And thus, 2021’s hit AppleTV+ series “ Schmigadoon!” - starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in a far less furry, significantly more comic version of the “London” scenario - was born. But all the while he had a musical percolating in his head, partially based upon a what-if set-up involving the backpackers of “ An American Werewolf in London” entering a musical-scape instead of a horror-scape. Why ‘Corn Puddin’ Needed to Be the Tune to Represent ‘Schmigadoon!’ at the Emmysįor the last two decades, Cinco Paul (along with writing partner Ken Daurio) was best known for writing big-deal family movies your kids were begging you to take them to. Illumination said the goal is for Moonlight to “produce animated films that push beyond the family genre.” “We have an exceptionally talented group of artists, Moonlight’s films will be distributed under Illumination’s distribution partnership with Universal Pictures. In addition to his new role as president of Moonlight, the company said that Moon will serve as a senior creative advisor to Illumination. Moon most recently served as the head of adult animation at Netflix, a post he stepped down from in July to “pursue other opportunities.” His exit came as the streamer, battered by a swooning stock price, was laying off animators and dialing back its ambitions in the space. The goal is to broaden the range of films that Illumination makes beyond the kid-friendly fare that’s been its stock in trade. Illumination, the studio behind the “ Despicable Me” franchise, has tapped Mike Moon to form a new label, Moonlight.