[News] Netflix Announces New Animated Feature THE WITCH BOY

Yesterday it was announced that Netflix’s newest animated musical feature, THE WITCH BOY, will be directed by Oscar-nominated director Minkyu Lee (Adam and Dog).

Minkyu Lee stated: “It has been a life-long dream of mine to create an animated film that pushes the medium forward, both in content and form. The connection between this dream, my experiences, and Aster and Juniper’s story is what draws me to this film every day. I am grateful to be creating this with the wonderful team at Netflix. My hope is that this film, by celebrating queerness and “otherness”, will come to audiences around the world as something truly special.”

In a secret, magical community where girls are born to be witches and boys grow into shapeshifters, Aster is surprised to discover his emerging and extraordinary witch powers. When a mysterious danger threatens his world, Aster must embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind himself, his powers, and everything that is magical.

The film is based on the NYT best selling graphic novel series of the same title by Molly Knox Ostertag. The screenplay is written by Maria Melnik. It will be produced by Vertigo Entertainment and released by Netflix. Three-time Grammy Award-nominated band Haim is attached to write music for the film.

THE WITCH BOY joins Netflix’s fast-growing original slate of animated features which includes Academy Award-nominated Klaus, Kris Pearn’s The Willoughbys, Oscar winner Glen Keane’s Over the Moon; as well as the Fall 2021 comedy Back to the Outback directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps, Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure, Chris Williams’ The Sea Beast, Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild, Nora Twomey’s My Father’s Dragon, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Wendy Rogers’ The Magician’s Elephant, and an Aardman sequel to Chicken Run.

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