Disney and Netflix Take Aim at, Well, Disney
There's a hot new full-length animated feature that's trending these days. Over the Moon has all of the trademarks of a typical Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) theatrical blockbuster. It has crisp animation, an all-star cast, and musical earworms. It's even directed by longtime Disney character animator Glen Keane. But Over the Moon isn't being put out by Disney, and it's certainly not firing up the projector at a multiplex near you.
Over the Moon is currently trending as the second-most-watched offering on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). A collaboration with Netflix Animation and Pearl Studios, the buzz-building feature with an all-Asian cast is winning raves as it tugs on the heartstrings of kids and kids-at-heart. It's also doing something that Disney itself has done with Pixar's Onward and will try again later this year with Soul -- bypassing both the theatrical release window and the premium video on demand (VOD) option that seemed to be the secret sauce early in this pandemic. It's available to Netflix subscribers at no additional cost, and it's something that could eventually come around to sting Disney.
The main characters in Over the Moon. Image source: Netflix.
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