Chloë Grace Moretz and Eugene Lee Yang Go Behind the Animation for Nimona | Netflix

[@junieeee]

They all killed it, but damn Chloe’s voice acting skills are insane. Her effortless delivery for Nimoma’s chaotic lines bring so much life to this project (gorgeous animation aside). Stellar job to the whole Nimona team 🔥

[@duncanchege9663]

haha, when she asked Boldheart "Did they let you keep it?" when referring to his severed arm.🤣

[@victori4027]

Yes! If u wanna see more of her amazing voice, I def reccomend, princess kaguya, a ghibli filmed she dubbed over for the states. She's phenomenal!

[@nailinthefashion]

"Must be cold in here" 👁

[@tishapaculba]

right? right? honestly her voice acting made it really funny :D

[@WibblyLever2]

I remember when the credits rolled and I saw her name, I was so surprised! First time I've seen a film she voices in, and she nailed it!

[@didimc6732]

so cool to see Eugene be given an even bigger platform to show how talented he rlly is, he deserves it

[@thenaiam]

Eugene is such an icon! I love him in this.

[@rogueninja4719]

@@thenaiam I didnt even know he was in that movie until now XD

[@elgatoconbotasdedelmar]

We should get an "art of" book.

[@jman2856]

Also a Blu-ray/DVD.

[@Vex1fie]

RIGHT???I went on amazon to look for it 3days ago and they didn't have

[@scottriddell3514]

I hope they have it soon And yet I've never seen even 1 image of it

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

agreed

[@HatshepsutVaro]

Yes!!!

[@FanbotFanboy]

Chloe Grace Moretz is such a talented voice actress.

[@PaintSplashProductions]

I can’t hear anyone else when thinking of Nimona

[@IsiahTomas]

Oh. That's what she's up to. Cool.

[@nezaniatoimya]

Im so glad they hired actual voice actors instead of random celebrities

[@werew3]

@@nezaniatoimyahas she voiced anything else?

[@pennysanchez7656]

At least her role is better than Kayla from the 2021 Tom and Jerry movie.

[@LPdedicated]

I've admired Eugene for many years for a lot of reasons. Casting him as Goldenloin makes a lot of sense, as Eugene has always been open about the pressure of living up to people's expectations at being the best at everything but also using his platform to fight for what was right. I was afraid that I would only hear Eugene, but as soon as I heard him speak I only heard Ambrosius and that takes some serious talent. I'm so, so proud of him! He truly deserves this!

[@FabledHeroes3351]

Chloe Grace Moretz absolutely nailed this role she’s so good at playing little bad asses (I really hope we get a sequel )

[@amanpotdar]

Role

[@FabledHeroes3351]

@@amanpotdar thank you 😅😂

[@apdronite6202]

Im loving this animated film.. good story and def a very lgbt which Im not mad. I didn’t expect the two guys kiss at the end. Lol

[@cute_elisa123]

I really hope so too!but I don’t think so,like they „foreshadowed“ a sequel in the movie,but the problem is they did the animations back when the studio wasn’t kicked out of Disney etc.

[@hedgehog07productions91]

The only movie I don’t want a sequel to is this movie

[@LauraM96829]

To think Disney came to close to robbing this movie of its chance to shine. It’s so great to see all the cast and crew talking about what a passion project this is for them. I hope this movie really connects with people, because we need stories like this now more than ever!

[@zoeelerby2423]

It really drives the story home too once you learn that Disney was trying to shut it down!! It speaks to the resilience we see with all of our main characters and with the community they represent, Nimona really is a game-changer and other studios should start taking notes.

[@DreamcastFreak]

Amen to you both! This is what the world needs! An unabashedly out and proud film showing real diversity with a great story, animation, acting, score, etc! This is truly what the world needs, and I hope it gets all the success it deserves! Maybe the sequel will even get a theatrical release! Kudos to all involved in this beautiful film!

[@nailinthefashion]

This is too progressive AND violent for the current Disney animated brand, even I could see that and respect that, they would have to choose one or the other and to tone down the amount of affection. Their animation skews younger, they leave the live action to be more adult. YOU and I were ready and waiting for this but most of America isn't and aren't gonna be til gen z has positions of power instead of freaking old as the hills Bobs lmao It will do well, even better on Netflix which skews older and more progressive. We could even get a sequel if we rally behind it long term. Just bc Disney isn't quite there yet doesn't mean parts of the world aren't

[@DreamcastFreak]

@nailinthefashion agreed that this wouldn't fully fly under Disney's brand, but it would fit under Fox for sure. I'm glad it was able to be released either way, I just hope it doesn't get buried. Honestly, I think this movie deserves an Oscar for the story, animation, AND acting! It's that good!

[@JE-zl6uy]

They killed it because they couldn't snip the LGBTQ Components out conveniently for international release.

[@ourabouras]

So happy this film survived the Disney purge. The combination of medieval and techno aesthetics was so refreshing, I hope we see more original works like this in the future. And the story, while simple, was exactly what we need more of these days. My only critique is that I wished it was a miniseries instead of a movie, Nimona and Balaster’s relationship felt a bit rushed, but ultimately I’m grateful for what we got😁👍

[@marli4442]

yeah same thought. Like there relationship developed in the span of I'm guessing a few days. wich is to short for them to have a believable deep relationship well already in my opinion. Plus I WANT MORE

[@JMBE21]

Yess, I said the same thing to my friends. I think a miniseries would've helped a lot with those developments, being able to hang a bit more on some parts. I still really enjoyed the film though. I hope we get more animation from this franchise somehow

[@mayaha200]

I didn't really felt that? I felt their relationship is going the pace it should be cause they felt the same thing, and talk a lot. And I'm guessing it's much more than days since they meet. You just don't feel how much time it is cause many things happen

[@slurp3194]

@@marli4442its not the timeline that messed it up. Its the fact that in the climax he starts doubting her for absolutely no reason. The writing their was a little unrefined. There are many amazing movies which has the same concept executed 10x better

[@sobaz92]

Riz, Chloe, Eugene…They all did such an amazing job! Such a fun movie

[@luwirap]

Eugene killed this role so much! This guy's got too much talent in his body!

[@onepresence9460]

Nimona is Blue Sky Studios’ magnum opus. Their last and best film. All of the cast and the animators did a fantastic job with this awesome animated feature film. Thank you, Annapurna Animation and Netflix Animation for bringing it back. It would be so cool if they resurrect other cancelled Blue Sky projects like Mutts, Anubis, Foster, Spore in the future.

[@Subterranean_sebastian]

Blue sky had really gone downhill after the masterpiece the first ice age was so it’s a real joy to see they were finally able to get one more masterpiece before they were gone for good

[@dogberry99]

This movie vastly exceeded my expectations. I am very thankful it survived such a troubled production.

[@tonick2208]

That "*only* on netflix" is the perfect way to shade Disney for giving up on this gorgeous project because they were scared of a gay kiss

[@DLCS-2]

I can already imagine the conservative Christians grouo would say

[@slurp3194]

The idealogical battle ranges further then that. And money talks. Everything is about making as much money as possible

[@fysmike1998]

Isn’t the whole reason ppl hate Disney now is bc of how woke it is lol I doubt they have problem with showing a gay kiss I’m pretty sure they did that recently in the buzz lightyear movie so I’m confused lol

[@oscara8454]

​@@slurp3194 very true. But Disney's performative pride really shows how fake and soulless they really are.

[@oscara8454]

​@@fysmike1998 Disney's gayness is basically background set dressing. Inconsequential and lacking in substance. They put a guy talking about a boyfriend for 20 seconds they think they deserve a parade. The gay couple in this movie was a deeply important part that Disney can't stomach.

[@MrBitviper]

this was a very enjoyable movie. awesome cast and awesome story 10/10

[@drumbum3.142]

Completely Agree. I Comprehensively liked it +More than this years spider man flick.. 👏👏👏 Thus Far one of my two favourite films from an otherwise thus far underwhelming and largely thus far lackluster cinema year.. (Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.)

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

So you could say it’s… …metal?

[@MrBitviper]

@@withalittlehelpfrom3 I see what you did there

[@MrBitviper]

@@drumbum3.142 yup nimona was way better than I expected. superhero movies have gone stale. same story, same plot points, not fun anymore

[@drumbum3.142]

@MrBitviper Many of them yes indeed.

[@wrenwry]

Usually not a fan of traditional actors stepping into VA roles, but Chloe really killed it. Love the movie, so glad it actually got made.

[@3333218]

She just happens to also have experience with VA as well.

[@artistbervucci1716]

What do you mean by "traditional actors" - they're just actors...

[@scarletempress2652]

@@artistbervucci1716It’s for clarity, voice actors are also actors. Plus they’re probably more talking about stuff like Chris Pratt in the Mario Movie

[@vinjass]

At least they're actors, in my country they often use influencers and youtubers and it sucks ass

[@meems4378]

​@@vinjassoof that would suck

[@zoeelerby2423]

ND Stevenson is definitely one of the best pioneers of queer representation in animation (and literature!!) and he is unashamed of it. I fell in love with She-Ra: POP and will never forget the tears I shed when I watched Catra and Adora share a genuine, loving kiss during the last season. Then watching Nimona, I was taken aback by how CLEAR and BLATANT the representation was like the first ten minutes you get your main queer couple. Then it just dives deeper into the complicated way society is when they see us and Nimona represents all of that freedom and rage and love and talks about big complicated society things in such a clear way that I can't wait to show the kids in my life and my future kid. This whole team is a huge reminder that we're still here and no matter what institutions try to get rid of us, we'll always come back. Just like Nimona :)

[@logikure7306]

She* biologically a female so the only correct pronouns is she. The only true definition for he or she is your biological Gender. Im so tired of all this shit where you can be what ever you want. The world does not work like that. Live how you want be also accept what you can not change. And biology is one thing you can never change.

[@Doomsword0]

Yeah I'm so glad his story was able to be adapted in this beautiful way

[@leocoulson-venn9447]

I love Nimona so much, this movie came together beautifully. Had great cast and amazing animation and pulled at every one of my heart strings. And i thought, of course Chloe was going to be Nimona's voice actor, she was incredible in the Tom and Jerry movie. She just had to be the voice actor for the queen of chaos.

[@jamtyx4170]

My heart goes out to the entire crew and cast of this movie, You guys truly made something special.

[@c.jinuzuka8438]

Oh my god, i didn't even realize Eugene was a voice actor in this movie!! I just watched it and I already loved it, this made it even better!!!

[@MegaChickenfish]

Talking about the transformation sequences and actually frame by framing them is great. I can see how depending on the scene there were different choices on approaching it, like gently transforming down from the gorilla to human is shrinking down into that shape and then very quickly changing the features, whereas from whale to rhino in the middle of the action sequence there's this really funny animation of her curling into almost a blob of bouncy play-doh for a frame before rolling out into a rhino.

[@t-marjo6624]

This movie made me cry. I absolutely loved it and its theme on acceptance. I hope there are more kid movies like this in future, considering how the world is becoming right now.

[@handa_panda]

Love from Myanmar 🇲🇲 truly one of the best movies of this year for sure. Story/ Music/ voice acting/ world building/ writing/ action/ characters all 10/10. Movie magic at its finest. Thanks for the experience during these hard times.

[@lucasrocha9821]

The actors were well casted, they even got not only the same expressions compared to the animated characters, but also the same energy and the acting itself during the dubbing shown. Look like all the characters were created as the Ambrosius one, based on who will dub it. This made the story so true and genuine.

[@Jawminn83]

I think this movie did a really good job on playing on a “you can be whoever you want to be, and if you love it and is not hurting anyone (like nimonas shapeshifting wasn’t originally) then you deserve to live peacefully” kind of troupe because it can really be taken in a universal perspective with the anyone who’s been treated badly because they don’t fit into a mold

[@tattooedandy93]

This movie was spectacular!!! Definitely one of my fave of the year. Can’t believe Disney pulled the plug on this movie. They should be regretting this now.

[@drumbum3.142]

Thus far one of my two favourite films this year (Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3) from an otherwise vastly disappointing, anticlimactic, and rather lethargic cinema year..

[@mason4615]

I really love hearing the behind the scene and from the voices of these characters, stuff like this really makes me want to be a voice actor, I really enjoyed the movie and would love to see more from these characters

[@Callithyia]

This film was exactly what I needed after last week's SCOTUS decisions. Thank you for the gift of art that helps us process reality.

[@BiteZombie89]

🤘 What a breath of fresh air #NIMONA is, throughout the film I had a smile on my face, thanks to her exuberance and comic streak... And she also made me emotional at the end of the trip. She's a really great character! 💕.

[@jj9268]

one of the best movie this year

[@bekanimal]

I am overjoyed and literally happy-crying to see Eugene in this, especially since they even based the animation of Ambrosius after him !!!! 😍😍😍 😭😭😭

[@allisonyoung9371]

We so desperately needed an original film like this. The artwork was stunning, acting was on point & the storeline was captivating. They couldn't have done better if they tried. 👏👏👏

[@JE-zl6uy]

My favorite scene: When Ambrosius is in the car with the director - and he starts having a verbal freakout at her and it cuts back and that was just what he "WANTED" to say and ends with a "...I'm fine." Amazing.

[@MegaChickenfish]

It's really cool for a movie with core themes about being your authentic self how that extended to how things were handled internally as well. This movie is great, inside *and* out!

[@isiswinkelman6921]

Loved the movie, and the inability to stop crying afterwards

[@cherrypanda2800]

I’m so happy this movie managed to make its way through production! I’ve already rewatched it four times, thank you so much to everyone involved! I automatically knew this would be one of my favorites

[@Daiymian]

I loved watching this film. It was really great. Deep and heartfelt.

[@AndyTheWatchdog]

Riz did SUCH a good job on Balister! No moment felt out of character or riped the viewers out of the story. Balister is one of my favorite characters now and I'm so grateful for the amazing work Riz Ahmed and the whole crew put into this movie💚

[@youngdud21]

This was the most original and refreshing movie I've seen in a while not to mention down right hysterical.

[@tinklinkno]

I LOVED that Eugene is involved in this. I had no I idea when I watched the movie. If you know a little bit about his history he is just perfect for this amazing movie, this makes me really happy.

[@3333218]

Watched it 5 times already. Can't get enough of it. What a refreshing and awesome family movie! I still can't believe it exists! 10/10.

[@Callidus7SSM]

All three of them did an absolutely fantastic job. I haven’t changed my favorite movie in over 20 years. But Nimona more than earned #1 in my heart and the characters themselves are a big part of it.

[@WiFiDown37811]

Riz Ahmed as Ballister was the most perfect casting choice imo. I absolutely love his Ballister. Listening to him talk, seeing his face and funnily enough looks incredibly similar to Riz, I just love Ballister in this movie

[@AmethystOrlando]

I knew I was going to enjoy this movie because I adore the graphic novel & ND Stevenson's work as a whole, but I was not prepared to call it one of the best animated films of the year. It might even be my favourite animated film of the year, despite some of the other great stuff 2023 has offered.

[@trusha_tungare]

I just saw the film… it’s such a groundbreaking film! I loved it!

[@trishag5105]

Nimona was such a beautiful and funny movie that I really enjoyed. It made me tear up at the end ngl

[@cjd3053]

what a truly amazing and gorgeously made film with humor and heart just bursting out of it. anyone who likes animation needs to see nimona.

[@oL1v37777]

I’m 9 months pregnant in Texas… I can’t bring myself to finish this movie cause it makes me too emotional.. nimonas struggle just rips at my heart ❤️ having a child in this world is scary

[@colmlooney5843]

Abort the child

[@definitelynothere7736]

KZbin videos arent enough, I need a full on art book at this point. it was such a gorgeous movie

[@queendsheena1]

Nimona is awesome. I loved seeing the cast and animators share their love of the movie.

[@lawnmowerdude]

I’m really glad I didn’t see much of this promotion material before I started watching the movie. Helped everything hit a little harder. Wonderful movie.

[@LocalTorchwoodIntern]

I picked up Nimona in high school around the same time I was trying to discover myself and instantly connected with her. The story meant a lot to me so seeing the film being released finally after years and years of development hell and blood, sweat, and tears almost brought me to tears. If it wasnt for Nimona or even LumberJanes, I would've kept that part of me that's not who I was born as deep in the closet.

[@avocadomonkey4892]

This was a beautiful, moving, life-giving film! So wonderful to hear the actors, the writer, the animators talk about it with such love.

[@fictionclaw]

The art was exceptional, and the voices superb!

[@TrangNg95]

I just love this movie. There are so many things to love about it, from storyline to the cast, the lesson of the story as a kid movie but also so much deeper for the adults, the short funny scenes in between. So much to love.

[@n.b.eskerata1678]

Nimona the shape shifter seems to be the only one of her kind. She was so lonely that all she ever wanted was someone to understand her. When she was at her lowest point in the last twenty minutes of the film and almost made a terrible decision, that's when I lost it and started crying. Watch this movie, folks. Watch it twice like I did.

[@Trunkerunk]

Speaking of which [SPOILERS] I really like how much they slowly ramped up showing how powerful she is. Like at first she just seems like a teenage human that can shapeshift, then it seems like she can't really be permanently injured (or at least it really hard to, she may be able to *willingly* hurt herself though like it seemed she was going to at the end) and gets impaled with a sword in the administrator's office without issue, can turn into some *huge* things, then she turns out to be a several thousand years old and is some seemingly demi-god-esque nonhuman entity that only *choses* to take the form of a human most of the time.

[@maxaroni39]

I love hearing about the process of how the film was made! Would love to see a proper Blu-Ray release with bonus features showing more "making of" sequences, and an artbook would be incredible!

[@jesscarrier4180]

Yes please to all of this!

[@bluishblow]

i love how much passion everyone involved have whoile talking

[@foxtrot570]

I´ve seen a lot of animated movies. Some of them were bad, good, great, incredible and then there is this one: "Outstanding!" You guys hit the nail on the head and I love every single second of it.

[@AmeliaThornhill-tz7ot]

This movie makes me wish that the Oscar's had a best voice performance category because Chloe deserves awards for Nimona

[@zeamusico5062]

the whole team of nimona is just so 🫶💓💗

[@LaurelWest]

Shout out to Riz who has such a wonderful and sweet voice! ❤ It truly fits Ballistor and I love how he implements the characteristics of his own voice into the character. Of course, the whole casting was perfect! They all brought the characters to life.

[@ezafmonkyboy2720]

the voice actor for nimona was the perfect choice, i still remember her from kick ass lmaoo

[@michellemunn7959]

I loved the movie was ao much fun!

[@dongshengdi773]

I love you Chloe, Will you marry me

[@danzafrir2900]

Such a beautiful film, inside and out. Can't recommend it enough!

[@buffcatt_]

I seriously live this movie so much, i just can’t get enough!! Its stunning and so emotional, I really hope there’s a sequel ❤

[@subsonicdeathmonkey]

I only just got around to watching this. I had to watch it twice in one day, I loved it so much! They did such a fantastic job. 🥰

[@DangerMoss3]

They all did so good voice acting with this film. ive have watched this movie 100 times already 😅😊

[@jman2856]

One of the absolute best animated films of 2023.

[@handlevisibletoallusers]

The croptop blouse of chloe is Beautiful! The green ensemble is Whoaa!!!!

[@TSMAstroPug]

Nimona 2 please Netflix that’s the most menacing cliffhanger at the end I beg of you.

[@lettersign]

The best animation of this year!

[@nimonafan4life]

The voice acting was WONDERFUL

[@HelloNotMe9999]

This is such a fantastic movie!

[@duncanchege9663]

really hope we get an animated series of this film!

[@funtimeartistica5630]

It's an interesting universe, I'd love to know more about it :)

[@JaneTusa-z8j]

Omg I love Chloe I can't believe I didn't realise she was the voice for Nimona

[@meems4378]

Best movie of the year in my opinion. 😊

[@foksyadventure4652]

THIS MOVIE IS EVERYTHING I NEEDED i love it so much, the animation, voices, characters, everything, the queer represantation, thank you blue skies.

[@scorpiolady73]

I loved every bit of this film. I love all the characters. Wonderful story. Amazing animation.

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope everyone doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LinaScott]

I checked it out as a "meh, this will do" and quickly it turned into a "😳 holy sheep dip im hooked". The voices, the animation, the story ... perfect and hit home. Loved it.❤

[@julio1148]

you can tell the art directors and animation department had a blast with this project

[@AFT3RDAY5]

This movie is phenomenal. Every little detail is brilliant and culminates in a wonderful heartwarming story that made laugh and cry and go through all the emotions that a great story should do. This is a MUST SEE 🤩❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jamesbender4535]

I really like a good story and animated features. This one is an undeniable gem that will last the test of time.😁

[@kimreni]

Watched it yesterday for the first time and I'm going to watch it again today, because that's how good that movie is!

[@Yaviah20]

Nimona part 2 please! I loved this movie soooo much❤❤❤

[@tophlaw4274]

a wonderfully made animated movie.... definite kudos to 'Indy' Stevenson, Chloe, & the cast as well as everyone who made it come to life!

[@mrpickles6673]

I loved the movie and i watched it like 4 times in one day because i loved the charakters and the story.

[@borgejoh]

When I watched the movie the first time, I didn‘t even think about it being about queerness or anything related to it. Everything was so authentic and well-made, it‘s just a great film for everyone. I loved the movie and wanted to find out more, which is how I discovered the amazing story behind the scenes.

[@fafshair]

I've never loved a movie so much! Everything was done so well and I'm manifesting a sequel!

[@bareq99]

Amazing movie Please Netflix! More of this!! More animated movies please!

[@nestorlasala8118]

Nimona is one of my favourite characters EVER. She is just genuine. Says what she feels when she wants, and even then she is not unkind or rude. She might be dismissive, cheeky or satiric; but she isnt mean because is not in her. She is a good being, she loves and protects what matters just because she is like that. Doesnt struggle with Codes or morals, just feels It and wings It with all the pure honesty of her heart. And she is utterly funny, many times involuntary. Bless her.

[@docfox4353]

I loved seeing how the Shapeshifting was incorporated for fighting.

[@givehappychemical]

Watching this movie was amazing. It made me feel seen as a transgender person who grew up in a transphobic household. I loved it so much! I'm glad this film was made and I hope it gets the attention it deserves.

[@brunoderkameramaa8005]

So, youre a zwitter?

[@MaticTheProto]

@@brunoderkameramaa8005what

[@ammdakin]

The best Netflix film yet!! love it love it love it ❤❤

[@mibirdai]

Please please please please make an “art of” book I am BEGGING as an artist- I NEED this in my life- PLEASE

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Great Movie can't wait to see what's next i hope there is a sequel

[@AmeliePoulain_01]

I'm so happy for Eugene!

[@_marimopeace]

everything about this makes me so happy ㅠㅠ i grew up with ND stevenson and eugene and his other BTS videos have already been so enlightening on the love that went into this film but hearing the rest of the cast and esp the crew weigh in what went into nimona is just incredible!!! am so thrilled that ND's animated legacy is so beloved and will continue to be by future generations

[@WondrouX]

This is my favorite movie!

[@lowstamina_arts]

The graphic novel was amazing!! The art is beautiful in this movie!!! Along with the great voice acting!!! The emotion and designs are just!! 🤌✨