Samurai (2021) — Blazing

It was originally in production at Arc Productions when the studio suddenly shut down in 2016.

The film originally titled (2021) was ultimately released as " Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank " (2022). While there is no single academic "paper" defining it, the film's production is widely documented as an animated homage to Mel Brooks' 1974 classic Blazing Saddles . Production Context and Title Change Blazing Samurai (2021)

The film serves as a loose remake of Blazing Saddles , substituting the racial dynamics of the Old West for a feud between cats and dogs in a Japanese-inspired setting: It was originally in production at Arc Productions

In 2019, Cinesite took over production, reanimating the film with new concepts. Production Context and Title Change The film serves

The project was first announced in 2010 by Yair Landau as a response to the trend of westernizing Asian films.

The film's journey is a notable example of troubled production history in animation: