The new animated masterpiece The Shining Samurai about the brave dog Hank and the impeccable samurai cat Jimbo, filmed by Chris Bailey, awaits viewers in 2021. The premiere was previously set for 2017, but there has been no production news since then. We are glad that the exact release date in the world of the cartoon "The Shining Samurai" (2021) is finally known, information about the Russian release, like the trailer, is expected later. Voice actors include Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, and Mel Brooks.
Expectations rating - 89%.
Blazing samurai
UAE, USA, China
Genre:cartoon, comedy, action, family
Directed by:Mark Koetsier, Paul Stodolny, Chris Bailey
World premiere:June 10, 2021
Release in Russia:2021
Actors:S. L. Jackson, M. Brooks, M. Yeoh, R. Gervais, M. Cera, J. Hounsou, A. Mandvi, J. Takei, G. Iglesias, M. Brown
Slogan: "Prepare to crack up".
Plot
Wild East. In the small town of Kakamucho lives a brave dog named Hank, who dreams of becoming a samurai. His village is constantly attacked by cat gangs led by the mad and formidable warlord Ika Chu. To protect his native village, Hank enters training with a fearless and once famous warrior, a cat named Jimbo.
Jimbo reluctantly agrees to train him, as Hank must prevent the threat from the evil Ick Chu. But for this he needs to perfectly master all the subtleties of martial arts.
About production
The director's chair was shared by Mark Koetsier, Paul Stodolny (Ice Age: Chasing Eggs) and Chris Bailey (Kim Almighty: The Villainous Files, Oliver & Company).
Worked on the script:
- Nate Hopper;
- Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911, Archer);
- Ed Stone (City of Happiness, Texas, Griffin and Phoenix: On the Edge of Happiness).
Film team:
- Producers: Yar Landau (Cloudy with Chance of Meatballs), Rob Minkoff (The Lion King, Forbidden Kingdom), Susan Purcell (Live Music);
- Operator: Armen Melkonyan;
- Artists: Kevin Dart ("Steven Universe", "Space: Space and Time"), Richard Chen ("Nine", "The Next Generation"), Sylvia Liu ("Carmen Sandiego");
- Editing: Ivan Bilankio (The Lion King, Rock Dog), Nancy Fraisen (Winnie the Pooh and His Friends. Little Adventures).
Studios: Blazing Productions, Brooksfilms, Comic Animations, Flying Tigers Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media, Mass Animation.
Dubbing actors
Cast:
- Samuel L. Jackson - Jimbo's cat ("Ghetto", "Pulp Fiction", "Django Unchained");
- Mel Brooks - Shogun (The Simpsons, Young Frankenstein, Toy Story 4);
- Michelle Yeoh - Yuki (Memoirs of a Geisha, Two Warriors);
- Ricky Gervais as Ika Chu (Stardust, The Little Prince);
- Michael Cera - Hank (The Big Game, Juneau);
- Djimon Khonsu - Sumo ("Constantine: Lord of Darkness", "Blood Diamond");
- Aasif Mandvi - Ichiro's lizard (Die Hard 3: Retribution, The Proposal);
- George Takei - Oga (Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory);
- Gabriel Iglesias - Chuck (The Secret of Coco, The Book of Life);
- Melanie Brown as Giraffe (Secret Diary of a Call Girl).
Interesting information
Did you know that:
- The film is also known as The Burning Warrior.
- This is the fifth animated film by actor Mel Brooks after the projects Robots (2005), The Adventures of Mr. Peabody and Sherman / Mr. Peabody & Sherman "(2014)," Monsters on Vacation 2 / Hotel Transylvania 2 "(2015) and" Toy Story 4 "(2019).
- This is also the fifth cartoon to feature Samuel L. Jackson after The Incredibles (2004), Astro Boy (2009), Turbo / Turbo (2013) and Incredibles 2. (2018).
- The project was inspired by Mel Brooks' comedy western "Blazing Saddles" (1974). Brooks himself voices one of the characters in the cartoon.
We are expecting a trailer for the Shining Samurai cartoon (2021); information about release date, characters, plot and dubbing actors is already known.