China often submits epic-scale films to the Oscar race; the surprise was that this year’s entry, “Ne Zha,” was an epic animated film based on a beloved Chinese legend. Director Yu Yang sat down to ...

Venturing into the unknown is always risky, and unfortunately the virgin experience of director-writer-producer Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element”) at directing animation is like an interesting class ...

This story about “Ne Zha” first appeared in the International Film Issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. China often submits epic-scale films to the Oscar race; the surprise was that this year’s entry, ...