Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) has jumped aboard the Chinese/American co-production Wish Dragon, set for 2019 release in China, followed by U.S. and international releases.

The cg project, a genie-in-a-bottle retelling set in contemporary China, is based on an original story and directed by Chris Appelhans, who has worked as a visdev artist on films like Monster House, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Puss in Boots.

China’s Base Animation, a subsidiary of vfx vendor Base FX, is producing the film in partnership with Jackie Chan’s Sparkle Roll Media.