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Template:Film infobox Wish Dragon is an upcoming computer-animated movie starring Jackie Chan, whose company, Sparkle Roll Media, will be a producer and co-investor in the film. Chan will voice characters in the Mandarin release of the film, while John Cho will voice the character in English.^[1]

The story is "a genie-in-a-bottle retelling set in contemporary China", based on an original story by Chris Appelhans. Appelhans will also direct the film^[2] "The modern-day fairy tale picks up the moral challenges that emerge from the encounter between a boy and a dragon who is able to make wishes come true."^[1]

The film is set to be released in January 15, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing in China and April 23, 2021 by Netflix in United States.

Plot

“Wish Dragon” is the story of Din, a 19-yr old college student living in a working-class neighborhood of modern-day Shanghai, who has big dreams but small means. Din’s life changes overnight when he finds an old teapot containing a Wish Dragon named Long – a magical dragon able to grant wishes – and he is given the chance to reconnect with his childhood best friend, Li-Na.

Cast

John Cho as Long
- Jackie Chan^[3] as Long (Mandarin)
Jimmy Wong^[3] as Din
Natasha Liu Bordizzo^[3] as Li Na
Constance Wu^[3] as Mom
Jimmy O. Yang as Small Goon
Bobby Lee^[3] as Tall Goon
Will Yun Lee as Mr. Wong

Development

In April 2018, Wish Dragon was announced to be the first film produced by Base Animation, a new animation studio that is part of the VFX firm Base FX. The goal of the film and the Base Animation studio is to "make world class animation in China for China… and the world". Director Chris Appelhans "wanted the film made in China, with a strong Mainland China creative team, an international cast of talent, and a focus on the hopes and dreams of contemporary China. The film also had a set release of July 26, 2019.[1] In June 2019, it was confirmed that the film was delayed to 2020.[2] In October 2020, it was confirmed by Rad Sechrist (who served as head of story on the film) that the film would instead be released in 2021.[3]

Trivia

The third animated film to confirm its MPAA rating before the first trailer after Wonder Park (2019) and Abominable (2019).
Sony Animation's first China feature film.
Sony Animation's eighth fully animated film to not be accompanied by a short film after Open Season (2006), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Star (2017), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021).
The film will be released on Netflix.

Gallery

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Trailer

Wish Dragon(2020) Trailer (HD)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Jackie Chan, China’s BaseFX Making ‘Wish Dragon’ for Sony Animation", Variety, Patrick Frater, April 23, 2018
↑ "Sony Pictures Animation To Release ‘Wish Dragon’", Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi, April 18, 2018
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Cast list as per April 23, 2018 Variety article

[Variety-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Jackie Chan, China’s BaseFX Making ‘Wish Dragon’ for Sony Animation", Variety, Patrick Frater, April 23, 2018

[CartoonBrew-2] "Sony Pictures Animation To Release ‘Wish Dragon’", Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi, April 18, 2018

[Variety2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Cast list as per April 23, 2018 Variety article

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+|writer = Chris Appelhans
-|release = November 6, 2020
+|music = Philip Klein
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+|studio = [[Columbia Pictures]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Animation]]<br>Base FX<br>Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation<br>Flagship Entertainment Group<br>Boss Collaboration<br>Tencent Pictures<br>Cultural Investment Holdings
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+|distributor = Sony Pictures Releasing
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+|preceded = ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' (2019)
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+'''''Wish Dragon''''' is an upcoming computer-animated movie starring Jackie Chan, whose company, Sparkle Roll Media, will be a producer and co-investor in the film. Chan will voice characters in the Mandarin release of the film, while John Cho will voice the character in English.<ref name="Variety">[http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/china-wish-dragon-sony-jackie-chan-basefx-1202780374/ "Jackie Chan, China’s BaseFX Making ‘Wish Dragon’ for Sony Animation"], ''Variety'', Patrick Frater, April 23, 2018</ref>
 The story is "a genie-in-a-bottle retelling set in contemporary China", based on an original story by Chris Appelhans. Appelhans will also direct the film<ref name="CartoonBrew">[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/sony-pictures-animation-to-release-wish-dragon-157941.html "Sony Pictures Animation To Release ‘Wish Dragon’"], Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi, April 18, 2018</ref> "The modern-day fairy tale picks up the moral challenges that emerge from the encounter between a boy and a dragon who is able to make wishes come true."<ref name="Variety" />
-The film is set to be released on November 6, 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing in China and the United States.<ref>http://vfx-online.com/wish-dragon-2020-film/</ref>
+The film is set to be released in January 15, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing in China and April 23, 2021 by Netflix in United States.
-==Cast==
+== Plot ==
-*John Cho as the Dragon
-*Jackie Chan<ref name="Variety2">Cast list as per April 23, 2018 ''Variety'' article</ref> as [[Pipa God]]
-*Ian Chan as [[The Boy]]
-*Constance Wu<ref name="Variety2" /> as [[Mom]]
-*Jimmy O. Yong as [[Small Goon]]
-*Bobby Lee<ref name="Variety2" /> as [[Tall Goon]]
-*Jimmy Wong<ref name="Variety2" /> as [[Din]]
-*Natasha Liu Bordizzo<ref name="Variety2" /> as [[Li Na]]
-*Will Yun Lee as [[Mr. Wong]]
-== Production information ==
+“Wish Dragon” is the story of Din, a 19-yr old college student living in a working-class neighborhood of modern-day Shanghai, who has big dreams but small means. Din’s life changes overnight when he finds an old teapot containing a Wish Dragon named Long – a magical dragon able to grant wishes – and he is given the chance to reconnect with his childhood best friend, Li-Na.
-''Wish Dragon'' is the first movie created by Base Animation, a new animation studio that is part of the VFX firm BaseFX. The goal of the movie and the Base Animation studio is to "make world class animation in China for China… and the world". Director Applehans "wanted the film made in China, with a strong Mainland China creative team, an international cast of talent, and a focus on the hopes and dreams of contemporary China."<ref name="Variety" />
-==Trivia==
+== Cast ==
-* Jackie Chan's third English voice acting performance in an animated movie outside the Kung Fu Panda franchise, after ''The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) and The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).''
+* John Cho as Long
-* The third animated film to confirm its MPA rating before the first trailer after ''Wonder Park (2019) and Abominable (2019).''
+** Jackie Chan<ref name="Variety2">Cast list as per April 23, 2018 ''Variety'' article</ref> as Long (Mandarin)
-* Sony Animation's 23rd feature film.
+* Jimmy Wong<ref name="Variety2" /> as Din
-* Sony Animation's ninth fully animated film to not be accompanied by a short film after ''Open Season (2006), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), Hotel Transylvania (2012), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Star (2017), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).''
+* Natasha Liu Bordizzo<ref name="Variety2" /> as Li Na
-* Not counting live-action/cgi hybrid films, 2020 marks the fourth time where more than one fully animated film from Sony Animation releases in with this film releasing the same year as Connected (2020) after 2012 (being The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) and Hotel Transylvania (2012)), 2017 (being Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Emoji Movie (2017), and The Star (2017)), and 2018 (being Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)).
+* Constance Wu<ref name="Variety2" /> as Mom
-* Sony Animation's third film to release on November after Arthur Christmas (2011) and The Star (2017), as well as the second with a November release date outside of a Thanksgiving week.
+* Jimmy O. Yang as Small Goon
-* The 22nd theatrically released animated film released in the 21st century with a November release date outside of a Thanksgiving week after Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Brother Bear (2003), The Incredibles (2004), The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004), Chicken Little (2005), Flushed Away (2006), Happy Feet (2006), Bee Movie (2007), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Megamind (2010), Happy Feet Two (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Free Birds (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), The Peanuts Movie (2015), Trolls (2016), The Star (2017), The Grinch (2018), and Arctic Dogs (2019).
+* Bobby Lee<ref name="Variety2" /> as Tall Goon
-* Releasing the same month as Raya and the Last Dragon (2020), another animated film about dragons.
+* Will Yun Lee as Mr. Wong
-* Ming-Na Wen's fourth fully animated film after Mulan (1998), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
+== Development ==
+In April 2018, Wish Dragon was announced to be the first film produced by Base Animation, a new animation studio that is part of the VFX firm Base FX. The goal of the film and the Base Animation studio is to "make world class animation in China for China… and the world". Director Chris Appelhans "wanted the film made in China, with a strong Mainland China creative team, an international cast of talent, and a focus on the hopes and dreams of contemporary China. The film also had a set release of July 26, 2019.[https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/china-wish-dragon-sony-jackie-chan-basefx-1202780374/] In June 2019, it was confirmed that the film was delayed to 2020.[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sony-pictures-animation-tencent-boondocks-tartakovsky-annecy-animation-festival-2019-1203240529/] In October 2020, it was confirmed by Rad Sechrist (who served as head of story on the film) that the film would instead be released in 2021.[https://web.archive.org/web/20201021001756/https://twitter.com/radsechrist/status/1318271677822771201]
+== Trivia ==
+* The third animated film to confirm its MPAA rating before the first trailer after ''Wonder Park (2019) and Abominable (2019).''
+* Sony Animation's first China feature film.
+* Sony Animation's eighth fully animated film to not be accompanied by a short film after ''Open Season (2006), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), The Star (2017), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021).''
+* The film will be released on Netflix.
 == Gallery ==
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 ==Trailer==
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 Wish Dragon(2020) Trailer (HD)
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 == References ==
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+[[Category:2021 films]]