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13-06-2025
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Annecy: ‘In Your Dreams' Director Alex Woo Talks Netflix's Animated Epic
Netflix's 'In Your Dreams' is nearly here. The animated epic, about a pair of siblings (voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport and Elias Janssen), who travel into the world of dreams to find The Sandman, in an effort to have their ultimate wish granted, arrives on the streaming service on Nov. 14. But we got a sneak-peek at the movie at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. You can watch the brand-new trailer below. TheWrap spoke to 'In Your Dreams' director Alex Woo at the festival, who told us that he first had the idea for a movie about dreams back in 2017, shortly after leaving Pixar. He did the math in his head. 'So, yeah, nine years,' Woo said. He acknowledges that the idea of an animated feature set in the world of dreams had been considered at many animation studios; countless films were developed but never finished. It's an intriguing concept but hard to actualize. Still, Woo persisted. 'I just love the story and I love the characters and I felt like it was a story that was really going to move people,' Woo said, about what kept him going. 'It was going to resonate with people. It would make them laugh and it would make them cry. I think it was just how much I believed in the story and how much I wanted to see it brought to fruition and brought to reality.' For his team, Woo recruited Steve Pilcher, a Pixar vet who, at the time, was finishing up work on Pete Docter's 'Soul.' Pilcher would be the production designer on the project. 'We have a shared love of a lot of things, and I think I just knew that we had a similar aesthetic and a similar sensibility,' Woo said. 'I called him and I was like, 'Hey man, you want to jump ship and work on this crazy dream?'' Pilcher said that he was seduced by the idea of working for a smaller studio. When Woo pitched the movie, he was flooded with 'so many possibilities.' 'It was another film that was two worlds,' Pilcher said of the similarities between 'Soul' and 'In Your Dreams.' (There was an element of 'Soul' where a part of the astral plane was actually 'dreams.' While the concept was largely removed from the finished movie, Pilcher remembered it.) In terms of guiding principles for the movie, Woo said, 'I think everything needed to be sincere. We never wanted to put something in the movie that didn't feel like it was one of our authentic experiences. That's when you get into dangerous territory and it goes into cliché is, you're not drawing from something that's connected to who you are or what you've experienced. I don't think there's a single thing we put in there that didn't come from somebody's authentic experience.' And unlike most major animated movies, Woo said that 'In Your Dreams' never hit a wall and had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Instead, there were small things that were tweaked and reworked. But it mostly stayed the same. 'When I pitched the film to Netflix, I put together a 30-minute beat board pitch. It was the entire shape of the story. And it was a really solid, beautiful pitch,' Woo remembered. 'I don't like going into something if I don't have a really clear idea of how everything works together. And I think, because the pitch was so thought-out and so solid, we got a green light very quickly, and then the script was based off of that outline.' Sounds like a – wait for it – dream production. 'In Your Dreams' hits Netflix on Nov. 14. The post Annecy: 'In Your Dreams' Director Alex Woo Talks Netflix's Animated Epic appeared first on TheWrap.
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12-06-2025
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Netflix debuts ‘In Your Dreams' trailer, Keke Palmer joins ‘Spaceballs' sequel,' and more of today's top stories
Gold Derby's for June 12, 2025. trailer Netflix has unveiled its new animated film — an Inside Out-y exploration of the unconscious called In Your Dreams. Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu, and Cristin Milioti star in the movie, which is set to hit the streamer on November 14. More from GoldDerby 'Cross' star Aldis Hodge on building an aspirational hero - who's not a superhero Ali Larter on playing an 'emotional rollercoaster' opposite Billy Bob Thornton on 'Landman' Get a taste of 'The Valley' (literally) with this food and beer FYC event The strike back Deadline has new details on the sequel to Mel Gibson's Star Wars riff, which was announced last year and written by Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Josh Gad with Josh Greenbaum directing. Bill Pullman and (shockingly) the mostly retired Rick Moranis will reprise their roles and join Keke Palmer, a new addition to the ensemble. The Motion Picture Association to be honor The American Cinematheque has announced that it will fete the MPA this November at the Power of Cinema Award. MPA chairman and CEO Charles H. Rivkin will accept the award on behalf of the organization, which is being honored alongside Michael B. Jordan. Mister Miracle TV series in the works Acclaimed comic books writer Tom King (also working on HBO's Lanterns) is set to run an animated adaptation of his Eisner-winning Mister Miracle series. Season 3 trailer Those crazy kids Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad are at it again. The final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty will premiere on Prime Video on July 16. Best of GoldDerby Tina Fey on 'The Four Seasons': 'It was a challenge to be restrained about where we put jokes' 'The best job I ever had': 'From 'Supernatural' to 'The Boys,' Eric Kripke talks his biggest hits — and miss (ahem, 'Tarzan') 'Cross' star Aldis Hodge on building an aspirational hero — who's not a superhero Click here to read the full article.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Sabrina Carpenter bares it all on cover of Rolling Stone magazine; internet goes ‘OMG!'
Netflix's animated film "In Your Dreams" follows siblings Stevie and Elliot through a surreal dreamland, battling nightmares and seeking a perfect family. With quirky visuals, a star-studded voice cast, and comedic adventure, the movie promises a wild journey through imagination.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Vikrant Massey's cousin Clive Kunder dies in Ahmedabad plane crash, actor shares he was the 1st Operator on flight
Netflix's animated film "In Your Dreams" follows siblings Stevie and Elliot through a surreal dreamland, battling nightmares and seeking a perfect family. With quirky visuals, a star-studded voice cast, and comedic adventure, the movie promises a wild journey through imagination.
Geek Tyrant
12-06-2025
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Wild Trailer for Netflix's Animated Dreamworld Adventure Comedy IN YOUR DREAMS — GeekTyrant
Netflix just dropped the trailer for In Your Dreams , a new animated comedy adventure that looks wonderfully weird. The movie follows two siblings who discover a mysterious book titled 'The Legend of the Sandman'. They are launched into a candy-colored, chaos-fueled dreamworld where pretty much anything goes, including a town made of breakfast food and that classic nightmare scenario where you're suddenly, awkwardly naked. Set perfectly to Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams,' the trailer plays like a mixtape of childhood imagination, sleepover fears, and sibling bonds. You've got zombie waffles, dream monsters, and a talking giraffe named Baloney Tony, voiced by Craig Robinson. The voice cast also includes Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Omid Djalili, Gia Carides, SungWon Cho, and Zachary Noah Piser. Directed by Alex Woo and co-directed by Erik Benson, who also co-wrote the script from a story by Woo and Stanley Moore, the movie was produced by Timothy Hahn and Gregg Taylor, with music by John Debney and animation by Kuku Studios. At a recent Netflix panel, Woo opened up about the long road to making a 'dream movie' that actually works. 'Dreams have always fascinated me. A dream movie in the animated space has sort of been a white whale. I think every animation studio in the world has had a dream movie in development at some point over the last couple decades, but none of them have ever been made, because I think nobody could figure out how to give a dream movie stakes. 'I really wanted to make a movie that explores the question of: What do you do when your dreams actually don't come true? How do you find hope? How do you keep moving forward in life?' Robinson added: 'This script touches all of us. Everybody dreams. It is a love letter to our brothers and sisters. I have a younger brother and an older sister, so that was all real!' If the trailer is any indication, this one's going to be a heartfelt ride through the subconscious, with just enough weird to keep both kids and adults wide awake. The film is set to premiere November 14 on Netflix and it looks like a lot of fun!
