Ne Zha (2019 film)

Ne Zha
Theatrical release poster
Chinese哪吒之魔童降世
Literal meaningBirth of the demon child Nezha
Hanyu PinyinNézhā zhī Mótóng Jiàngshì
Directed byJiaozi (Yu Yang)
Screenplay byJiaozi (Yu Yang)
Story by
  • Yi Qiao
  • Wei Yunyun[1]
Based onInvestiture of the Gods
by Xu Zhonglin[2]
Produced by
  • Wei Yunyun
  • Liu Wenzhang[1]
Starring
  • Lü Yanting
  • Joseph
  • Han Mo
  • Chen Hao
  • Lü Qi
  • Zhang Jiaming
  • Yang Wei[3]
Music byWan Pin Chu[1]
Production
company
Chengdu Coco Cartoon[4] (Chinese: 可可豆动画)
Distributed byBeijing Enlight Pictures[4]
Release dates
  • 11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) (Beijing)[5]
  • 13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) (IMAX, CFGS)[3][6]
  • 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)[3]
Running time
110 minutes[7][3][6]
CountryChina[6]
LanguageMandarin[7]
Budget$20 million [8]
Box office$742.7 million[9][10]

Ne Zha[7][3][11][12] (Chinese: 哪吒之魔童降世[3]; pinyin: Nézhā zhī Mótóng Jiàngshì; lit. 'Birth of the demon child Nezha'), also spelled Nezha,[a][12][13] is a 2019 Chinese animated[3] fantasy adventure film[7] directed and written by Yu Yang, credited as Jiaozi.[13] Its animation production is done by the director's own Chengdu Coco Cartoon.[4][14] Featuring the popular Chinese mythological character Nezha, the plot is loosely based on the classic 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods, attributed to Xu Zhonglin.[2][15]

It was released in China exclusively in IMAX and China Film Giant Screen theatres[6] on 13 July 2019, followed by other theatres on 26 July,[3] distributed by Beijing Enlight Pictures.[4] It is the first Chinese-produced animated feature released in IMAX format,[14] and, despite being the debut feature of its director and animation studio, and having no widely known actors in its voice cast, it has been one of the biggest commercial successes in Chinese cinema, setting numerous records for box-office grosses: as of August 2019, the film is the highest-grossing animated film in China,[16] the worldwide highest-grossing non-U.S. animated film,[17] and the second worldwide highest-grossing non-English-language film of all time at the time of its release. With a gross of over $725 million,[18] it was that year's fourth-highest-grossing animated film, and China's all time fourth-highest-grossing film.[19]

It began a North American release on 29 August 2019 in select IMAX 3D theatres, before a nationwide rollout on 6 September.[20] It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards,[21] becoming the first animated film from China to ever do so,[22] but it was ultimately not nominated.

A second film set in the same universe, titled Legend of Deification, was released on 1 October 2020, which is National Day in China.[23]

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  14. ^ a b "$91.5 Million Debut Of 'Nezha' Crushes Animation Records In China". Cartoon Brew. 29 July 2019.
  15. ^ 《哪吒之魔童降世》：这部国产动画，值得“吹” (in Chinese). thepaper. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. ^ "'Nezha' Overtakes 'Zootopia,' Sets All-Time Highest-Grossing Chinese Animation Record". Cartoon Brew. 2 August 2019.
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  20. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (16 August 2019). "China's Summer Hit Ne Zha to Get North American Release from Well Go USA (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  21. ^ "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Oscars: China Selects 'Ne Zha' for International Feature Film Category". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  23. ^ "国漫力作《姜子牙》10月1日国庆上映-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.


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