https://www.scmp.com/rss/502000/feed The latest news on Nezha, the Chinese mythological character who inspired the 2019 film by Yu Yang. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The makers of China’s movie hit of the summer Nezha – which made box office history in August by becoming the country’s highest-grossing animated film of all time – are being sued for plagiarism. A Beijing-based company claims Nezha is “extremely similar” to its onstage musical Memory. The case was accepted on Monday by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and is being processed. China Film Huateng claims Nezha’s director Yang Yu – known in the industry as “Jiaozi” – and Beijing Enlight... https://www.scmp.com/culture/animated-hit-nezha-copied-stage-musical-according-new-lawsuit/article/3037522?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/animated-hit-nezha-copied-stage-musical-according-new-lawsuit/article/3037522?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:01:41 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Transformers’ next big project will combine Chinese mythology with everyone’s favorite car-inspired robots. Transformers: Nezha will have Autobots colliding with China’s most famous dragon-slaying warrior god, Nezha. First revealed two years ago, the project was recently confirmed by Transformers owner Hasbro, which revealed the show would air this year on state-owned broadcaster CCTV. Sometimes known as Nataku in Japanese anime, Nezha is perhaps the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029324/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029324/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2019 12:39:41 +0000 Transformers’ next big project will combine Chinese mythology with everyone’s favorite car-inspired robots. Transformers: Nezha will have Autobots colliding with China’s most famous dragon-slaying warrior god, Nezha. First revealed two years ago, the project was recently confirmed by Transformers owner Hasbro, which revealed the show would air this year on state-owned broadcaster CCTV. Sometimes known as Nataku in Japanese anime, Nezha is perhaps the second most well-known warrior in Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology/article/3008570?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/new-tv-show-mashes-transformers-chinese-mythology/article/3008570?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2019 12:39:41 +0000