Boys in China

Boys in China
Directed by	Josh Boone
Screenplay by	Kevin Adams Joe Ksander
Story by	Knate Lee
Produced by	William Renschen Dawn Steel Zack Snyder Charles Roven
Starring	Michael Dwayne Cohen Tenzing Norgay Trainor Robert G. Chiu Hailee Steinfeld Zac Efron Dwayne Johnson Gal Gadot Jamie Chung Bex Taylor-Klaus Jamie Foxx
Cinematography	Phil Méheux Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by	Robert Fisher Jr.
Music by	Henry Jackman Rupert Gregson-Williams Tom Holkenborg Daniel Pemberton Lorne Balfe
Production company	Movie Land Animation Studios Panko and Panda Studios The Stone Quarry Atlas Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12) (United States)
Language	English
Country	United States China South Korea

Boys in China is an 2021 computer-animated science fiction action comedy film directed by Josh Boone. It was produced by Movie Land Animation Studios, Panko and Panda Studios, The Stone Quarry and Atlas Entertainment. The film stars the voice of Michael Dwayne Cohen, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Robert G. Chiu, Hailee Steinfeld, Zac Efron, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Jamie Chung, Bex Taylor-Klaus and Jamie Foxx.

Boys in China is scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on February 12, 2021, with a month-long simultaneous streaming release on HBO Max.

Premise

TBA

Cast

• Michael Dwayne Cohen as Peng
• Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Peng
• Robert G. Chiu as Dan
• Hailee Steinfeld as Fei Fei
• Zac Efron as Chao
• Dwayne Johnson as Dylan
• Gal Gadot as Chung
• Jamie Chung as Cha Cha
• Bex Taylor-Klaus as Feng
• Jamie Foxx as Yo Yo

Production

Development

Planned for an announcement about an untitled Panko and Panda Studios film produced by Movie Land Animation Studios in February 2016, it was announced that Josh Boone was working on a new film. In June 2019, MLAS announced a new film titled Boys in China with Boone directing and Will R. producing, with a synopsis released on Twitter about a cosmic journey through Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing.

Animation

The computer animation services for the film was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and was provided by Movie Land Digital Production Services in San Francisco, Vancouver, London and Los Angeles with facilities in New York, Atlanta, Montreal, and Singapore.

The film is set in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing and San Francisco. To conduct research, the film makers and the production team traveled to all of the abovementioned countries.

Music

Henry Jackman, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Tom Holkenborg, Daniel Pemberton and Lorne Balfe were announced as the composer for Boys in China, replacing Patrick Doyle and John Powell.

The album was released on February 9, 2021, by WaterTower Music.

Release

Boys in China is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 26, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and on HBO Max.

External links

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