HAIM to Contribute Music to New Netflix Film The Witch Boy
The animated project will be directed by Minkyu Lee and based on the graphic novels by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Witch Boy.
The upcoming animated feature based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Molly Knox Ostertag will be directed by Minkyu Lee.
The Witch Boy tells the story of a magical community where girls are born to be witches and boys grow into shapeshifters, with the film set to follow the tale of Aster a boy who discovers he has emerging witch powers. It has been a life-long dream of mine to create an animated film that pushes the medium forward, both in content and form, said Lee in a statement. My hope is that this film, by celebrating queerness and otherness, will come to audiences around the world as something truly special.
Concept art: Netflix
This week is full of announcements about animated takes on huge properties (
Tomb Raider, the cartoon?) but one piece of animation news something really special: Molly Knox Ostertag’s 2017 graphic novel
The Witch Boy is being adapted into an animated musical for Netflix. The sweet, smart book will be brought to life by director Mikyu Lee (of the Oscar-nominated short
Adam and Dog) and screenwriter Maria Melnik (
American Gods), with the band Haim providing original music.
The Witch Boy which has two sequels,
The Hidden Witch and
The Midwinter Witch is an affecting and gorgeous story about growing up to be who you are, even when it’s not what’s expected of you. Here’s the publisher’s summary:
Netflix Announces New Animated Musical The Witch Boy
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As Netflix continues to make waves in the world of animation, the streaming service has announced a brand new project with some serious talent attached. After working on beloved films like
The Princess and the Frog,
Big Hero 6,
Frozen, and earning an Oscar nomination for directing the short film
Adam and Dog, filmmaker Minkyu Lee is moving over to Netflix for a feature directorial debut. On Thursday morning, Netflix announced the start of production on the original animated film
The Witch Boy, which is based on the graphic novel series by Molly Knox Ostertag.
Netflix Sets Animated The Witch Boy With Original Music by Haim
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The musical feature based on the graphic novels will be directed by Minkyu Lee, Oscar-nominated helmer of animated short Adam and Dog.
Netflix announced production on
The Witch Boy, an animated musical feature based on the graphic novel series of the same title by Molly Knox Ostertag.
It will be directed by Minkyu Lee from a screenplay by Maria Melnik (
Escape Room), and feature original music from three-time Grammy nominated band Haim. The Witch Boy will be produced by Roy Lee, Miri Yoon and Ryan Harris through Vertigo Entertainment and released by Netflix.