BEIJING, June 21 -- A premiere for the upcoming Chinese cartoon animation movie,
"The Magic Aster" in Shanghai on Friday marked the beginning of this summer's
round of box office battles for animation movies from home and abroad.
The ceremony brought in a star-studded line-up from
the voicing credits including Taiwan supermodel-actress Lin Chiling, Hong Kong
actor-singer Leon Lai, as well as pop stars Kenji Wu and Valen Hsu. Most of the
voice actors were able to make the ceremony, but NBA star Yao Ming, who also
lent his voice to the animation, was only able to send his good wishes over the
big screen.
Closely following "The Magic Aster", the Doraemon
series "Nobita and the Green Giant Legend", which reportedly topped box office
rankings on its opening day in Japan, will hit screens across China starting
June 9.
And the loveable, animated pig 'McDull' will meet
China's audiences on July 24. "McDull 4" is voiced by mainland comedians Huang
Bo and Song Dandan, as well as Sandra Ng and Anthony Wong from Hong Kong. The
previous series "My Life as McDull'", "McDull, Prince de la Bun" and "McDull,
The Alumni" were all well received.
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A premiere for the upcoming Chinese
cartoon animation movie, "The Magic Aster" is held in Shanghai on Friday,
June 19, 2009. (Photo Source:
CRIENGLISH.com/yule.sohu.com.cn)
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Also,
the real-life "Transformers" is back after its sweeping success in 2007.
Twenty-three-year-old Hollywood hot star Megan Fox is now busy promoting the
sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" worldwide. Although the China dates
are not yet confirmed, people believe this much-anticipated sequel will make a
splash this season.
Two 3-D animated feature films, "Fly Me to the Moon"
and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" are getting attention. "Fly Me to the Moon"
is drawing more and more children and parents to adventure into space, according
to a report on South.com.
While the third installment of "Ice Age", 20th
Century Fox's animated fantasy franchise will be released in China next month.
That's not all! "Astro Boy", the young robot with
incredible powers, is set to make a 3D film debut! With the joint efforts from
China, USA and Japan, this big budget animated film will have a global release
on October 23.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
