Life of Pi (film) Pi trains Richard Parker to accept him in the boat, and realizes that caring for the tiger is also helping keep himself alive. Weeks later they encounter a floating island of interconnected trees. It is a lush jungle of edible plants, fresh water pools and a large population of meerkats, enabling Pi and Richard Parker to eat and drink freely and regain strength. At night, the island transforms into a hostile environment. Richard Parker retreats to the lifeboat while Pi and the meerkats sleep in the trees; the water pools turn acidic, digesting the fish in them. Pi deduces that
Life of Pi (film) the original novel was re-released in a movie tie-in edition. This was later followed by the release of "The Making of Life of Pi: A Film, a Journey", a book by Jean-Christophe Castelli that details how "Life of Pi" was brought to the big screen. "Life of Pi" had a wide release in the United States on November 21, 2012, in both traditional and 3D viewing formats. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 14, 2012, but when "" was announced for the same release date, "Life of Pi" was postponed a week. It was then shifted a