Feb 6, 2024
On our first press day, Color of Success welcomed Brandon Soo Hoo & Tan Kheng Hua from the film, Tiger's Apprentice. Based on the popular children’s book series of the same name by Laurence Yep, THE TIGER’S APPRENTICE follows Chinese-American teenager Tom Lee (Brandon Soo Hoo), whose life changes forever when he discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu (Henry Golding), Tom trains to take on Loo (Michelle Yeoh), a force that is as powerful as a Guardian but with evil intentions to use magic to destroy humanity. To have a fighting chance against Loo, Tom must reunite all twelve Zodiac animal warriors and master his own newly discovered powers.
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Watch the Tiger's Apprentice, streaming now on Paramount+
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Bios:
Brandon Soo Hoo was is an actor, known for Tropic Thunder (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and Ender's Game (2013).
Tan Kheng Hua is a well-known
and respected award-winning actress/producer in Singapore and
Malaysia. Kheng has been seen in The Philanthropist (NBC), The
Patriarch (UFA), and Serangoon Road (HBO Asia Original Series). Her
recent role, as "Empress Dowager" in Netflix's Original Series,
Marco Polo, has garnered attention of many viewers.
She also appeared in the film adaptation of Singapore-born Kevin
Kwan's best selling novel Crazy Rich
Asians (2018), where she plays Kerry Chu, the mother of
protagonist Rachel Chu played by Constance Wu. Besides film and
television, Kheng is also highly respected in Singapore theatre
scene where she's a prolific actress and independent creative
producer in Singapore.