98-511: [REDACTED] Look up onward in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Onward or onwards may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Film [ edit ] Onward (film) , an animated Pixar film released in 2020 Music [ edit ] "Onward" (1978 Yes song) , from the 1978 album Tormato by the British band Yes "Onwards",
196-498: A 2D environment". Serritella also said that "the key" was mixing hand-drawn and computer animation, arguing that "[g]oing one way or the other didn't work. Going too graphic didn't fit into the world that the background and the characters were created in. And going too physical in an animated world seemed too real", so "[they] found the right balance" by turning hand-drawn animated graphics into "light objects" and giving them "[a] true volumetric, glowing atmosphere". He further added that
294-401: A Teenage Werewolf , combining supernatural characters with the mundane popular post WW2 teen-culture. In 1959, the fantasy/sci-fi TV anthology The Twilight Zone began, after the success of its pilot "The Time Element" appeared as a 1958 episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse . In 1962, Ray Bradbury published the dark novel Something Wicked This Way Comes , which has been cited as
392-688: A US tour, then played in London for several years. It was released as a film of the same name in 1958. The 1954 best-selling novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant details a Faustian deal with the devil in major-league professional baseball; it was made into the successful 1957 Broadway musical Damn Yankees (subsequently revived several times), and then into a 1958 Hollywood film. That same year, Irish-American Leonard Wibberley published Mrs Searwood's Secret Weapon, about an elderly British widow haunted by
490-430: A clerk for a big New York City company - but suddenly one morning he can speak with and understand animals. In the magical stories of Edward Eager , groups of children are granted wishes or transported through time by invoking spells. This makes the stories a variety of low-fantasy . Possibly the best-known urban fantasy series for children are P. L. Travers ' low-fantasy Mary Poppins stories, set in London between
588-438: A dragon-shaped golem , intent on retrieving the gem. Corey flies in with Laurel, who drives the magic sword into the dragon's heart, giving Ian enough time to recast the visitation spell. As Wilden's upper body regenerates, Barley volunteers to distract the dragon so Ian can meet their father. Instead, Ian sends Barley ahead, acknowledging the role his brother played in his upbringing. With help from Laurel, Ian manages to fight off
686-648: A familiar context. The period in which the action occurs may be the fairly recent past or the near future, but will typically require merely only casual historical or other special knowledge from the reader. The city-setting is a tool; used to establish a tone, to help move the plot, and may even be acknowledged as a character itself. Urban fantasy is most often a sub-genre of low fantasy (where magical events intrude on an otherwise-normal world) and/or hard fantasy (treating magic as something understandable and explainable), and works may be found mixing with sub-genres of, for example, horror , occult detective fiction , or
784-442: A fantasy equivalent of Campbell's successful Astounding science fiction magazine; its stories often took place in the present and many had a thoughtful "science-fictional" approach. Writers such as Fritz Leiber ( "Smoke Ghost" , published in 1941), Jack Williamson with " Darker Than You Think " (originally published 1940), H. L. Gold (with his "Trouble with Water" , published in 1939) and L. Sprague de Camp 's " Nothing in
882-430: A girl who gains special abilities after recovering from an accident, and also grows close to a mysterious new boy at her school. Love triangles also play a prominent part in these and several other urban-fantasy novels. Coming-of-age themes and teen 'voices' also often distinguish young-adult urban fantasy from adult books in the genre. Bruce Coville and Jane Yolen collaborated on Armageddon Summer which places
980-472: A group of teens with paranormal talents go on the run while fleeing from a persistent band of scientists. Gone , by Michael Grant, follows an isolated town in which adults have mysteriously disappeared, leaving a society of super-powered children behind. In Unearthly , by Cynthia Hand, a girl discovers that she is part angel and gifted with superhuman abilities, leading her to seek out her purpose on Earth. The Immortals series, by Alyson Noël , follows
1078-433: A hundred thousand drugstores, news-stands, 5-&-10s, cigar stores, groceries, and diners. By doing this, he established a market - not for copies of Shakespeare or Jane Austen - but for collections and book-length versions of popular magazine fiction. In 1899, Harper's Weekly editor John Kendrick Bangs altered fantasy parameters with The Enchanted Type-Writer (a series of humorous short-stories supposedly typed by
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#17328588814871176-492: A landslide, blocking their pursuers. "Raven's Point" is revealed to be a series of raven statues leading down into a cave. While exploring, Barley confesses that he was too afraid to say goodbye to Wilden on his deathbed. The party make their way through the cave, evading a series of increasingly dangerous traps, and emerge on the other side, only to find themselves back in town in front of Ian's high school. Believing their quest has been in vain, Ian lashes out at Barley and calls him
1274-987: A market for adventure that was post-apocalyptic , and dystopian . The same timeline introduced popular mail-delivered periodicals in Europe and the Americas ( The Saturday Evening Post (1821), Godey's Lady's Book (1830), and Harper's Weekly (1857)). The success of general-interest magazines led to others targeted at specific readerships: Boys' Own Magazine (1855), and Argosy (1882) among them. All of these magazines published short and serialized fiction features, as well as reportage, instructional articles, illustration, and opinion. Before WW1, fantasy vied for magazine space with westerns, romance, mysteries, military adventure, comedies, and horror. Writers often published stories in multiple genres - among them Arthur Conan Doyle , Robert E. Howard , Isaac Asimov , and Elmore Leonard . A sought-after hallmark for many of these writers
1372-493: A mysterious academy, where a romantic bond develops between a girl born to vampires, and a boy who hunts them. Fallen , by Lauren Kate , revolves around a student named Luce who finds herself drawn to a boy named Daniel, unaware that he is a fallen angel who shares a history with her. Other series, such as Carrie Jones 's Need , have characters moving to new locations but attending public schools while discovering mysterious occurrences elsewhere in their towns. A helping of
1470-424: A new boyfriend, centaur police officer Colt Bronco, whom the brothers dislike. On Ian's sixteenth birthday, Laurel gives the boys a gift from Wilden: a magical staff, a rare Phoenix gem, and a letter describing a "visitation spell" that can resurrect Wilden for one day. Ian succeeds in casting the spell but is interrupted by Barley before completing it; consequently, only the lower half of Wilden's body reforms before
1568-567: A new parent—my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, okay?" Homosexual acts are criminalized in the four countries, which are predominantly Muslim, although Kuwait does not criminalize female homosexual acts. The film was screened in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and Egypt, albeit the line was changed in the Arabic dub to "my sister's daughter". The Russian dub, due to
1666-487: A particular influence by writers Stephen King , R. L. Stine , and Neil Gaiman . The highly successful TV fantasy series Bewitched began its 8-year run in 1964, with its rival I Dream of Jeannie and a less-successful fantasy show My Mother the Car appearing a year later; The Addams Family based on Charles Addams New Yorker cartoons also debuted in 1964. Chester Anderson 's psychedelic adventure The Butterfly Kid
1764-518: A police officer faces while trying to balance her paranormal cases with life as a single mother ). In addition to books which present largely independent characters, certain stories feature men and women who are regularly partnered on adventures—often with an underlying romantic element. The Jaz Parks series , by Jennifer Rardin , follows the titular Central Intelligence Agency operative and her vampire boss as they combat supernatural threats to national security. Jocelynn Drake's Dark Days novels follow
1862-583: A quest, or a battle of good and evil). Authors may use current urban myths , borrow fictional technologies, or even invent occult practices, as well as using established supernatural characters and events from folklore, literature, film, or comics. The urban component is usually found in the setting—typically a large or small city—or even a suburban community in a metropolitan area. Use of contemporary technology (such as automotive vehicles or communications) and everyday community and social institutions (such as libraries, schools/universities, or markets) establish
1960-411: A romantic relationship between two characters. Paranormal romance focuses on a romantic relationship between two characters and how outside forces affect that relationship. The best litmus test to determine if a story is urban fantasy or paranormal romance is to ask the following question: 'If the romance between Character A and Character B were removed, would the plot still stand as a viable storyline?' If
2058-402: A screw-up before leaving with Wilden. As the sun begins to set, Ian sadly reviews his list of things he always wanted to do with his father and realizes that Barley has been a father figure to him throughout his life. Meanwhile, Barley discovers the gem inside a historic fountain and retrieves it, unknowingly triggering the curse. Pieces of the high school and other nearby objects combine to form
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#17328588814872156-469: A sequel in 2002). In the cinema, the re-write of Dan Aykroyd 's original 1982 science fiction comedy script for Ghostbusters by Harold Ramis replaced the futuristic setting for present day New York City . This effectively enabled the film to be made, and introduced to the mainstream the idea of fantastical events taking place in a real-world setting. Two years later, Gremlins brought another batch of supernatural beings into our everyday world. At
2254-511: A series in the waning years of the 1980s with Burning Water , exploring the life of a contemporary American witch. The Vampire Files [1] by P.N. Elrod featured a vampire detective that begins the series by him solving his own murder. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, the 12-book series pioneered the vampire investigator role. P.N. Elrod has authored more than 25 books and edited many anthologies. She has won numerous awards for her work in establishing
2352-637: A song by the Afro Celt Sound System from the 2001 album Volume 3: Further in Time Onwards (album) , 2006, by the Norwegian band Triosphere "Onwards!", a 2010 song from the fifth series of Doctor Who . Onward (album) , 2012, by the British band Hawkwind Onward Brass Band , the name of two orchestras in New Orleans Places [ edit ] Onward, Indiana , a town in
2450-571: A standard teen romance in the middle of an imagined apocalyptic cult. Boarding schools are a common setting in teen urban fantasy. Rampant , by Diana Peterfreund , follows a group of young women at a cloisters as they train to fight killer unicorns. The House of Night series, by P. C. and Kristin Cast , presents a school where future vampires are disciplined while on the path to transformation, during which several romantic conflicts and other clashes ensue. Claudia Gray 's Evernight novels center on
2548-813: A steam locomotive with polygonal driving wheels Onward (sternwheeler 1858) , a steamboat on the Willamette River Onward (sternwheeler 1867) , a steamboat on the Tualatin River Other uses [ edit ] En Marche! , political movement founded by Emmanuel Macron, President of France, frequently called "Onwards!" in English. Onward Homes , housing association in North West England See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing onward All pages with titles beginning with Onward Topics referred to by
2646-575: A subgenre called elfpunk on the basis that "Elfpunk is pretty much full of elves and fairies and traditional shit [...] Urban fantasy, though, can have some totally made-up fucked-up creatures." During the late Romantic era, writers of sensational fiction (including Mary Shelley , Dickens , Hoffmann , Le Fanu , Hugo , Poe , Wilkie Collins , Stoker , &c.) wrote melodramas that explored social anxieties induced by new technology, alienation resulting from population shifts to industrial centers, and fear of 'foreign' immigration. Re-imagining
2744-562: A substantial and influential work of the genre. Kim Harrison 's Rachel Morgan novels, also regarded as inspirational works, feature a bounty-hunting "witch-born" demon who battles numerous supernatural foes. Multi-genre offerings combine urban fantasy with other established forms (e.g.: police procedurals, as presented in the Peter Grant stories of Ben Aaronovitch , or the Charlie Madigan series , by Kelly Gay , which explores challenges
2842-723: A vampire named Mira and a vampire hunter named Danaus, who work together to protect their people from a mutual enemy. Night Huntress , a series by Jeaniene Frost , centers on a half-vampire named Catherine and a vampire bounty hunter called Bones, who gradually become lovers while battling the undead. In contrast to the "professional heroes" found in adult urban-fantasy novels, many novels aimed at young adult audiences follow inexperienced protagonists who are unexpectedly drawn into paranormal struggles. Amidst these conflicts, characters often gain allies, find romance, and, in some cases, develop or discover supernatural abilities of their own. In Kelley Armstrong 's The Darkest Powers series,
2940-724: A van decorated with a unicorn -themed mural, for use at the LA Auto Show in 2019. She learned about the production of Onward in May 2019 and, after seeing images of the van used by Ian and Barley Lightfoot in the film, came to believe that Pixar had copied the design of the Vanicorn in violation of her rental agreement with the company, as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act , the Visual Artists Rights Act , and
3038-451: A world inhabited by mythical creatures , magic was commonplace, although it was difficult to master. As technology progressed over the centuries, magic became obsolete and eventually fell out of use. In the modern day, Ian Lightfoot is a teenage elf struggling with self-confidence; his older brother Barley is an enthusiastic and impulsive role-playing gamer . Their father Wilden died shortly before Ian's birth, and their mother Laurel has
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3136-604: Is centered around Maggie Simpson from The Simpsons , appeared before the feature film. As the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to recede, the film was released in Australia and New Zealand on April 24, 2020, South Korea on June 17, 2020, Italy on August 19, 2020, and Japan on August 21, 2020. . The movie was also released in 3D , 2D , Dolby Cinema , 4DX and ScreenX worldwide and in IMAX and Dolby Atmos in selected theaters. The film
3234-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Onward (film) Onward is a 2020 American animated urban fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures . The film was directed by Dan Scanlon , produced by Kori Rae , and written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin . The film stars
3332-429: Is his own favorite. Retrospective reviews of King's work note that he "brought reality to genre novels", and have remarked that "Jerusalem's Lot is the main character here, a warm-up for what King would later do with his beloved fictional towns of Derry and Castle Rock. We're given a vivid description, details and foibles, before the town is populated with a cast of characters..." Anne Rice published Interview with
3430-457: Is not the next Disney/Pixar classic. Ben Travis of Empire gave the film five out of five stars, and wrote, "Pixar returns with a great big power-chord of a movie—heart-pumping, resonant, and positively harmonious." Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called Onward a step back for Pixar, giving it two out of four stars. He said, "The story fluctuates between the uninspired and
3528-628: Is regarded as a seminal work of the genre. Certain staples of urban fantasy novels are also present in television shows. The concept of peaceful coexistence with paranormal beings is explored in the 1996 series Kindred: The Embraced , which focuses on secret vampire clans in San Francisco. Works such as Witchblade present the more common matter of a protagonist attempting to protect citizens. While urban-fantasy novels are often centered on heroines, television programs have regularly featured both genders in leading roles. Shows such as Beauty and
3626-456: Is unaware of an entire universe of wizards and magical creatures; and intersections of these domains provide plot material and character dimensionality for the action taking place primarily in the magic universe - and so being a type of high-fantasy . On the other hand, magical charm stories operate mostly in the mundane universe, but where a spell or token provides plot-interest. The protagonist of Robert Lawson 's 1945 Mr. Wilmer works as
3724-503: The COVID-19 pandemic . The digital date was just two weeks after the film's theatrical debut and before the end of the usual 90-day theatrical run. The announcement followed Disney's earlier than planned release of Frozen II on Disney+ as well as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Digital HD in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over its first week of home release, the film was the sixth-most watched on Amazon Prime and second-most on
3822-548: The Russian gay propaganda law officially criminalizing the dissemination of LGBT-related content to minors under 18, changed the line to "my partner's daughter". The Russian dub also avoided referring to Specter with gender-specific pronouns. The scene was also changed similarly in Poland and Hungary. Onward was released digitally on the night of March 20, 2020, and became available for Disney+ subscribers on April 3, 2020 due to
3920-448: The cyberpunk sub-genre of science fiction . Sweet Silver Blues a 1987 novel by fantasy author Glen Cook began his Garrett P.I. series. These tales chronicled adventures of a hardboiled detective in a contemporary fantasy world, and were among the earliest to use a fantastic "underworld" in place of the criminals and thugs of Dashiell Hammett , Raymond Chandler , and their followers. Prolific author Mercedes Lackey started
4018-530: The iTunes Store . The film was later released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD , Blu-ray , and Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 19, 2020. Onward grossed $ 61.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 80.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 142 million. The gross of the film was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , which first reduced movie theater attendance, then forced most to shut down within two weeks of
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4116-402: The 1940s -are credited by many current authors for bringing contemporary characters and American settings into the fantasy and horror genres. These early tales, however, differ from current urban fantasy - they present supernatural beings and acts as unnatural, aberrant, and a possible danger to ordinary citizens. Unknown magazine (1939–1943) was conceived by its editor John W. Campbell as
4214-562: The 1942 comic cinema romance I Married a Witch by Rene Clair . Writer Charles G. Finney 's celebrated 1935 experimental novel The Circus of Dr. Lao placed mythical creatures in a contemporary setting to examine the society in a small Arizona town. Gruesome cartoons by Charles Addams began exploring the humorous side of horror in the New Yorker magazine around the same time. Occult detective stories, such as Manly Wade Wellman 's John Thunstone stories - written originally during
4312-525: The 1972 horror movie The Night Stalker . Isaac Asimov 's Azazel stories about a tiny demon (less than an inch tall), most of which were written in the 1980s, take some of their urban character of his mystery stories initially published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine . Dorothy Gilman , a writer known for her genre-merging Mrs. Pollifax "cozy-spy" action novels, wrote The Clairvoyant Countess in 1975 which featured various forms of ESP (and wrote
4410-558: The 1980s and early 1990s. This development is apparent in the increased use of the term in contemporary reviews. Terri Windling 's shared Borderlands universe, made up of a number of anthologies and novels, launched with the eponymous paperback original anthology, Borderland in 1986, followed up by Bordertown , also in 1986. The series was later touted by Neil Gaiman as "one of the most important places where Urban Fantasy began". An article in Tor.com has stated that "some say, Urban Fantasy
4508-510: The California Artists Protection Act. She sought in her suit to prohibit distribution of the film and any infringing advertisement or merchandise. Urban fantasy Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy , placing supernatural elements in a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual characters—without demanding
4606-465: The Manticore ("Corey"). During an argument with Ian over the map, Corey realizes how mundane her life has become and drives out her customers in a fit of rage, accidentally setting fire to the map and the restaurant. The only remaining clue to the gem's location is a children's menu suggesting Raven's Point, a nearby mountain. Soon after the boys leave, Laurel arrives and befriends Corey; Corey warns her that
4704-516: The Oaks ), the economics of the market favor series characters, and genre-crossing allows sales along multiple lines. Many urban-fantasy novels are told via a first-person narrative , and often feature mythological beings, romance , and female protagonists who are involved in law enforcement or vigilantism. Laurell K. Hamilton 's Anita Blake series—which follows the investigations of a supernatural Federal Marshal during paranormal cases—has been called
4802-462: The Rules " (1939) presented ghosts , lycanthropes , gnomes , mermaids , demons and more, in a modern setting, with horrific and/or humorous results. The prolific de Camp and his writing partner, war game inventor Fletcher Pratt , also explored urban material with their stories of Harold Shea in the 1940s and Gavagan's Bar stories in the 1950s. The 1940s saw a number of comic ghost-movies; some of
4900-581: The UF genre. Shadowrun , a tabletop RPG with a similar concept to the Borderlands universe appeared. Like those earlier books, Shadowrun took place in a future Earth setting (specifically 2050, in the first edition), after the reappearance of supernatural powers and beings. Players could play humans ( cybernetically enhanced or otherwise), elves , dwarves or orcs , all in a dark high tech setting. The more definitely cyberpunk approach (jaundiced and gritty) of
4998-595: The United States Onward, Mississippi , an unincorporated community in the United States Vehicles [ edit ] USS Onward , U.S.Navy ship name USS Onward (1852) , clipper ship, served as US Navy ship in the Civil War USS ; Onward (SP-311) , WWI patrol yacht USS Onward II (SP-728) , WWI patrol motorboat Onward (locomotive) ,
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#17328588814875096-550: The Vampire (a re-working of her own late-60s short story) in 1976 to strikingly mixed critical reviews. Incorporating many genres (horror, eroticism, fantasy, romance, historical fiction), it and its sequels established a new audience for fantasy characters in a real world. Recognizing its potential Alfred A. Knopf editor Victoria Wilson recommended a very substantial advance; later, the paperback rights cost Ballantine Books $ 700,000. The 1974 TV show Kolchak: The Night Stalker
5194-508: The World Wars. As well as eight books, there have been several film and stage adaptations. The high-fantasy Harry Potter phenomenon may soon be in position to overtake Poppins in sales, but not longevity. In an online commentary, author Jeannie Holmes described differences between urban fantasy and paranormal romance : The two share 90% of their genre DNA. However, the main differences are this: Urban fantasy focuses on an issue outside of
5292-762: The answer is 'yes,' chances are good it's urban fantasy. If the answer is 'no,' it's most likely paranormal romance. Use of other forms of media has become a common part of the creation and promotion of urban-fantasy works. "Sometimes the songs influence the book and sometimes it's the other way around, but either way the playlist eventually comes to epitomize the feeling of the book to me." —Christina Henry Several urban-fantasy authors cite music as an inspiration. Certain writers recommend songs or playlists on their official websites, including Courtney Allison Moulton, Jaye Wells, and Sarah J. Maas , who couple their recommendations with links to music-providing services. Publishers have also used music for book trailers, including
5390-590: The best-known today include The Canterville Ghost (a re-making of the original story by Oscar Wilde , Blithe Spirit (based on Noël Coward 's hit London and Broadway play), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (based on an R.A. Dick novel), as well as series-fare Topper Returns , Gildersleeve's Ghost , The Smiling Ghost , plus cartoons and offerings from The Three Stooges , Olsen and Johnson , Walt Disney Productions and Looney Tunes . Bell, Book and Candle opened on Broadway in 1950, playing 233 performances before it went on
5488-407: The box office but marking the third-ever lowest start for a Pixar film. While the film remained in first in its second weekend, it dropped 73% to $ 10.5 million (the lowest-ever second weekend for a Pixar film), and was part of the lowest grossing box office weekend since October 1998, with all films combining for just $ 55.3 million. In the film's third weekend, due to the mass theater closures around
5586-454: The brothers' journey may awaken a curse that can only be defeated by her special sword, which the women steal from a pawn shop . Ian, Barley, and Wilden travel to the mountains, narrowly escaping encounters with the police and a motorcycle gang of sprites . Officer Bronco catches up to the group and orders them to return home; Ian appears to comply but unexpectedly drives away, leading to a wild police chase. Barley sacrifices Guinevere to cause
5684-446: The cast of the film. On February 18, 2020, Wilmer Valderrama , Tracey Ullman , Kyle Bornheimer , and George Psarras were revealed to have voice roles as well, and John Ratzenberger 's appearance was officially confirmed. One storyboard scene featured Ian, Barley, and Wilden joining with a goat girl in the journey. Ian and the goat girl come across a booth hosted by three evil mermaids. The mermaids sing their mesmerizing song to lure
5782-468: The choreography during the "visitation spell" sequence "came directly from 2D", while the CGI animation and lighting provided "depth perception". The film was completed on November 21, 2019. On April 16, 2019, Mychael and Jeff Danna , who both previously worked with the studio on The Good Dinosaur (2015), were revealed to be the film's composers. On February 12, 2020, Brandi Carlile revealed she recorded
5880-434: The contemporary universe by manipulating one or more social/technical realities exploded with highly-popular works by Jules Verne , and Doyle's Professor Challenger stories. Jack London 's 1908 dystopian novel The Iron Heel preceded by a year H. G. Wells ' novel The Sleeper Awakes . Karel Čapek , Aldous Huxley , and even Sinclair Lewis (in his novel It Can't Happen Here ) all wrote along this axis, exploiting
5978-449: The country, it made $ 71,000 from 135 locations, mostly drive-in theaters . On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 348 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "It may suffer in comparison to Pixar's classics, but Onward makes effective use of the studio's formula – and stands on its own merits as a funny, heartwarming, dazzlingly animated adventure." On Metacritic ,
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#17328588814876076-437: The creation of an entire imaginary world. Precursors of urban fantasy are found in popular fiction of the 19th century - and the present use of the term dates back to the 1970s - but much of its audience was established in the 1930s-50s with the success of light supernatural fare in the movies (and later on TV). The genre's current publishing popularity began in 1980s North America, as writers and publishers were encouraged by
6174-431: The dragon and destroy it, granting Barley the opportunity to find closure with their father. After Wilden dissipates, Barley tells Ian that their father is proud of him, and the brothers share a hug. Some time later, Ian’s confidence and spell-casting abilities have improved. As the world begins to rediscover magic, Ian and Barley set off on a new quest together. While directing Monsters University (2013), Dan Scanlon
6272-492: The events of the film, including Ian, Barley, Wilden (referred to as "Dad"), Laurel, The Manticore, Officer Colt and Blazey as playable characters, in addition to some attractions based on locations of the film. Onward premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020 and was theatrically released in the United States on March 6. A short film titled Playdate with Destiny , which
6370-476: The fantastic is often an element in children's literature, but the two major strands of urban fantasy are well-represented in particular. The hidden-world focuses on stories and characters taking place in a fully-realized domain which operates secretly but simultaneously to the world with which we are familiar. An outstanding example are the Harry Potter books of J. K. Rowling - where our own ( muggle ) world
6468-526: The film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale (tied with Cars 2 for the lowest score received by a Pixar film), and PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated the film three out of five stars, and called it "a likable family comedy that finds an easy rhythm without effort," though he felt that
6566-480: The film's release. In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside The Way Back and the wide expansion of Emma , and was projected to gross $ 45–50 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend. The film held early advance screenings on February 29, making $ 650,000 from 470 theaters. It then grossed $ 12.1 million on its first day, the 6th, including $ 2 million from Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut to $ 39.1 million, topping
6664-420: The film. Onward premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 6, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office , grossing $ 142 million worldwide against its between $ 175–200 million budget. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to its financial shortcomings, due to
6762-538: The game's universe exerted its own influence. Anthologist and professor. Dr. Martin H. Greenberg sparked growth in urban fantasy by commissioning established authors to write stories for his many fantasy anthologies (among them Wizards , Witches , Devils , and Faeries ). The commissioned work was juxtaposed with older fiction; it frequently used supernatural elements in contemporary urban settings. Several publications and writers have cited authors Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison as notable contributors to
6860-464: The gem disintegrates. The brothers embark on a quest to acquire another gem and finish the spell before sunset, taking Barley's beloved van "Guinevere". Laurel discovers the boys have gone missing and sets out after them. Seeking a map to the gem, the brothers visit the Manticore's Tavern with Wilden in tow. The tavern, once a gathering place for would-be adventurers, is now a family restaurant managed by
6958-501: The genre. Entertainment Weekly , USA Today , and Time have recognized the longevity and influence of Hamilton's stories, while The New York Times and Amazon.com have noted the work of Kim Harrison. Author Courtney Allison Moulton has cited Hamilton's early works among her inspirations. Kelly Gay has noted Hamilton, Harrison, and Emma Bull as primary influences. Jim Butcher 's The Dresden Files series have been described by Barnes and Noble as "the gold standard" for
7056-419: The genre; one of the books from the series was nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award . N. K. Jemisin 's The City We Became features major cities acquiring sentience through human avatars; it won the 2020 BSFA Award for Best Novel and was nominated for the 2021 Hugo and 2020 Nebula Awards. While adult urban fantasy novels may stand-alone (like Mulengro by Charles de Lint or Emma Bull 's War for
7154-403: The ghost of 18th century writer James Boswell ) - introducing a benign revenant in a contemporary setting. Thorne Smith was successful in 1920s-30s, especially his two " Topper " farces about a middle-aged banker's adventures with a couple of ghosts (subsequently made into films, radio plays, and a 1950s television series); Smith's posthumously-released novel The Passionate Witch was made into
7252-509: The ghost of a Powhatan warrior during the London Blitz. British spy-novel writers Adelaide Manning and Cyril Coles (under the pseudonym Francis Gaites, but published in the United States as by Manning Coles ) produced a series of humorous novels from 1954 to 1958 placing ghostly revenants of Franco-Prussian War era into 1950s Paris and Como. Herman Cohen 's teen-horror films for American International Pictures commenced in 1957 with I Was
7350-428: The just plain weird and then gets even weirder." While he praised the animation and said that the movie "begins with an intriguing premise", he concluded that it "doesn't come close to fully fleshing out the possibilities." In January 2020, San Francisco tattoo artist Sweet Cicely Daniher filed a copyright lawsuit against Disney, Pixar, and Onward producer Kori Rae. In September 2018, Pixar rented Daniher's "Vanicorn",
7448-516: The magic we designed". The animators chose to give the film's magic a unique style after studying several animated films featuring magic such as Fantasia , Aladdin , and Hercules . Animators wanted the film's magic to fit with its suburban setting. Animators first developed the film's magic using hand-drawn animated drawings, before turning them into computer-animated effects, with Serritella saying that "[they] made shapes and graphic elements that really lend themselves to what's happening in
7546-503: The movie's "attitude towards death" is not as radically powerful as in Coco . In a same star review Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said "It's no Toy Story —but the animation juggernaut's latest, about two elf brothers on a quest, is still worth your while." Reviewer James Berardinelli praised the film's originality and emotional weight and called it "engaging and enjoyable", adding "there's something here for everyone", though concluded it
7644-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Onward . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Onward&oldid=1171076390 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Ship disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
7742-476: The same time another low-budget supernatural comedy success, Teen Wolf was popular enough to generate a television show, an animated cartoon, and a cinema sequel. Before its run was finished, another general-audience teen comedy with supernatural elements, Buffy the Vampire Slayer , was in production. The term began to come into its present use in the late 1970s; however, its meaning kept shifting during
7840-416: The song "Carried Me With You" for the film's end credits, co-written with Phil and Tim Hanseroth . The film's soundtrack was released on February 28, 2020, seven days ahead of the film's release. In the month of the release of the film, the world builder video game Disney Magic Kingdoms included a limited time " Onward Event" to promote it, with the characters involved in a new storyline unrelated to
7938-515: The success of Stephen King and Anne Rice . Urban fantasy combines imaginary/unrealistic elements of plot, character, theme, or setting with a largely-familiar world —combining the familiar and the strange. The world does not have to imitate the real world, but can instead be set in a different world or time. Such elements may exist secretly in the world or may occur openly. Fantastic components may be magic , paranormal beings, recognizable mythic or folk-tale plots, or thematic tropes (such as
8036-466: The tales to be adapted are Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson stories, and Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely . Works of urban fantasy have been adapted to or have originated in film and television. Aside from popular ghost and horror films from the 1930s-60s, well-known examples include the 1992 series Highlander and the TV adaptation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , which
8134-687: The title was revealed. In 2019, Jason Headley and Keith Bunin were hired to rewrite the screenplay and story. According to Scanlon, Onward spent six years in development. On December 12, 2018, Tom Holland , Chris Pratt , Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer were announced as starring in the film. While having recorded most of their lines separately, Holland and Pratt had some of their recording sessions together since, according to Scanlon, "they've worked together before and hung out together." Rae stated that Holland and Pratt improvised some of their lines while recording together. On December 17, 2019, Ali Wong , Lena Waithe and Mel Rodriguez joined
8232-574: The trailer for Carrie Jones's Captivate , which features the work of songwriter Derek Daisey. Original music is also produced. In 2010, musicians Alexandra Monir, Michael Bearden, and Heather Holley (a songwriter for Christina Aguilera 's Stripped ) collaborated to create songs for Monir's debut novel, Timeless . Book trailers are often used to promote urban-fantasy novels. Publishers such as HarperCollins also produce regular video interviews with debuting authors. Adaptations of urban-fantasy novels have appeared in comic books and manga . Among
8330-414: The two into staying in one of three houses put for rent. Ian tries to silence them with the staff but the spell is too weak. When Ian and the goat girl are finally in a trance, the mermaids place them in one of the houses. The house they are in starts to sink into the ground. The goat girl was omitted because the filmmakers wanted the film to focus on the relationship between Ian and Barley. The scene itself
8428-468: The various "punk" genres. Common themes include coexistence or conflict between humans and other beings, and the changes such characters and events bring to local life. Many authors, publishers, and readers particularly distinguish urban fantasy from works of paranormal romance , which use similar characters and settings, but focus on the romantic relationships between characters. The YA author Scott Westerfeld distinguished between urban fantasy and
8526-415: The voice cast. The animation team chose to give the film's magic a unique style after studying several animated films featuring magic in order to fit with its suburban setting. Development on Onward lasted for six years, on an approximate between $ 175–200 million budget. Composers Mychael and Jeff Danna were hired to compose the film's musical score, with Brandi Carlile contributing an original song for
8624-429: The voices of Tom Holland , Chris Pratt , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , and Octavia Spencer . Set in a suburban fantasy world for the modern day, the film follows two elf brothers named Ian and Barley Lightfoot (Holland and Pratt) who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will temporarily revive their deceased father, Wilden ( Kyle Bornheimer ) for twenty-four hours. After directing Monsters University (2013), Scanlon
8722-492: The widespread closure of theaters. Like several other films released in the early months of 2020, it found far greater success on VOD . The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards and 93rd Academy Awards , but lost both awards to Soul , another Pixar film released in the same year. Onward was the last Pixar film released in theaters worldwide until Lightyear in June 2022. Long ago, in
8820-474: Was " realism " - although the stories were outrageously fantastic. Dime novels also arrived before the Civil War ; some of the earliest re-printing serials from magazines. Commonly associated with Western adventure, they also encompassed romance and crime-fiction. Robert deGraff founded Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books in 1939, he distributed not only to the 2,800 US bookstores, but also in more than
8918-420: Was an occult detective series featuring a Chicago newspaper reporter uncovering and battling supernatural creatures (e.g. vampires and zombies) in an urban environment. He was unbelieved and unappreciated, considered by his boss, colleagues, the police and the public as something between a crackpot or an insane murderer as he struggles with both real and metaphorical demons in each episode. This series spun off from
9016-480: Was banned in the Arab countries of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, as one female cyclops police officer character in the film named Specter (voiced by Lena Waithe) briefly indicates that she is a lesbian . The scene in question is a brief scene in which a simulacrum of Colt Bronco is lamenting about how Ian and Barley Lightfoot do not respect him as a father figure. Specter replies to him by saying, "It's not easy being
9114-476: Was born in Bordertown," which provided "young, beginning writers like Charles de Lint and Emma Bull " with a platform. Emma Bull's 1987 urban fantasy War for the Oaks , where fairy factions battle in present-day Minneapolis , also received interest and attention. Both Bull's novel and the Borderlands books emphasized young, poor, hip protagonists. In this, they had much in common with the usual protagonist of
9212-476: Was encouraged to develop personal stories. He did not talk to his brother about the film, because he wanted to keep him in the dark as these movies take so long to make. In July 2017, then-studio head of Pixar John Lasseter announced that a "suburban fantasy world" film at the D23 Expo was in development, with Scanlon directing and Kori Rae producing. The film was inspired by the death of Scanlon's father, when he
9310-519: Was encouraged to develop personal stories. The concept of Onward is inspired by the death of Scanlon's father, who died in a car accident when Scanlon and his older brother were very young children, and their relationship with each other. He began to write the story after hearing an audio clip of his father. The film was announced at D23 Expo in July 2017, with the title being revealed in December 2018, alongside
9408-484: Was just a year old and his older brother only three, and their relationship with each other. They had seen home videos about their father, but there was no audio. Scanlon became inspired to write the story after a family member found an old cassette with his father's voice on it. He listened to it along with his brother and mother, and at the very end just two words from the father could be heard; "Hii" and "Goodbye", which Scanlon described as "magical". On December 12, 2018,
9506-570: Was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968. Also in 1968, the English translation of Italo Calvino 's short-story collection " Le cosmicomiche " made his fantastic tales built around minor scientific details available to the Anglo-American audience that was interested in urban fantasy. After the success of Stephen King 's contemporary horror-story Carrie in 1973, the author introduced supernatural characters (vampires) into his next book, 'Salem's Lot (1976), which he has claimed
9604-522: Was removed because the filmmakers felt it was too grim. According to effects supervisor Vincent Serritella, the animators wanted the spells to be "something that's abstract" but also "personify it", so they "had to converge on the idea of an image of magic, go back to the base level of the sequences and the spells, and what level [of complexity] would be given, and how it affects the environment". Director Dan Scanlon said that Ian's arc "was helpful to [the animators] because [they] could use that for all of
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