Paramount+ today unleashed a new clip from The Tiger’s Apprentice, the animated family adventure based on the book by Laurence Yep. Featuring a stellar voice cast, the movie premieres Friday, February 2, in the U.S. and Saturday, February 3, in the U.K.
In the new footage, which hints at the thrilling action awaiting streaming audiences, Hu the Tiger (voiced by Henry Golding) calls together the animal figureheads of the Chinese Zodiac — Horse (Diana Lee Inosanto), Snake (Poppy Liu), Rabbit (Greta Lee), Rooster (Jo Koy), Dog (Patrick Gallagher), Pig (Deborah S. Craig), Naomi (Sherry Cola) and Mistral, the Dragon (Sandra Oh) — to protect their teenage Guardian (Brandon Soo Hoo).
The Tiger’s Apprenctice follows Chinese-American teenager Tom Lee (Soo Hoo), whose life changes forever when he discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu, Tom trains to take on Loo (Michelle Yeoh), a force that is as powerful as a Guardian but with evil intentions to use magic to destroy humanity. To have a fighting chance against Loo, Tom must reunite all 12 Zodiac animal warriors and master his own newly discovered powers.
The voice cast also boasts Lucy Liu, Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh, Bowen Yang, Leah Lewis and Kheng Hua Tan.
The Tiger’s Apprentice, a Paramount+ original movie in association with Paramount Animation, is a Jane Startz Production and is based on Yep’s novel of the same name. Directed by Raman Hui (Monster Hunt 1 & 2; co-director, Shrek the Third) and co-directed by Paul Watling (Kid Cosmic) and Yong Duk Jhun (head of layout, Ferdinand) with a screenplay by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (Life of Pi, Finding Neverland) and Christopher Yost (Cowboy Bebop [2021], Thor: Ragnarok) and music by Steve Jablonsky, the film is produced by Jane Startz, p.g.a., Sandra Rabins, p.g.a., and Bob Persichetti, p.g.a., with Maryann Garger, Kane Lee and Carlos Baena serving as executive producers.
Read all about the making of The Tiger’s Apprentice in the March issue of Animation Magazine (No. 338), available soon!
