However, an evil trio of goons wants the magic teapot for their nefarious deeds for a supposed mysterious client. If Long can get Din to use up three wishes, Long can journey to the afterlife where he will be welcomed with a big parade and his many “fans”. One day, while out on a delivery, Din obtains a jade teapot that houses a magical wish-granting dragon named Long, voiced by John Cho. His main goal, while being rich and successful, is to reunite with his childhood friend Lina, voiced by Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who he hasn’t seen since they were little kids. He’s a hardworking individual who has big dreams but doesn’t have the right background to reach those dreams. The story revolves around a young man named Din, voiced by Jimmy Wong. So, how many wishes does it take for this film to be good? Well, let’s find out! It was even produced by Jackie Chan who also provides the voice of the titular dragon in the Mandarin dub. Of course, it was officially released in China on January 15th, 2021, and will be officially released on Netflix on June 11th. For example, their next film is quite a delightful experience with Chris Appelhans’ Wish Dragon.ĭirected by Chris Appelhans and produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Tencent Pictures, Base FX, Flagship Entertainment Group, and a few other companies, the film was set to release back in 2019 but then was delayed to 2020. With their recent release lineup of animated projects, they seem to be at the forefront of making diverse and distinct animated films that you won’t find from other studios. They then became the messiah of change in the animation scene with their more recent hits like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. Seriously, the hatred this studio got was incredibly petty and I resent anyone who fueled that flame. They then became the most overly hated studio in the world because they *gasp* made The Emoji Movie, which wasn’t even the worst animated film of 2017 or the most cynically-made animated film of all time. Sony Pictures Animation has been having quite a renaissance, haven’t they? They went from a studio that people were indifferent to with most people liking Surfs Up, the Hotel Transylvania franchise, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Thanks for checking out my work, and I hope you like this review!) It would help support my work, and keeps the website up. If you would like, consider contributing to my Patreon at /camseyeview. (If you like what you see, you can go to to see more of my work on video game reviews, editorials, lists, Kickstarters, developer interviews, and review/talk about animated films. Heads Up!: I was able to view this early with a screener.