the Moon makes it look easy; as Chang’e and Fei Fei, Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo and newcomer Cathy Ang lead an entirely Asian-American voice cast. This is just a great film or a great project with a great cast. Here is a plot summary for "Over the Moon" Movie. It’s so cool to be able to learn more about something I don’t have experience in. The food — all the crabs, the moon cakes! So to answer your question, I think it has a lot to do with just being able to celebrate all parts of yourself. Meanwhile, Fei Fei and the Biker Chicks head to her rocket's crash site, where Fei Fei meets an exiled Lunarian named Gobi (Ken Jeong). OVER THE MOON – (L-R) “Father” (voiced by John Cho), “Fei Fei” (voiced by Cathy Ang) and “Mother” (voiced by Ruthie Ann Miles). Over the Moon is a 2020 American-Chinese computer-animated musical family fantasy film, which was directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs, from a screenplay by Audrey Wells with additional screenplay material by Alice Wu and Jennifer Yee McDevitt. 5. And so, for me, it was really meaningful to actually like, see the project all the way through. The film grossed over $860,000. I begged everybody and manipulated my way to be her opening act to do so. Movie Released in 2020 #33. She is incredibly powerful, but you know she’s a goddess, when you see the song. Movie Released on October 23 #2. The entire time, I was just drooling in the booth, because we just kept talking about mooncakes. And that’s missing elements sometimes. She really was at the helm of this awakening that so many young Asian women had, where they finally were like, Oh, my God, someone who looks like me. Chang'e tells Fei Fei that she was supposed to deliver a gift for Chang'e to bring Houyi back. When is Over the Moon released in cinemas? Lunarian Gobi (voiced by Ken Jeong) and Fei Fei (voiced by Cathy Ang) in Over the Moon Alongside Cathy Ang, Star Trek’s John Cho voices Fei Fei’s … "Over the Moon" Movie got high rating from critics. I thought the end product as a whole was just so not only impressive, but so moving. Certainly there was so little we could like point to. And then even beyond that, her imagination. Soo: I have two scenes: One is Fei-Fei’s actual building of the rocket ship to get to the moon. The fact that the all Asian cast that we have voicing the movie ... it’s important that we are able to see that. It makes the world so much more interesting when we have all these differences that we can share with each other. I wanted to eat Gobi [Jeong’s character]! I think now because we are starting to be more true to the characters, casting people who are actually Chinese speaking and etc. 'Over the Moon' is a computer-animated film produced by Netflix ... Other actors of Korean descent in the cast were Margaret Cho (as the romantic Auntie Ling), Sandra Oh (as Mrs. Zhong, the mother of mischievous little boy Chin) and Ken Jeong (as a green gelatinous glowworm named Gobi). 10 images of the Over the Moon cast of characters. The whole generation of the Joy Luck Club. Honestly, the entire movie, let’s be real. Like, are we just supposed to give these takes? And John Cho’s Searching was just such an important film, one of the best films of that year. That’s why I love this movie, because we are giving young Asian American something that I wished — that I yearned for as a child. Glenn: Mine are probably ones that I wasn’t in! It felt very American, I guess you would say, but my mom, as a first-generation Japanese woman, she always made sure that I had my culture. I feel like it was really an integral part of why I wanted to pursue musical theater. 6. You want it evolved to a point where it’s just not a big deal anymore. Representation in storytelling and casting is an urgent point of interest in mass entertainment, and in animation in particular, where characters of color are often voiced by white actors. That moment was a big one for me growing up for sure. However, Fei Fei's mother falls ill, and gifts her daughter a bunny named Bungee (Edie Ichioka), before passing away. The legend was one of her mother’s favorites ,and Fei Fei believes it wholeheartedly, despite what her relatives tell her during the Mid-Autumn festival. Glenn: I didn’t have much to be honest. More information and reviews on "Over the Moon" Movie you can get on the following websites. 3. For me, if I were a little girl, and I got to see Fei Fei and her journey, how amazing that would have been for me and all the paths that it could have taken me on, in terms of my hopes and dreams and aspirations. The future of Netflix animation is bright, or colorful with their latest excursion “Over the Moon,” which is an explosion of genuine enchantment that manages to find strength in the familiar. I would turn to Cathy and hear her take or I would watch some stuff that they had been working on, and they put the animation on Cathy’s voice and I was like, I’ll just do what Cathy’s doing, clearly she knows what she’s doing. The film also features the voices of comedian Ken Jeong as space dog Gobi, Margaret Cho as Auntie Ling, and Into the Spider-Verse’s Kimiko Glenn as Auntie Mei. The film also features the voices of comedian Ken Jeong as space dog Gobi, Margaret Cho as Auntie Ling, and Into the Spider-Verse’s Kimiko Glenn as Auntie Mei. I encountered it a lot in the entertainment industry, actually. Here are "Over the Moon" Movie trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date and everything we know so far. It feels unique, but at the same time, I know that a lot of people have unique experiences, whether they’re biracial or not. IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online - including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. Now Keane makes his feature film directorial debut with the animated musical adventure Over the Moon, which debuts Friday on Netflix.And it could send him to the Oscars yet again. When you see yourself on screen on stage, your mind starts to open up a little bit. Netflix and Pearl Studio have revealed the Over the Moon trailer and cast! Netflix on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 released the trailer for "Over the Moon" you can watch here: OVER THE MOON | Official Trailer #2 | Netflix. The starring cast includes Cathy Ang, John Cho, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ken Jeong, Margaret Cho, Sandra Oh, Robert G. Chiu, Kimiko Glenn, Glen Keane and others.. Watch the official trailer for "Over the Moon" What she finds is a glowing, fantastical world full of strange creatures spun up by the all-powerful spirit herself. Jeong: For me, it was Margaret. A girl named Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) is being told the legend of the Moon goddess Chang'e (Phillipa Soo) who took a potion for immortality, causing her to become a goddess and ascend to the Moon without her lover Houyi (Conrad Ricamora), and awaits for him there. Cast and Characters [edit | edit source] Cathy Ang as Fei Fei; Robert G Chiu as Chin; Phillipa Soo as Chang'e; Ken Jeong as Gobi; John Cho as Ba Ba; Ruthie Ann Miles; Sandra Oh as Mrs. Zhong; Margaret Cho as Auntie Ling; Kimiko Glenn as Auntie Mei; Artt Butler; Awards [edit | edit source] Gallery [edit | edit source] Videos [edit | edit source] Cast: Cathy Ang, John Cho, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, Margaret Cho, Robert G. Chiu, Kimiko Glenn and Glen Keane. And then with Phillipa, it was like a masterclass watching her inhabit this goddess. Ang: Mulan! 8. You see a lot in Asian media this version of respect and sometimes it doesn’t feel earned. It’s so important to get the marketing behind this. Needless to say, the film is often gorgeous, in both its own ways and its aesthetic nods to Georges Melies’ 1902 “A Trip to the Moon,” anime, video game kinetics and Asian ghost girl movies. I hope that for all the young people who get to see this particular film. Cathy Ang: The dynamics of Fei Fei with the rest of the family felt so true. I really just loved the connection and just the vivid imagery, having that almost tunnel of light that’s going from the Earth to the Moon. She’s a hero! It was beyond my wildest imagination, what Chang’e is capable of in terms of her dance abilities and the choreography. That’s my generation. I can’t describe how fulfilling that is. When her father reveals his plans to remarry, Fei Fei embarks on a mission to prove that love never fades away. Suddenly, the rocket is captured in a mystical beam of energy and taken to the Moon. As a biracial person, I sometimes feel an insecurity in connecting with my Asian heritage. for roles that are meant that way, it’s gotten a little less, but it was a very confusing process. It’s exactly what Phillipa said — it’s really important to just be able to trust that the story is true so that people can relate to it. And it’s like the ’60s! Ang: Agreed! When I was growing up, it was so exciting to see this really strong woman who’s just motivated by her love for her family — she saves an entire country! Margaret, for sure, was the reason why I got into comedy. So actually, Margaret, what was your moment? There should be Gobi gummies. When I’m watching movies, like Tigertail — it’s just one of my favorite movies of the year — it’s so beautiful. Over the Moon (2020-10-16 ... a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. Cho: I saw the drawings and I heard the songs actually much earlier on. In 2018, legendary Disney animator Glen Keane won an Academy Award with the late Kobe Bryant for their animated short film Dear Basketball. That definitely inspired me and I’m sure thousands, if not millions of other young Asian women in the world. © 2020 Netflix, Inc. “I’m probably allergic to dates.” It pretty much defines that movie for me in terms of what the story is all about. But there’s also something that is really honorable about the way that she approaches her problems that I just felt ... that moment felt very true to me. That’s going to shape them. Over The Moon Movie Cast. Fei Fei's family joins them for the Moon Festival celebration, and she remembers her mother. Have you experienced a similar feeling? Her rocket almost succeeds until she realizes that Chin snuck aboard her rocket and they begin to crash to Earth. I went to Duke undergrad, and when we had booked Margaret as our headliner comic. Over The Moon: Cast. I think it’s really important that we, as a people, not only connect to the stories, but connect to the people who tell them, which means connecting with someone who might have a very different experience than your own. What are critics and audiences saying about Over the Moon? And that’s all that matters. We see Asian culture and Chinese culture through many different facets. "Over the Moon " is a 2020 American-Chinese computer-animated musical family fantasy film directed by Glen Keane and John Kahrs. All parts of yourself are all encompassing. IMDB rating is 6.5/10. Watch the official trailer for Over the Moon. Nancy Kwan. The new animated musical Over the Moon is now streaming on Netflix and features an outstanding cast with some of today's most beloved singing voices on ... Jeong plays a moon creature named Gobi. After her mother passes from a terminal illness Fei Fei is shaken by the prospect that her father (John Cho) will marry Mrs. Zhong (Sandra Oh) and believing the stories told by her mother hold the key to preventing this Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon to find the moon goddess Chang'e only for her soon to be stepbrother Chin (Robert G Chiu) throwing a monkey wrench into her plans and setting … In Netflix’s new animated movie Over the Moon, the Chinese legend of Chang’e becomes a launchpad for a young girl named Fei Fei, who travels to the moon in search of the legendary goddess. I have such gratitude for her work and her career. Over the Moon makes it look easy; as Chang’e and Fei Fei, Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo and newcomer Cathy Ang lead an entirely Asian-American voice cast. I think adding as many voices to these roles, and the stories that can understand the experience of being an Asian American is important. She doesn’t know this, but whenever I was, like, I’m not sure — because this is also one of my first animated films — I was like, I’m a little confused. If they want to get into the business of entertainment, it’s just so important to see Margaret on screen, to see really talented people of color, to inspire future generations of artistry. There’s a certain lived experience that someone who is in that ethnicity doesn’t have and it’s not to the fault of them, but it just is a matter of experience. Flower Drum Song was really quite an incredible production, because it’s set in San Francisco, and it’s a musical and it’s an Asian-American musical. The film also features the voices of comedian Ken Jeong as space dog Gobi, Margaret Cho as Auntie Ling, and Into the Spider-Verse ’s Kimiko Glenn as Auntie Mei. It’s when you bring these very specific differences to the table, to the screen, in whatever way, that’s when people learn more and get excited about people’s cultures. He’s great in Flower Drum Song. A little bit about OVER THE MOON. I can’t help but dance whenever that song comes up in the movie. People didn’t know exactly where to place me. OVER THE MOON has a spectacular cast, including the voice talents of Cathy Ang (Fei Fei), Phillipa Soo (Chang’e), Robert G. Chiu (Chin), Ken Jeong (Gobi), John Cho (Dad), Ruthie Ann Miles (Mom), Margaret Cho (Auntie Ling), Kimiko Glenn (Auntie Mei), Artt Butler (Uncle), and Sandra Oh (Mrs. Zhong). "Over the Moon" Movie release date was scheduled to be on October 17, 2020 (MFF) and on October 23, 2020 (United States) distributing by Netflix. But listening to Glen and our creative team talk about animation, I just felt like I now understood so much more about this section of the industry. The duration of the film is 100 minutes. In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. It’s an interesting experience. We’re just sharing ourselves. Gobi (voiced by Ken Jeong) and Fei Fei (voiced by Cathy Ang) in "Over the Moon" on Netflix. Wikipedia is a multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors. She designs a rocket that resembles a Chinese paper lantern in the shape of a rabbit that uses fireworks to boost her speed. Polygon: Besides incorporating a Chinese legend, what is a detail about Over the Moon that makes the story feel authentically Asian to you? They crash land after being beset by playful spirits, who then rescue them and take them to Lunaria. Photos of the Over the Moon (Movie) voice actors. It was my favorite scene in the movie visually, just to watch and that song is incredible. Sandra Oh, 49 Mrs Zhong. Here is the full cast and characters of "Over the Moon" Movie. Glenn: It’s a certain perspective that you bring. "Over the Moon" is a 2020 American-Chinese computer-animated musical family fantasy film directed by Glen Keane and John Kahrs. 4. 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