Agency rejects Wall-E remake for copyright infringement

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has denied an application by a local director to shoot a Chinese remake of Pixar's Wall-E because the film did not sell the legal rights to the director, according to insiders.

After filing an application to make his own version of the computer-animated blockbuster, the director drew fire from the public, with some accusing him of blatant plagiarism.

According to a notice three days ago on the SARFT's website, the planned film is titled Robot Wali and it tells a love story of two robots in space.