Add this to your “wish” list: Wish Dragon – the American/Chinese computer-animated co-production written and directed by Chris Appelhans. It’s the first film produced by Base Animation, a new animation studio that is part of the VFX firm Base FX. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the feature will makes its debut on Netflix, on June 11th. Here’s the trailer:

SYNOPSIS:
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.

CREDITS:
DIRECTOR: Chris Appelhans
WRITER: Chris Appelhans
PRODUCERS: Aron Warner, Chris Bremble, Jackie Chan
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Sony Pictures Animation, Tencent, Sparkle Roll, Base Media

VOICE CAST:
John Cho (voice of Long)
Natasha Liu Bordizzo (voice of Lina)
Jimmy Wong (voice of Din)
Constance Wu (voice of Mrs. Song)
Will Yun Lee (voice of Mr. Wang)
Jimmy O. Yang (voice of Weichi)
Aaron Yoo (voice of Pockets)
Bobby Lee (voice of Diao)
Ronnie Chieng (voice of Pipa God)

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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