Whether Light Chaser Animation Studios intentionally did not want to debut White Snake Rebirth during Chinese New Year or needed no more time, the good news is that it’s expected to be released Summer 2024! Not everyone will be aware of this film, and this release isn’t being all that well advertised right now.
That’s because not every city got to screen this studio’s last work, Chang’an: A Journey of Thirty Thousand Miles, to reveal this fact. This film had a very limited theatrical run, what’s presented is very much a blink, and you’ll miss it moment. Those people fortunate to see this movie will have seen the teaser. Even afterwards, there isn’t much talk about it on the forums and few animation news websites that I track.
For now, the films that are seeing love in China’s box office includes Boonie Bears: Time Twist, Ba Jie (a film I hope will get some America-side attention due to its theme of how to enter Buddhist heaven), and Huang Pi: God of Wealth Cat. The latter sounds interesting since it concerns a cat who gives out money! As for which new movie is making waves, Variety announced news that Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to distribute the sports live action comedy Yolo for international release.
And for those who have seen the White Snake saga, we are all assuming Ah Xuan and Blanca will finally be reunited. But in the teaser, all we see is her on a boat, where someone calls her “wife” and she turns around and that’s it. We’re not certain if that’s him, and her sister Verta is nowhere around. The current credits lists Bai She and Fu Sheng as the leads voicing the lead role, and it will be directed by Jianxi Chen and Jiakai Li.
There’s not much to read from this teaser, and perhaps what people need are refreshers by watching White Snake (Amazon link) and its sequel (titled Green Snake on Netflix; available in select countries) to find some hints on what’s to come. What’s offered below are all the marketing teasers released so far:
White Snake Rebirth Trailers
