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| Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | |
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| Directed by | John Laing |
| Starring | |
| Voices of | Hadley Hudson |
| Music by | Nathan Wang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ralph Farquhar |
| Producer | Janine Dickins |
| Cinematography | Kevin Riley |
| Editor | Owen Ferrier-Kerr |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Budget | $5 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | June 16, 2006[1] |
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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a 2006 American martial arts fantasy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and starring Brenda Song[2] and Shin Koyamada. The voice of Hadley Hudson is also featured. Koyamada plays a Chinese monk who visits the title character. Wendy is a Chinese-American teenager played by Song, claimed to be the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior. She is also the only person who can prevent a spirit of an ancient and evil Chinese dragon named Yan-Lo, voiced by Hudson, from destroying the world.
This film had more than 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere[3] making Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior the fifth highest viewed DCOM at the time. It also received the highest rating in the history of Disney Channel Japan.[4] The film also broke records in the United Kingdom and Europe, making Disney Channel the highest rated kids’ channel in Europe.[5]
The film was shot almost entirely in Auckland, New Zealand. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior was the second DCOM to be added on the iTunes Store. Disney released several products to promote the film. A sequel was scheduled to begin filming in early 2008,[6][7] but was eventually cancelled.
- ^ Bianco, Robert (June 15, 2006). "What to watch this weekend". USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2006.
- ^ "RISING STAR: Brenda Song Shows Off Chops in 'Wendy Wu'". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007.
- ^ R. Thomas Umstead (January 22, 2007). "Disney Movie Skips to Another Record". Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ Jacques Steinberg (June 15, 2006). "Brenda Song Turns Warrior in Disney's 'Wendy Wu'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "Live-Action Fare Gives Disney Channel U.K. a Boost". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
- ^ "Shin Koyamada". Archived from the original on September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Shin Koyamada Joins the Cast of Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2". Archived from the original on October 1, 2008.