A 7-and-a-half minute preview for Sun Yijun's animated action comedy
Legend of a Rabbit (兔侠传奇) from
Tianjin Film Studio is online. According to
Variety, Cartoon Network has already acquired the TV rights to the 3D Chinese toon for Australia, New Zealand, India and Taiwan. Here's the official synopsis:
One day, a dying Sifu
flees from the Imperial City to a small village. He's being hunted and
is on his last dying breathe. He is found by a humble farmhouse cook
named Tu who, at the request of the dying Sifu, must return a very
important Kung Fu Academy Tablet to the Sifu's daughter Moli in the
imperial city. Tu made a simple promise that turns out to change his
life forever.
Never having been to the city, Tu already got off to a dangerous start.
He finds the Kung Fu Academy but finds that it has already been taken
over by a ruthless panda named Slash. The old master (Sifu) and his
daughter has gone missing. But to keep to his promise, Tu has no choice
but to stay in the Academy to wait for their return. He's bullied from
day one for knowing no Kung Fu. But serving as a cook there, he picks
up some Kung Fu as the days go by.
At the imperial city he meets a mysterious girl (Moli) who identifies
herself as Moyan to keep her own safety. Rabbit never knew that this
girl is the one he's supposed to pass the tablet to. After many
misunderstandings, they finally are able to connect - but not before
the big bad villain Slash decides to kill Moli and Tu for intervening
with his evil plan to take over the entire China.
The
animated film is scheduled for theatrical
release across China in 3D on July 11th. You'll find the preview (English subtitles included) and other promotional videos embedded below.