UB Spotlight: Samuel L. Jackson Talks ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’

“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” will be released to theaters tomorrow July 15th via Paramount Pictures.

“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” takes place in an animated universe reminiscent of Japan during the age of the samurai. Hank (voiced by Michael Cera) is a dog who naively travels to an all-cat village, where nefarious ruling cat Ika Chu (Ricky Gervais) assigns Hank to be the new samurai of Kakamucho. Ika Chu‘s hope is that Hank‘s ineptitude will cause the destruction of the town.

Unbeknownst to Ika Chu, the town is home to the retired, once-great samurai Jimbo (Samuel L. Jackson), who agrees to train Hank to pass a series of tests of cat-like agility to prove that he’s got what it takes to be a samurai (an honor typically bestowed on cats, not dogs).

The townsfolk are initially unwelcoming, but eventually they warm to Hank. Young Emiko (Kylie Kuioka) even hopes that she, too, can become a samurai. But will Hank‘s newfound skills be enough to defeat Ika Chu? An announced visit from the shogun (Mel Brooks) gives Hank a small window to be good enough to successfully defend Kakamucho.

Also starring Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Cathy Shim and Kylie Kuioka.

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Ahead of the season two premiere of her hit Nickelodeon show “That Girl Lay Lay,” Alaya High (pka That Girl Lay Lay) hosted a private friends and family screening of “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

The intimate screening was attended by Chris Brown’s daughter Royalty Brown, LisaRaye, Nick Young, Princess Love, Brooke Valentine & more.

Check Out Some Photos from The Event!