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The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)

The Tiger's Apprentice poster
Directed by
Raman Hui
Genre
fantasy film, action film, adventure film, family film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 146 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A magical tiger mentors a young boy to protect a powerful ancient relic. The boy must learn to harness his own hidden abilities to stop a villainous force.

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What happens

The Tiger's Apprentice is a 2024 American animated fantasy film based on the 2003 novel 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 (in their directorial debuts) from a screenplay by David Magee and Christopher Yost. The film stars the voices of Brandon Soo Hoo, Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, 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. Mikros Animation provided 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 was released on Paramount+ on February 2, 2024, after being delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although it received a theatrical release in Australia and New Zealand in April. The film received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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