Mark Osborne’s animation will be released in China on October 16.

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The Little Prince, Mark Osborne’s animation that is an adaptation of the well-known Antoine de Saint-Exupery novel, has set its Chinese release date and voice cast.

Production outfit Fundamental Films has set Huang Bo (Journey To The West) as the voice of The Pilot and Zhou Xun (Cloud Atlas) as The Rose. The voice cast is completed by Huang Yici, Huang Lei, Hu Haiquan, Ma Tianyu, Yi Yangqianxi, Wang Zijian, Xiao Ke, Yuan Quan, and Zhang Yi.

The original English voice cast included Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Benicio Del Toro, James Franco, Paul Rudd and Ricky Gervais.

The film, which premiered in Cannes this year, will have its Chinese premiere on October 13, with Osborne attending alongside the cast.

It will then open nationwide on October 16 in both 2D and 3D.