EXPERIENCE HILARIOUS FAMILY FUN IN "PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK"

Catch the Action-Packed Film's Streaming Premiere August 29 on Paramount+

"Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" Stars Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Michelle Yeoh and More

August 29, 2022 - Paramount+ today announced that the hilarious family animated film PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK, from Paramount Pictures, will be available to stream on the service beginning today, Monday, August 29, in the U.S. and Canada. The exciting action-adventure stars Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais and Samuel L. Jackson.

PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK also stars Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.

A down-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!

PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK is directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier Chris Bailey, screenplay by Ed Stone & Nate Hopper and Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger, with story by Andrew Bergman. The film is produced by Rob Minkoff, Adam Nagle, Peter Nagle, Guy Collins, Yair Landau and Susan Purcell, and executive produced by Adrian Politowski, Alex Schwartz, Ben White, Reginald Hudlin, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Mel Brooks.

Presented by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies and Align and Aniventure in association with HB Wink Animation and GFM Animation, A Flying Tigers Entertainment Production, in association with Aniventure, in association with Cinesite production companies.

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