Brooks is not enough to make this movie work. Ricky Gervais’s Ika Chu stands-in for Harvey Korman, while Mel Brooks himself makes a voice appearance, playing a similar role to his part in the original, as the ruler of Kakamucho and Ika Chu’s boss.īut even the involvement of Mr. Jackson playing the Gene Wilder surrogate.
Michael Cera basically plays the Cleavon Little role, with Samuel L. Since the animated movie is loosely based on ‘Blazing Saddles,’ the plot points are about the same, following an outcast samurai who saves a small town, instead of an outcast cowboy. (L to R) Gabriel Iglesias as “Chuck” and Aasif Mandvi as “Ichiro” in 'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank' from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Align, and Aniventure. Unsure of his own abilities, Hank trains with Jimbo in the ways of the samurai to defeat Ika Chu and save the village. Years later, when a warmongering cat named Ika Chu (Gervais) threatens to destroy the peaceful cat village where Jimbo lives, Hank arrives to help. The film begins by introducing us to a young Hank (Cera), whose life is saved by a Samurai cat named Jimbo (Jackson). The result is an uninspired animated movie that tries to recreate the best moments from ‘Blazing Saddles’ but never makes the jokes its own and relies too heavily on the original source material without building on the actual characters and their journey. Now, in order to protect a village of cats, Hank and Jimbo must battle with the evil Ika Chu ( Ricky Gervais).Ĭo-directed by Rob Minkoff (‘ The Lion King’), in addition to Cera, Jackson, and Gervais, the talented voice cast also includes George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Aasif Mandvi, Cathy Shim, and Kylie Kuioka. The movie stars Michael Cera (‘ Superbad’) as Hank, a troubled dog who is trained to be a samurai by his mentor, a cat named Jimbo ( Samuel L. Opening in theaters on July 15th is the new animated movie ‘ Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,’ which is loosely based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy ‘ Blazing Saddles.’ Jackson as “Jimbo” in 'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank' from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Align, and Aniventure.
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