On the night of the Homecoming, her grandmother insists that Wendy fulfill her destiny, but Wendy refuses. She then discovers that her battle takes place the same night of the Homecoming Dance. Wendy completes her training and learns that she has become Homecoming Queen. Garibay becomes the Leopard, and Shen himself becomes the Dragon. Medina becomes the Tiger, coach Gibbs (Sally Stockwell) becomes the Snake, Mr. With Shen's help, her teachers are possessed by the souls of the Five Animals of Chinese martial arts to help teach Wendy. Wendy breaks up with her boyfriend Austin after noticing how much of a jerk he is and starts to bond more with Shen. Willis), her teachers (James Gaylyn, Tomothy Raby and Michael Saccente), her best friend Tory, and even Jessica Dawson. In quick succession, Yan-Lo possesses a security guard at the museum (Geoff Dolan), Wendy's brother (Justin Chon), her dog, her principal (Paul A.
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Yan-Lo soon materializes and sets out to destroy Wendy before she can attain her full Yin Warrior powers. However, faced with the choice between fighting evil and going shopping, Wendy is off to the mall in a heartbeat with her best friends Tory (Sally Martin) and Lisa (Anna Hutchison). Shen's discussion of Chinese culture inspire Wendy's mother, a researcher at Fair Springs National History Museum, and Shen's mooncakes do the same for Wendy's father. However, the others in Wendy's family have lost touch with their Chinese heritage. Wendy's traditional grandmother knows that Shen is speaking the truth: her mother (Tsai Chin) (Wendy's great-grandmother) was the previous Yin Warrior who defeated Yan-Lo in China ninety years earlier. Shen begs Wendy to wear a powerful amulet, which will protect her from evil until he can fully train her in martial arts.Īppalled by Shen's obvious lack of fashion sense (as he usually wears what looks like a bathrobe), Wendy is too busy campaigning for Homecoming Queen against Jessica Dawson (Ellen Woglom) - her school rival - to be concerned about saving the world. He claims that Wendy is the reincarnation of a mighty female warrior and the only one who can prevent Yan-Lo - an ancient evil spirit - from destroying the world. Wendy Wu (Brenda Song) is a popular American teenager, whose life is turned upside down by a visit from Shen (Shin Koyamada) - a young Buddhist monk. A sequel was scheduled to begin filming in early 2008, but was eventually cancelled. Disney released several products to promote the film. Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior was the second DCOM to be added on the iTunes Store. The film was shot almost entirely in Auckland, New Zealand. The film also broke records in the United Kingdom and Europe making Disney Channel the highest rated kids channel in Europe. It also received the highest rating in the history of Disney Channel Japan. 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 at the time. Koyamada plays a Chinese monk who visits the title character, an American teenager played by Song, claiming Wendy is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior and the only person who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from destroying the world. Gallery Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Shin Koyamada.
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