Wish Dragon

Wish Dragon is a Chinese-American computer-animated comedy film written and directed by Chris Appelhans. The movie was released theatrically in China on January 15, 2021, and was released on Netflix internationally in theaters and on demand on June 11, 2021.

The film is a first feature for Base Animation, the new animation studio that is part of Beijing-based VFX firm BaseFX, and for Chinese super star Jackie Chan. Chan’s Sparkle Roll Media is a producer and co-investor. Production was focused at Base’s new animation studio in Xiamen, southern China.

The film is produced by Chris Bremble, Aron Warner, Chan, and Qi Jianhong. Executive producers include BaseFX board member Ian Sugarman, Sparkle Roll president Joe Tam, and Base Animation’s Sophie Xiao.

Summary
"In Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon, Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din's long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life's biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * John Cho as Long
 * Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Li Na
 * Jimmy Wong as Din
 * Constance Wu as Mom
 * Will Yun Lee as Mr. Wong
 * Jimmy O’Yang as Small Goon
 * Aaron Yoo as Pockets
 * Bobby Lee as Tall Goon
 * Ronnie Chieng as Pipa God
 * Ian Chen as Young Din