The Tiger's Apprentice (film)

The Tiger's Apprentice
Directed by	Carlos Baena
Produced by	Raman Hui; Jane Startz; Kane Lee;
Written by	David Magee; Harry Cripps
Based on	The Tiger's Apprentice; by Laurence Yep
Starring	Henry Golding
Production; company	Paramount Animation; L'Atelier Animation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 10, 2023;
Country	United States
Language	English

The Tiger's Apprentice is an upcoming American computer-animated fantasy film directed by Carlos Baena, based on Laurence Yep's novel of the same name.

Plot

Tom Lee gets drawn into this world against his wishes when his eccentric grandmother turns out to be the guardian of the phoenix egg. When his grandmother perishes in battle and is spirited away in a ghost cart, Tom must apprentice with an unlikely mentor - a tiger, Mr. Hu - to learn ancient magic to protect the egg with an unlikely band of exotic creatures, each representing a different sign of the Chinese zodiac, who can morph into human form while retaining their innate animal characteristics.

Cast

Henry Golding as Mr. Hu[1]

Production

In October 2008, Cartoon Network announced the live-action animated film adaptation of Laurence Yep's book with a script by David Magee[2] with Rainmaker Entertainment contracted for the animation for the film.[3] The project was cancelled since Cartoon Network stopped developing live-action projects.

In March 2019, Paramount Pictures announced a fully animated film adaptation to be produced,[4] with Carlos Baena set to make his directorial debut with Magee and Harry Cripps writing the script and Raman Hui, Jane Startz, and Kane Lee producing the film adaptation.[5] Production was done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released on February 11, 2022,[4] but due to the issues faced by the film industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed until February 10, 2023.[7]

References

Kit, Borys (July 15, 2020). "Henry Golding to Star in Paramount Animation's 'The Tiger's Apprentice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
Ball, Ryan (October 9, 2008). "Cartoon Network Trains Tiger's Apprentice". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Milligan, Mercedes (October 19, 2011). "Rainmaker, Startz Enter Two Picture Deal". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Pedersen, Erik (March 15, 2019). "Paramount Moves 'Limited Partners' To 2020 & Dates 'The Tiger's Apprentice' Toon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Giardina, Carolyn (June 12, 2019). "'Spice Girls' Movie in the Works as Paramount Unveils Animation Slate (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2020). "How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 23, 2020). "'A Quiet Place II' & 'Top Gun: Maverick' Moving To 2021". Deadline. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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[1] Kit, Borys (July 15, 2020). "Henry Golding to Star in Paramount Animation's 'The Tiger's Apprentice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[2] Ball, Ryan (October 9, 2008). "Cartoon Network Trains Tiger's Apprentice". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[3] Milligan, Mercedes (October 19, 2011). "Rainmaker, Startz Enter Two Picture Deal". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[”animated”-4] Pedersen, Erik (March 15, 2019). "Paramount Moves 'Limited Partners' To 2020 & Dates 'The Tiger's Apprentice' Toon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[5] Giardina, Carolyn (June 12, 2019). "'Spice Girls' Movie in the Works as Paramount Unveils Animation Slate (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[6] D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2020). "How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[Boardwalk&Tiger-7] D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 23, 2020). "'A Quiet Place II' & 'Top Gun: Maverick' Moving To 2021". Deadline. Retrieved July 23, 2020.