Jackie Chan, Constance Wu to voice ‘Wish Dragons’
LOS ANGELES: Actors Jackie Chan and Constance Wu will voice-star in Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon, a contemporary retelling of the classic genie-in-a-bottle tale from One Thousand and One Nights.
Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy Wong and Bobby Lee will also voice-star, with John Cho and Jimmy O. Yang in negotiations to join the cast.
The feature, which is aiming for a 2019 cinematic release in China, is a Chinese co-production with Chan’s Beijing-based Sparkle Roll Media Corporation
I actually treat them like they’re professional actors and I think that’s actually helpful because people often behave the way you treat them and so they are quite professional.
and Base Animation. A US and international release are also planned.
Chris Appelhans will direct, with Aron Warner (the Shrek franchise) and Chris Bremble producing. Ian Sugarman will executive produce.
Jackie, whose list of voiceover credits include the Kung Fu Panda film series, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, and The Lego Ninjago Movie, is repesented by CAA. Wu had also featured in The Lego Ninjago Movie.
John Cho is known for starring in Star Trek. He is also slated to join the second remake of The Grudge.
Constance Wu is best known for her hilarious role as the nononsense, no-filter mom, Jessica Huang, on the ABC show Fresh Off the Boat.
On handling three kids on the show, she said: “I actually treat them like they’re professional actors and I think that’s actually helpful because people often behave the way you treat them and so they are quite professional.”
Added Wu, who is known for her infectious laugh: “It’s been really rewarding for me to watch the kids and how much they’ve grown as actors and as people.”
Constance Wu, actress