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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsey Bahr

Michelle Yeoh brings Chinese blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2' to life in English dub

Film-Ne Zha 2-Michelle Yeoh - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

When Michelle Yeoh first saw “Ne Zha 2” in Hong Kong, she walked away dreaming about a dubbed version.

The Chinese blockbuster, which this year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time with over $2.2 billion in ticket sales, had seemed to her like an ideal movie for a global, all-ages audience. But even she, who had the benefit of knowing Mandarin, was having trouble keeping up with the subtitles and all the spectacular things happening on screen. How would a kid stand a chance?

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