Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day. The only problem… cats hate dogs!

Adventure Comedy Family Animated

• 
  Samuel L. Jackson

  ... Jimbo (voice)

  Avengers: Infinity War, Afterburn

• 
  Michael Cera

  ... Hank (voice)

  The Running Man, Barbie

• M
  Mel Brooks

  ... Shogun (voice)

  Spaceballs 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

• D
  Djimon Hounsou

  ... Sumo (voice)

  Twisted, Shiver

• M
  Michelle Yeoh

  ... (voice)

  Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar 4

• 
  Gabriel Iglesias

  ... Chuck (voice)

  Magic Mike, The Book of Life

• G
  George Takei

  ... Ohga (voice)

  Kubo and the Two Strings, Free Birds

• 
  Aasif Mandvi

  ... (voice)

  Crush, The Internship

• K
  Kylie Kuioka

  ... (voice)

• C
  Cathy Shim

  ... (voice)

  The Sun Is Also A Star, The Plus One

Who is making Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank – Crew List

The film's writer Ed Stone last penned Griffin and Phoenix.

Director

Mark Koetsier
Rob Minkoff

Screenwriters

Ed Stone
Nate Hopper
Nate Hopper,Mel Brooks

Producers

Guy Collins
Rob Minkoff
Adam Nagle
Peter Nagle

Production – What we know about the Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

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Key Facts

• Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies and Align and Aniventure Present In association with HB Wink Animation and GFM Animation A Flying Tigers Entertainment Production in association with Aniventure In association with Cinesite (Paramount, 6/10/2022).
• Paramount Animation will release the film in the US, Canada and other key territories on July 22 2022. (Paramount, 1/22/2022).
• ScreenDaily reports (11/5/19) there are plans to develop a spin-off video game to accompany the film.
• ScreenDaily reports (11/5/19) the film is currently at "first animatic stage, with delivery scheduled for summer 2021."
• Loosely based on 1974's Blazing Saddles.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2022

Completed

Changed Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2016

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Nov 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2015

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

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