Kai: The Legend of the Heroes

Kai is an upcoming American 3D martial arts computer-animated action fantasy film. It is in production by Pixar Animation Studios and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It will be released on October 14, 2022. The film is directed by Peter Sohn, and produced by Denise Ream and Bob Roath. The film stars the voices of Dave Franco, Dwayne Johnson, Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Luke Evans, Michael Peña, and Brad Pitt.

Plot Synopsis
When Kai was a young child, his father was killed fighting off a Shadow Demon who attacked their home. Kai grew up and 7 years later, he was a teenager who loved his family and playing his father's shamisen. When he played, he had the power of natural growth and storytelling. He was telling the Villagers all the thrilling stories of The Heroes of Japan.

Then Kai leaves Ainokura that night and goes on a quest to find The Samurai Hosato and the Heroes of Japan, and defeat the Lord Shadow and his Shadow Demons.

Cast

 * Dave Franco as Kai
 * Dwayne Johnson as Hosato
 * Gary Oldman as Lord Shadow
 * Anthony Hopkins as Master Yu
 * Cate Blanchett as Misaki
 * Luke Evans as Tashi
 * Michael Peña as Yoshi
 * Brad Pitt as Raiden
 * Daniel Dae Kim as Hideyoshi
 * Peter Sohn as Riku/Samurai Soldier 1
 * Bill Hader as Samurai Soldier 2
 * Kimiko Glenn as Izumi
 * Asher Bishop as Natsuo/Young Kai
 * Jin Zhang as Takumi
 * Tian Jing as Kyoko

Score Rating
7.7/10

Metacritic
75%

Ratings in other countries

 * USA: PG (For action/Peril, violence and thematic elements)
 * UK: PG (Mild violence, threat)
 * Ireland: PG
 * Canada: PG
 * Australia: PG
 * Germany: 7
 * Japan: G

Music
On February 16, 2018, James Newton Howard will be composing Kai.

Theatrical Release
Kai was theatrically released on October 14, 2022 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, moving up from the film's previously announced date of September 9, 2022.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures had originally planned to release Kai theatrically in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2019. It was pushed back to April 10, 2020, then pushed back to February 19, 2021, then pushed back to September 17, 2021, and it was later pushed back to March 18, 2022, and finally it was also later pushed back to March 3, 2023.

Songs
Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes

Sia - Alive (featured song)

Genres
Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Trivia

 * This is James Newton Howard's 1st Pixar Animation film to compose Kai.
 * The Second Tachyon Movies film to be Released on Disney + along with Chicken Little 2 (2021).


 * Dave Franco and Michael Pena both Appeared in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).
 * Cate Blanchett and Anthony Hopkins both Appeared in Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
 * Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt both Appeared in Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2 (2020).
 * Pixar's second film of the 2020s to be rated PG by the BBFC after Soul (2020).
 * This is the 8th Pixar Animation Studios film to have a PG rating in the UK since Toy Story (1995) Cars (2006), Brave (2012), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Coco (2017), Incredibles 2 (2018) and Soul (2020).
 * This is Peter Sohn's second feature-length Pixar film. He previously directed The Good Dinosaur (2015).
 * This is the fifth Pixar film to have a music score composed by a non-recurring composer after Brave (which had its music score composed by Patrick Doyle), Soul (which had its music score composed by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste), and Luca (which had its music score composed by Dan Romer), and Turning Red (which had its music score composed by Ludwig Göransson'
 * This is the second Pixar Animation Studios film to be written by Domee Shi after Turning Red (2022).
 * This is the only Pixar Animated Studios film not to be directed by Domee Shi.
 * This will be the first Pixar and Vyond film to feature the updated 100 years Disney logo.
 * Kai: The Legend of the Heroes is the first Pixar and Vyond movie to use the new "Disney 100" logo, celebrating 100 years of Disney.