Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
| Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | |
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| Written by |
Vince Cheung Ben Montanio Lydia Look Mark Seabrooks |
| Directed by | John Laing |
| Starring |
Brenda Song Shin Koyamada |
| Theme music composer | Nathan Wang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Ralph Farquhar (Executive Producer) Shannon C. Murphy Janine Dickins |
| Cinematography | Mark Lonsdale |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Budget | $5 million |
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| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Original release | June 16, 2006 |
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Shin Koyamada. Koyamada plays a Chinese monk who visits the title character, an American teenager played by Song, claiming Wu is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior and the only person who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from destroying the world.
This film had more than 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere making Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior the fifth highest viewed DCOM. It also received the highest rating in the history of Disney Channel Japan. The film also broke records in the United Kingdom and Europe making Disney Channel the highest rated kids channel in Europe.
The film was shot almost entirely in Auckland, New Zealand. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior was the second DCOM to be added on the iTunes Store. Disney released several products to promote the film. A sequel was scheduled to begin filming in early 2008, but was eventually cancelled.
The plot was described by the author and numerous critics as a teen installment to a Jackie Chan plot with a Disney twist. Gary Marsh called the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon."
Wendy Wu (Brenda Song) is an average, popular, American teenager whose life is turned upside down by a visit from a young Buddhist monk Shen (Shin Koyamada). Shen claims Wendy is the reincarnation of an all-powerful almighty female warrior, and the only one who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from destroying the world. Shen begs Wendy to wear an incredibly strong and powerful amulet that will protect her from evil until he can fully train her in martial arts.
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