Animation | Action | Comedy | Family
Name: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Written by: Ed Stone, Nate Hopper
Directed by: Rob Minkoff,
Directed by: Rob Minkoff,
Mark Koetsier,
Chris Bailey
Produced by: Rob Minkoff, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Guy Collins, Yair Landau, Susan Purcell
Starring: Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Mel Brooks, Djimon Hounsou, Kylie Kuioka, Michelle Yeoh, Samuel L. Jackson, Aasif Mandvi, Cathy Shim
Music by: Bear McCreary
Cinematography: Armen Melkonian
Production Company: Aniventure, Align, Brooksfilms, Flying Tigers Entertainment, GFM Animation, Cinesite, HB Wink Animation
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures (via Nickelodeon Movies; United States and select territories)
Huayi Brothers (China)
Sky Cinema (United Kingdom)
Country: United Kingdom
United States
China
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2022
Running time: 97 minutes
Budget: $45 million
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (formerly known as Blazing Samurai) is an upcoming computer-animated martial arts comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff & Mark Koetsier, with additional direction by Chris Bailey. Written by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper, the film is loosely inspired by the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles. It features the voices of Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Michelle Yeoh, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Storyline:
A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs. Also starring Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Kylie Kuioka, and Cathy Shim, PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK pounces into theatres July 15, 2022.
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