Enter a world of dreams and nightmares in the upcoming In Your Dreams, from Netflix Animation.
In Your Dreams is the debut feature from Pixar alum Alex Woo, who’s worked on films like Ratatouille and WALL-E. Woo co-wrote the film with Erik Benson, also a Pixar alum. Based on the trailer, it looks like the pair have used their Pixar experience to create a fantastical adventure that explores childhood anxieties about parental separation.
In Your Dreams introduces siblings Stevie (voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and Elliot (voiced by Elias Janssen). Practical Stevie is a stalwart perfectionist, while amateur magician Elliot is more of a go-with-the-flow type guy. The pair rarely get along, but when their parents’ (voiced by Simu Liu and Cristin Milioti) marriage hits a rough patch, they’ll have to find a solution to keep their family together.
Enter The Legend of the Sandman, a magical book that claims that the Sandman (voiced by Omid Djalili) can make their deepest wish a reality. To find him, Stevie and Elliot must journey through their own personal dreamscapes and make it past Nightmara (voiced by Gia Carides), the creator of all nightmares. Along the way, they’ll cross paths with talking breakfast foods, evil Whac-a-Mole machines, and Elliot’s long-lost favorite stuffed animal, Baloney Tony (voiced by Craig Robinson). He’s a beaten-up toy giraffe with a penchant for throwing baloney and letting off laser farts. Basically, he’s Elliot’s dream come true — and Stevie’s nightmare.
To witness Baloney Tony in all his glory, and to see the rest of the dreams that await Stevie and Elliot on their quest, check out the full trailer above.
In Your Dreams hits Netflix Nov. 14.
