Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animation When visual development artist Chris Appelhans (“Coraline”) realized that “Aladdin” was originally a Chinese folk tale ...

John Cho, I love you, but you're no Robin Williams. To be fair, very few people are, but it's painfully clear here in the Wish Dragon trailer, which is full of scenes that are almost ripped verbatim ...

As kids, Din (Jimmy Wong) and Lina (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) were the best of friends. Then Lina and her father moved away and ten years later, she’s an affluent model and celebrity. Din, now a student, ...

Netflix has been pumping out the movies in 2021, and its next full-length film looks like it's on a fast track to becoming a family favorite — especially if your kids love Aladdin! Wish Dragon, which ...

Instead of a petty thief, Din is a working-class underdog balancing a college course load and a delivery driver side hustle, all while trying to keep the peace with his no-nonsense single mom ...

Wong says not being able to act with Constance Wu or John Cho in person made playing Din in Wish Dragon harder, but that voice over work does have its benefits He prefers animation because it speaks ...

Disney has been busy making live-action versions of beloved animated classics, and perhaps none has been as closely watched – and criticised – as Aladdin. The latest blowback started after the ...

The genie-in-a-bottle retelling set in modern Shanghai, highlighted by John Cho's subversive dragon, streams Friday on Netflix. When visual development artist Chris Appelhans (“Coraline”) realized ...