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- “Rock Dog” is a Korean/Chinese co-production crafted by largely American animation artists. Portions of its scenario may look like they’ve been inspired by the likes of “ Kung Fu Panda ” but the actual source material for the movie is a Chinese graphic novel called “Tibetan Rock Dog” by Zheng Jun, whose day job is as a Chinese rock musician.
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Rock Dog (simplified Chinese: 摇滚藏獒; traditional Chinese: 搖滾藏獒; pinyin: Yáogǔn Zàng'áo, literally Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff) is a 2016 animated comedy film directed by Ash Brannon (in his solo directorial debut), from a script by Brannon and Kurt Voelker
- $24.1 million
- Amber Wang, David B. Miller, Rob Feng, Joyce Lou, Zheng Jun
- $60 million
- Rolfe Kent
Feb 24, 2017 · Portions of its scenario may look like they’ve been inspired by the likes of “Kung Fu Panda” but the actual source material for the movie is a Chinese graphic novel called “Tibetan Rock Dog” by Zheng Jun, whose day job is as a Chinese rock musician. And yes, there is a character in it who’s a yak named Fleetwood Yak.
Feb 24, 2017 · Rock Dog: Directed by Ash Brannon. With Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black. When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
- (5.8K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Ash Brannon
- 2017-02-24
- Rock Dog marks the first time a Chinese animated feature has been designed as a cross-cultural project for both Chinese and Western audiences. Budgeted somewhere in the range of $40-55 million (an exact figure has been hard to come by), it’s easily the most expensive 100% Chinese-financed animated production of all-time.
- Rock Dog tells the story of Bodi, a Tibetan Mastiff who becomes obsessed with an old-school rocker (and cat) named Angus, and must prove to his father that being a musician is a worthy career path for a dog.
- The film is based on the popular Chinese graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog written and illustrated by Zheng Jun, who was also one of China’s first major rockstars in the mid-1990s.
- Although Rock Dog originated in China and has Chinese backers, the film has an American director — Ash Brannon — and was animated by an American studio — Reel FX — the studio responsible for The Book of Life and Free Birds (the latter of which Brannon was directing at one time).
Feb 23, 2017 · Rock Dog had a rocky release in China, but Brannon has remained optimistic about what the film was able to achieve for an independent production, and one with Chinese producers and money (the...
- Ian Failes
Jul 8, 2016 · Rock Dog (摇滚藏獒) is a 2016 Chinese-American computer-animated comedy film produced by Mandoo Pictures and Huayi Brothers. The film is directed by Ash Brannon, written by Brannon and Kurt Voelker, based on the Chinese graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun[2]. It was released on July 8, 2016...
Feb 23, 2017 · Like The Great Wall, Rock Dog is a Chinese-U.S. co-production conceived in China. But the action epic was also made there, and earned lots of money on that side of Pacific before flopping...
