KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- Michelle Yeoh is lending her voice to the English-language version of Ne Zha 2, the Chinese animated smash that raked in over US$2.2 billion (RM9.3 billion) to become the biggest animated film ever.

Channel NewsAsia reported that after watching it in Hong Kong, and also while being fluent in Mandarin, Yeoh found the subtitles hard to follow amid the dazzling visuals - and knew that kids wouldn't stand a chance without a dub.

Soon enough, studio A24 and CMC Pictures invited her to voice Ne Zha's mother, Lady Yin - and Yeoh's response was a resounding, "Hell yes."

The English dub opens in over 2,500 North American theatres on August 22.

The film follows the young demon-reincarnate Ne Zha, striving to rewrite his...