Onward

Onward is an upcoming American 3D computer animated fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar and set to be released on March 6, 2020. The film will be directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae.

Synopsis
Set in a modern suburban fantasy world, Onward tells the tale of two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley, who set out on a quest to discover if there is still magic left in the world to have one day to be with their deceased father who died when they were too young to remember him.

Cast

 * Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot
 * Tom Holland as Ian Lightfoot
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Mrs. Lightfoot, Ian and Barley's mother
 * Octavia Spencer
 * John Ratzenberger

Development
Onward was first announced at the 2017 D23 Expo as "The Untitled Pixar Film That Takes You Into A Suburban Fantasy World" and was described as a story about two brothers seeking to reconnect with their late father set in a human-free world of elves, sprites, trolls, dragons and "anything else that would be painted on the side of a van in the 1970s", with unicorns being depicted as common pests.

On December 12, 2018, it was announced that the film will be called "Onward" and will also be based on Dan's relationship with his brother. It was announced that Scanlon will co-wrote the screenplay with Zootopia and Moana animator, C.S. Anderson.

Trivia

 * This will be the first Pixar film to be released in March.
 * That makes it the third post-Disney purchase Pixar film not to be released in the summer, as well as the first non-summer release not be released in the same year as another Pixar film, since The Incredibles in 2004.
 * This is Pixar's first original film since Coco in 2017.
 * Both Chris Pratt and Tom Holland have roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Pratt provided the role of Star-Lord and Holland provided the role of Spider-Man.
 * This marks the second Pixar film to feature Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a voice role, after A Bug's Life in 1998.
 * This is the second time for the Danna brothers to compose the music for a Pixar film since The Good Dinosaur in 2015.