Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon

Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon is a 2009 animated marital arts fantasy adventure film based on the Skyscore series Wu Xie: Legendary Warrior. The film was directed by TBA and written by TBA. It features the series' regular voice cast consisting of Brian Drummond, Andrea Libman, Carolyn Lawrence, E.G. Daily, John DiMaggio, Kathleen Barr, Maurice LaMarche, Scott McNeil, and Tom Kenny, with guest roles from Michael Clarke Duncan, Michelle Yeoh, Jonah Hill, Yoko Shimada, Justin Long, and Anne Hathaway. The film follows Wu Xie and his friends on a mission to stop the emperor Zenox from destroying the world.

In 2002, Skyscore began development of the film and a writing team consisting of TBA was assembled. Various ideas were thought of including one by TBA which ended up being made into the film. The film experiences over hundreds of rewrites and animation lasted until 2007. The story involved Wu Xie in the ultimate life or death battle in his life. The film was originally intended to serve as the series finale, but Skyscore ordered more episodes of the series as it had become increasingly profitable, so Lenson resigned as showrunner, with TBA taking his place.

Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon premiered at Mann Village Theatre in Los Angeles on May 27, 1998, and was released theatrically in the United States on June 26, 2009 by Universal Pictures. The film ended up becoming a box office success making $285 million over it's $55 million budget. It received generally positive reviews from both critics and fans who praised the story, action, performances and emotional weight.

Plot
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Cast

 * Brian Drummond as Wu Xie
 * Andrea Libman as Ling-Ling, a skilled fighter who is Wu's girlfriend.
 * Carolyn Lawrence
 * E.G. Daily
 * John DiMaggio
 * Kathleen Barr
 * Maurice LaMarche
 * Scott McNeil
 * Tom Kenny
 * Michael Clarke Duncan
 * Michelle Yeoh
 * Jonah Hill
 * Yoko Shimada
 * Justin Long
 * Anne Hathaway

Development
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Animation
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Casting
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Release
The film was released into theaters on June 29, 2009, alongside Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in the United States. Originally, the film was scheduled for a 2008 until it was pushed back.

Box office
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Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon holds an approval rating of 74% based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. Its critical consensus reads, "Surreally goofy and entertaining for both children and their parents." Metacritic (which uses a weighted average) assigned Wu Xie: Battle of the Dragon a score of 66 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.