Kai: The Legend of the Heroes

Kai: The Legend of the Heroes is an American 3D martial arts computer-animated action fantasy film, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Released on October 14, 2022. The film is directed by Domee Shi, and produced by Andrea Warren 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. 
James Newton Howard composed the film's musical score.
==Synopsis==
The fantasy action-adventure introduces a young Japanese boy called Kai who is the Son of the Itsuki family, who must begin his quest to find The Heroes of Japan, and defeat The Shadow Demons before Lord Shadow brings chaos around Japan. 
==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 Samurai Soldier 1
*Bill Hader as Riku/Samurai Soldier 2
*Kimiko Glenn as Izumi
*Asher Bishop as Natsuo/Young Kai
*Jin Zhang as Takumi
*Tian Jing as Kyoko
== Score Rating==
7.5/10 
==Metacritic ==
70%
==Ratings in other countries==
*USA: PG (For action/Peril, violence and thematic elements)
*UK: PG (Mild violence, threat)
*UK: 9+ (self-applied)
*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 Legend of the Heroes (2022).
*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 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 second Pixar Animation Studios film to be directed by Domee Shi, after Turning Red (2022).
*This is the very last Pixar and Vyond feature film to have the existing Disney logo from 2011.
==Gallery ==
File:KAI 2023 Logo.png|Main logo
File:KAI 2023 Logo White.png
File:Kai 2020 teaser poster.jpg|First old teaser
File:Kai New Poster 1 UK 2022.jpg|First new teaser
File:Kai New 3D Poster 1 UK 2022.jpg
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes New 3D Poster 2 UK 2022.jpg|Second new teaser
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes Disney+Cover.jpg|Disney+Cover
File:Kai the Legend of the Heroes 2022 Dolby Cinema Poster.jpg|Dolby Cinema Poster
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes New Soundtrack Cover UK 2022.jpg|Soundtrack Cover
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes 2022 Kai Poster UK.jpg|A character poster of Kai
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes 2022 Hosato Poster UK.jpg|A character poster of Hosato
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes 2022 Lord Shadow Poster UK.jpg|A character poster of Lord Shadow
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes Wallpaper.png|YouTube Cover
File:Kai The Legend of the Heroes UK 2022 DVD Artwork Refresh Cover.jpg|UK Artwork Refresh DVD Cover
==Videos==
File:Kai - Official New Trailer - Disney UK
File:Pixar's Kai- The Legend of the Heroes - Official Trailer - Disney UK
==Full Movie Video Link==
https://youtu.be/OYe0kA1kv_Y
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