Chinese animated juggernautNe Zha 2opens Stateside andOscar Nominated Shortsare back for a 20th season.
Oscar contenders continue to populate screens.
OscilloscopesUniversal Languagequite likes this window with the Academy Awards a few weeks away.
‘Ne Zha 2’, ‘Universal Language’Everett
In a crowded market, this date is great.
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Rankin returned the compliment.
They really get the film and they really know how to position it and fight for it.
The company also came on as Executive Producer.
The characters speak Farsi.
I think thats what people are responding to, say Rankin.
It opened in Canada before crashing into Covid.
The American release took place during the lockdown.
Maybe a few people watched it on the internet, but that was about it, Rankin says.
Rankin is optimistic at what feels like an ongoing theatrical recovery.
I think the age of just watching stuff alone on your phone is beginning to lose its charm.
And I feel like Im not alone with that.
Written by Rankin,Pirouz Nemati, who also star, andIla Firouzabadi.
Produced by Sylvain Corbeils Metafilms.
Juggernaut fantasy thrillerNe Zha 2, which is pushing $1.4 billion in China, opens in 700+ theaters.
1, from China box office alone.
There is an option to break up the Documentary shorts into two parts.
Below is a recap of the nominees.
Watchofficial trailer on Shorts TV site here.
