Wish Dragon is a 2021 Chinese-American computer-animated fantasy comedy film written and directed by Chris Appelhans. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, Tencent Pictures, Base FX, Flagship Entertainment Group, Boss Collaboration and Cultural Investment Holdings, the film stars Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy O. Yang, Aaron Yoo, Will Yun Lee, and Ronny Chieng. Jackie Chan produced the film and voiced Cho's role in the Chinese Mandarin version. The characters were voiced in both Chinese and English releases of the film. Wish Dragon was released theatrically in China on January 15, 2021 and on Netflix internationally on June 11, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and has been both favorably and unfavorably compared to Disney's Aladdin.
Director | Chris Appelhans |
Produced by | Aron Warner, Chris Bremble, Jackie Chan |
Writer(s) | Chris Appelhans |
Starring | Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy O. Yang, Aaron Yoo, Will Yun Lee, Ronny Chieng |
Music | Philip Klein |
Edited by | Michael Andrews |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing (China), Netflix (International) |
Released | January 15, 2021 (China), June 11, 2021 (international) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States, China |
Language | Chinese, English |
Box office | $21.1 million |
Netflix ID | 81153694 |
About Wish Dragon
A teenager is desperate to reconnect with his best friend from childhood and lucks out when he meets a wish-granting dragon with the ability to make that happen. The computer-animated film was directed by Chris Appelhans.
Achievement of Wish Dragon
The film was originally scheduled for a 2019 released but it was pushed back to 2020. Then amidst the COVID-19 pandemic the date was pushed back again.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Wish Dragon
Chinese children's films.. Sony Pictures Animation films.. Columbia Pictures animated films.. Chinese-language films.. Films about wish fulfillment.. American computer-animated films.
Latest information about Wish Dragon updated on July 28 2021.