‘High in the Clouds’ Shares Original Music, Early Art and a Beatles Reunion in Annecy Sneak Peek

A sneak peek at the upcoming animated feature based on McCartney’s novel showcased the film’s colorful world and focus on musical expression.

Audiences at the Annecy Animation Festival got a first look at the upcoming CG-animated film “High in the Clouds,” based on Paul McCartney‘s book of the same name that features the voices of McCartney, Ringo Starr, Lionel Richie, Céline Dion and more.

Director Toby Genkel and project supervisor Christian De Vita joined Gaumont’s president of global animation, Terry Kalagian, to talk about the arduous eight-year process of bringing the story to the screen as well as collaborating with McCartney on the film. “It shouldn’t be about me,” Genkel recalls McCartney saying early on. “Yeah, OK, my name is all over the poster, but you get the point.”