![]() Tianjin North Film Studio signed a deal with Cartoon Network to air the film in Australia, New Zealand, India and Taiwan, and merchandise such as a line of toys were also made. 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. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The first teaser was released in February 2011, and a seven-minute preview was later put online in June. ![]() Legend of a Rabbit was first presented in December 2010, at a conference held in Beijing. It's just like Liu Xiang competing in the 100 meters – this is definitely a proud thing for Chinese. It means that, as a Chinese, I am competing with the United States. What made me proud is that The Guardian had an article that was titled ' "China Picks Cartoon Fight with Hollywood". Yijun said that he was not completely satisfied with the film, but it would still get attention to the Chinese animation industry. 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. It was made over the course of three years, with a crew of 500 animators. Legend of a Rabbit was directed by Sun Yijun, president of animation at Beijing Film Academy. Tu'er, surprised at this discovery, confronts Laoguanzhu furious at these accusations, Laoguanzhu begins to enlarge until he becomes a giant and devours Tu'er. The rabbit is trained by a monkey kung fu master named Laoguanzhu, so he can defeat the master's enemy, a panda named Xiongtianba. Some noted its similarity to the Kung Fu Panda film franchise.Ī sequel to the film, Legend of a Rabbit: The Martial of Fire, was released in 2015.Ī rabbit named Tu'er has an occupation of cooking pancakes in Beijing. ![]() The film was a box office failure in China, managing to gross CNY16.2 million compared to its CNY120 million budget. The film was released in 62 countries, and was the first Chinese animated feature ever to be shown internationally. In the English version, it stars the voices of Jon Heder, Tom Arnold, Rebecca Black, Michael Clarke Duncan and Claire Geare. The film features an original cast of Fan Wei, Yan Ni, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Yishan and Pu Cunxin. Legend of a Rabbit ( Chinese: 兔侠传奇 Tùxiá Chuánqí), released in the United States as Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit, is a 2011 Chinese computer-animated film directed by Sun Yijun. ![]()
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