I would be willing to bet that you have never heard of the movie that currently holds the international record for the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Ne Zha 2. If so, don’t sweat it, because the Chinese fantasy flick, which has amassed nearly $2 billion worldwide since coming out in January 2025, only recently acquired a wide theatrical U.S. release on the upcoming 2025 movies schedule, and will be hitting the screens, courtesy of A24, on August 22.
In the meantime, if you have a Peacock subscription or the Tubi app, you can catch up on the story so far by streaming the original Ne Zha (pronounced “nuh-jah”) from 2019. Having recently watched it, I must say that, speaking as someone who has rarely been interested in high-concept fantasy stories, I would recommend this film even if it did not have a massively popular sequel making its way to the States. Allow me to explain…
