Poster of the movie The Little Prince. [Photo/Mtime]

It's been confirmed that the 3D animated film The Little Prince will be released in China on October 16 in both English and Chinese.

The film is a new animated feature from Mark Osborne, the director of Kung Fu Panda.

The story follows a little girl who is brought into a magical world by her neighbor, the Aviator, where anything is possible.

It's in this same terrain where he was brought long before by the Little Prince.

Some 11 Chinese actors have lent their voices to the main characters, including actor Huang Bo, actress Zhou Xun and actor Huang Lei. In addition, China will also be among the first batch of countries to see the English version of the film.

This is the first adaptation of the much-loved novella, which has sold some 145 million copies in 265 languages worldwide.

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