White Snake (2019)

White Snake is a 2019 Chinese computer animation fantasy film directed by Amp Wong and Zhao Ji, with animation production by Light Chaser Animation. The film was inspired by the traditional Chinese fable Legend of the White Snake, serving as a prequel to the original story, was released in China on January 11, 2019. The film then got released in Los Angeles on November 15, 2019 and on all theaters November 29, 2019. Due to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), movie theaters in China were ordered to close until July 20, 2020. Upon re-opening, the film was among those selected for re-released at the theaters.

The movie is the fourth full feature film produced by the animation studio. Light Chaser Animation's previous releases performed mediocre at the box office. Unlike the previous films by Light Chaser Animation which targeted younger audience, White Snake depicted mature themes and focused on the adult segment. Although critic's review of the film was mixed, it was well received by the audience. White Snake did poorly in its opening weekend but surprisingly broke the 100 million yuan mark. It would later go on to surpass 450 million yuan at the box office. Given a production budget of 80 million yuan, this was a huge success for the studio.

In October 2019, the studio confirmed the sequel is in pre-production.

On March 20, 2020, the studio announced on the official Weibo account that the sequel has formally entered production.

On July 23, 2021, The sequel White Snake II: The Tribulation of Green Snake was released in cinemas in China.

On December 1, 2021, the sequel was available on Netflix in multiple languages.