The beast from the sea hitting Netflix on July 8, promises to be the perfect classic adventure animated film to add to your watch list this summer. This Netflix Original was written, produced and directed by Oscar winner Chris Williams, one of the masterminds behind some of the most beloved animated films of the past few decades: Moana, The emperor’s new routine, Mulana, and Big Hero 6.
Interviews with the Beast from the Sea
Check The beast from the sea interviews below:
During our interview with him, Chris Williams said that with The beast from the seahe hoped to bring back the kind of classic adventure story he grew up watching and loved, drawing inspiration from films such as Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Where The Raiders of the Lost Ark. His goal was to bring this feeling to a new generation.
The beast from the sea is the story of the great Jacob Holland (Karl Urban), a sea monster hunter, whose life changes completely overnight when a fiery young girl, Maisie (Zaris-Angel Hator), is secretly aboard his ship . Together, they will experience the most epic, perilous and unexpected journey across the seas and find new meaning in the word “family”. Karl Urban stated the following:
“I was quite blown away by the visuals (…) and I certainly fell in love with the whole world they are in, and the idea of sailing the seas and living in these exotic places. This is very fun.”
The beast from the sea is full of treasures and surprises, but Jacob and Maisie’s relationship is probably one of the film’s greatest strengths. Zaris-Angel Hator, Disney lover and ultimate Moana fan, found her dream role as she was joined by Moana co-director Williams. The young actress told us how much she loved Maisie’s humor and personality:
“There’s so much to love about being Maisie. I love the different emotions she has (…) and I especially love her sass (…). It’s almost like I know her , I definitely felt close to her.
As an adventure film, the soundtrack needed to convey as much emotion and epicness as the story itself. Williams said the following:
“I knew Mark Mancina, the composer, from having worked on Moana, and he was very enthusiastic about working on this film. We wanted it to feel, on some level, like a classic adventure story, to make it feel like it would evoke some of those great movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark or Lawrence of Arabia (…) but we also wanted to feel fresh and new at the same time”.
The beast from the sea is a breath of fresh air, with the perfect dose of adventure, humor and heart and it will be available for stream July 8 on Netflix!
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