Jump to content

The Tiger's Apprentice (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 213.31.225.246 (talk) at 19:02, 5 January 2024 (TTA24). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Tiger's Apprentice
Release poster
Directed byRaman Hui
Screenplay by
Based onThe Tiger's Apprentice
by Laurence Yep
Produced by
Starring
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount+
Release date
February 2, 2024
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Tiger's Apprentice is an upcoming American animated fantasy action-comedy film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Laurence Yep. Produced by Paramount Animation and Jane Startz Productions, it is directed by Raman Hui and co-directed by Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun from a screenplay written by David Magee and Christopher Yost. The film stars the voices of Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Bowen Yang, Jo Koy, Sherry Cola, Leah Lewis, Sandra Oh, and Michelle Yeoh.

Cartoon Network originally opted to produce a live-action/CG hybrid television film adaptation of the novel in the late 2000s, but it never came to fruition. Paramount later acquired the rights for an animated film in March 2019, with Carlos Baena attached as director, and Mikros Animation providing animation. Much of the voice cast was revealed between 2020 and 2022, following Golding's casting in July 2020. Hui later replaced Baena as director in January 2022. Steve Jablonsky composed the score.

Originally planned for theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, The Tiger's Apprentice is scheduled to be released on Paramount+ on February 2, 2024 after being delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Synopsis

The film centers on Tom Lee, a Chinese-American teenager, tasked with teaming up with Mr. Hu, a tiger who takes human form, and protecting a phoenix egg after monsters killed his grandmother.

Voice cast

Production

Development

In October 2008, Cartoon Network announced a television film adaptation of Laurence Yep's 2003 novel, The Tiger's Apprentice, set to premiere on the network in 2010. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the film would have been a live-action/CG hybrid, with David Magee penning the screenplay and Jane Startz executive producing.[4] The project never came to fruition.

In March 2019, Paramount Pictures announced an animated adaptation of the novel set to be theatrically released in February 2022.[5] In June 2019, Paramount Animation announced that Carlos Baena would direct the film, with Magee and Harry Cripps writing the screenplay, Startz producing, and Raman Hui and Kane Lee executive producing.[6] In July 2020, the film was delayed until February 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In January 2022, it was revealed that Hui would instead direct the film, with Paul Watling and Yong Duk Jhun co-directing and Bob Persichetti producing.[8] Baena would still remain in an executive producer role.[1]

Casting

In July 2020, Henry Golding was cast in the film as Mr. Hu.[9] In September 2020, Sandra Oh was cast in the film as Mistral, with Michelle Yeoh, Brandon Soo Hoo, Bowen Yang, Sherry Cola, and Kheng Hua Tan also added to the cast in unspecified roles.[2] In November 2020, Leah Lewis was cast in the film as Räv.[3] In July 2022, it emerged that Lucy Liu had been added to the cast in a starring role.[10] In December 2023, along with the trailer, it was revealed that Deborah S. Craig, Jo Koy, Greta Lee, Diana Lee Inosanto, Patrick Gallagher, and Poppy Lui had joined the cast.[1]

Animation

Animation is being provided by Mikros Image Europe, making it Paramount Animation's second collaboration with the studio following Sherlock Gnomes (2018).[11]

Music

In December 2023, it was announced that Steve Jablonsky would compose the film's score.[1]

Release

The Tiger's Apprentice is scheduled to be released on Paramount+ on February 2, 2024.[1] The film was originally scheduled for theatrical release by Paramount Pictures on February 11, 2022, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed until February 10, 2023 and later December 20, 2023.[12][13] It was then further delayed to January 19, 2024.[10] However, in September 2023, the film was removed from Paramount's theatrical release schedule and was moved to a streaming release on Paramount+ on an unspecified 2024 date instead.[14] In December 2023, along with the trailer, the film's final release date was revealed.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Milligan, Mercedes (December 7, 2023). "Teaser: 'The Tiger's Apprentice' Brings Mythical Martial Arts Tale to Paramount+ on Feb. 2". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh Join Henry Golding in 'Tiger's Apprentice' (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kit, Borys (November 10, 2020). "'Half of It' Star Leah Lewis Joins Henry Golding in Paramount Animation's 'The Tiger's Apprentice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Ball, Ryan (October 9, 2008). "Cartoon Network Trains Tiger's Apprentice". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Pedersen, Erik (March 15, 2019). "Paramount Moves 'Limited Partners' To 2020 & Dates 'The Tiger's Apprentice' Toon". Deadline. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (June 12, 2019). "'Spice Girls' Movie in the Works as Paramount Unveils Animation Slate (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 23, 2020). "'A Quiet Place II' & 'Top Gun: Maverick' Moving To 2021". Deadline. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nickelodeon and Paramount Animation Name Latifa Ouaou, Eryk Casemiro as Executive VPs (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (July 20, 2022). "'A Quiet Place' Spinoff Gets Title & New Release Date; Ryan Reynolds-John Krasinski Pic Also Slated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  11. ^ Russell, Shania (October 27, 2021). "The Tiger's Apprentice: Everything We Know So Far". /Film. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 23, 2020). "'A Quiet Place II' & 'Top Gun: Maverick' Moving To 2021". Deadline. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Tiger's Apprentice (@TigerApprentice)". Twitter. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  14. ^ Couch, Aaron (September 22, 2023). "'Smile 2,' 'Mean Girls' Musical Set 2024 Release Dates". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=The_Tiger%27s_Apprentice_(film)&oldid=1193805032"