A world of detail

On the eve of his latest movie release, Ralph Breaks the Internet, director Rich Moore unveils the meticulous processes involved in crafting a Disney hit, Xu Fan reports. 

Most of us sit in front of a computer every day. But have you ever imagined what it would be like if the internet were an actual world and you could step inside it-traveling between websites and applications as if they were cities or countries to be explored?

That's what director Rich Moore has created in Walt Disney Animation Studios' upcoming film, Ralph Breaks the Internet, the sequel to the 2012 animated comedy hit, Wreck-It Ralph.

The film will open across the Chinese mainland on Nov 23, two days later than the North American release.

Moore recently visited Beijing and, in a downtown courtyard, he shared the behind-the-scenes stories from the second Wreck-It Ralph adventure and Zootopia, his previous directorial hit, which earned 1.53 billion yuan ($220.8 million), propelling it to the title of highest-grossing animated film of all time in China.

Moore co-directed Ralph Breaks the Internet with Phil Johnston, one of the scriptwriters of the franchise' first installment. He says the new adventure will see the return of Ralph and his merry band of arcade-game cohorts, Vanellope, Felix and Calhoun, alongside some new characters, including Yesss, the head algorithm of the fictional video-sharing website, BuzzzTube.