All Grown Up with ‘Turning Red’ Stars Rosalie Chiang and Sandra Oh

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Michael Lee

Disney•Pixar’s Turning Red draws much of its inspiration from director Domee Shi’s experiences as a Chinese Canadian teenager growing up in Toronto, Canada. The coming-of-age film centers on Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a confident, albeit dorky, 13-year-old navigating the chaos of adolescence. As she figures out how to strike a balance between being herself around her best friends and revering her overprotective mother, Ming Lee (Sandra Oh), Meilin is shocked to learn that she becomes a giant red panda whenever she gets too stressed or excited.

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‘Turning Red’ Finds Heart and Humor in the Messiness of Growing Up

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Michael Lee

Coming-of-age films are defined by what it means for their young characters to grow up. And, like the experience itself, no one story about growing up is the same as the next. It takes a special kind of film to capture the growing pains of a young person as they transition into adulthood. Turning Red, Pixar’s heartfelt and hilarious film, examines that journey through the lens of a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl who finds out that growing up may be a smelly beast — literally.

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‘Turning Red’ Cast Gets Real about Friendships, Concerts, and Growing Pains

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Michael Lee

Unlike some of the one-dimensional female friendship and coming of age films of the past, Disney•Pixar’s Turning Red takes an honest look at the connections we have with our friends. What’s more, the film does it through the lens of a Chinese Canadian 13-year-old.

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‘Turning Red’ Posters Get Very Emotional

February 16, 2022 Michael Lee

Pixar’s Turning Red is a little under a month away from launching on Disney+. And to celebrate, the studio has unveiled a collection of, well, we’ll just call them emotional posters since they reflect the emotions of Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang).

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Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ Promises Teenage Angst and Red Panda Transformations

November 17, 2021November 19, 2021 Michael Lee

Disney•Pixar has released the latest trailer for their forthcoming animated feature Turning Red. From the mind of Academy Award-winner Domee Shi, the coming-of-age film follows the teenage Mei (voice of Rosalie Chiang) who goes through a unique kind of growing pain that’s different from any other teenager. Anytime Mei exhibits a strong emotion, she turns into a giant red panda. So, think of a cuter and cuddlier version of how Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk.

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‘Turning Red’ Features Pixar’s First Asian-Led Film

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Mike Manalo

Turning Red is a big deal. It’s the first time a full-length Pixar film has featured an Asian protagonist and primarily centers on Asian characters. It’s also the first Pixar film to be fully directed solo by a woman, and the first by a woman of color, with the brilliant Domee Shi, who brought us the now-classic Oscar-winning Bao. And that’s not even the half of it!