‘The Sea Beast’ Director Chris Williams On Using A “Classic Style, But Contemporary Ideas” For The Animated Action-Adventure
deadline.comAfter 25 years of working in Disney animation, director Chris Williams decided that Netflix was the right place to finally make the animated action-adventure he always dreamed of with The Sea Beast.
The film follows Jacob (Karl Urban), a hunter of sea monsters, and Maisie (Zaris-Angel Hator), a young stowaway, as they join the crew of the Inevitable and embark on a hunt for the elusive Red Bluster.
The pair soon discover that the beasts are not as sinister as they are rumored to be, which causes Jacob to grapple with the idea of what it truly means to be a hero.
The film was animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, who also provided the animation last year for The Mitchells vs the Machines. DEADLINE: Where did the idea for The Sea Beast come from? CHRIS WILLIAMS: When I was younger, I really loved movies and I particularly loved adventure stories.
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