Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit

Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (2011)

兔侠传奇

Prepare for fists of furry.

In order to keep his promise to an aging kung fu master, Fu the Rabbit must venture out of the comfort of his kitchen and team up with Penny, a kung fu prodigy, on a heroic quest to save their kung fu academy.

Date of release
2011-07-11
TMDB
3.4 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Director
Lijun Sun, Melanie Simka
Collection
Legend of a Rabbit Collection

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Interesting facts

Legend of a Rabbit, released in the United States as Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit, is a 2011 Chinese animated film directed by Sun Yijun. The film features an original cast of Fan Wei, Yan Ni, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Yishan and Pu Cunxin. In the English version, it stars the voices of Jon Heder, Tom Arnold, Rebecca Black, Michael Clarke Duncan and Claire Geare.

Production and release

Legend of a Rabbit was directed by Sun Yijun, president of animation at Beijing Film Academy. It was made over the course of three years, with a crew of 500 animators.

The film was produced on a budget of CNY120 million, with 80% of it used for production equipment, while the rest was used for marketing. Yijun said that he was not completely satisfied with the film, but it would still get attention to the Chinese animation industry. He also said:

What made me proud is that The Guardian had an article that was titled '"China Picks Cartoon Fight with Hollywood". It means that, as a Chinese, I am competing with the United States. It's just like Liu Xiang competing in the 100 meters – this is definitely a proud thing for Chinese.

Legend of a Rabbit was first presented in December 2010, at a conference held in Beijing. The first teaser was released in February 2011, and a seven-minute preview was later put online in June. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It was later shown at 3,000 theaters in China, and was released in more than 80 countries, making it the first Chinese animated film ever to have an international theatrical release.

It was announced in 2011 that an English dub of the film was in the works, with Michael Clarke Duncan, Rebecca Black, Claire Geare and Jade Lianna-Peters. Other candidates were Daniel Craig, Robert De Niro, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant, Madonna, Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Tyson. It was the first-ever Chinese picture to have it be dubbed English on its North American release.

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