January 11th, 2023 
Lauren Ashton 
You can now purchase tickets for “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN”, the newest film from the iconic Chinese animation studio Light Chaser Animation. And beginning January 20th, the feature will premiere at the IFC Center in New York, The Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, The CGV San Francisco, and additional markets throughout the country (see below).From director ZHAO Ji, (White Snake, New Gods: Nezha Reborn) “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN” is the second installment of the studio’s “New Gods” franchise. The animated action-fantasy series takes inspiration from Chinese mythology, proceeding the 2021 feature “New Gods: Nezha Reborn”.
When the feature was released domestically on August 19 of last year, “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN” was mainland China’s number one film- it actually surpassed “Minions: The Rise of Gru” at the box office, earning $19.8 million on its first weekend. GKIDS will release the original Mandarin version of “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN” as well as an English dub.
Synopsis
Thirteen years after Yang Jian (also known as Erlang Shen) trapped his sister beneath a mountain, the formerly powerful god now scrapes by as a poor bounty hunter. When an elusive woman hires him for a new job, Yang Jian discovers he is following someone familiar. He must stop his long-lost nephew, Chenxiang, who is seeking the magical lotus lantern that will set his mother free- even if it will cause a complete disaster. As Yang Jian faces the consequences of his past, he must confront a band of precarious vigilantes searching for the same thing: a treasure with the ability to change the nature of their worlds.
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