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Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. Set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic talking animals, the plot revolves around a bumbling panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master.
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Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. Set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic talking animals, the plot revolves around a bumbling panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master.
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Disney "Lion King" coloring book. On November 18, 2016, Gordon was convicted for wire fraud and perjury, facing a sentence of up to 25 years in prison. Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. Set in
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson Jennifer Yuh Nelson (born May 7, 1972), also known as Jennifer Yuh, is a Korean-American director and storyboard artist. She is the director of "Todd McFarlane's Spawn", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Kung Fu Panda 3", and "The Darkest Minds". Yuh is the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio. She won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for directing the opening for "Kung Fu Panda" and was the second woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, for her work on "Kung Fu Panda
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Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny is an American animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation released for Amazon Prime on November 16, 2018. It is the second TV series in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise following "". Developer Mitch Watson has confirmed that Mick Wingert will reprise his role from "Legends of Awesomeness" as Po. Set after the events of "Kung Fu Panda 3", the series follows Po on a fresh adventure featuring four panda kids who happen upon a mystical cave beneath the Panda Village. The panda kids accidentally
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to the game called "" was made for the Wii and DS game systems and got mixed reviews. Kung Fu Panda (video game) Kung Fu Panda is a video game, loosely based on the film of the same name. The game was released across various platforms in June 2008. It is about the quest of a giant panda named Po to become the Dragon Warrior. "Kung Fu Panda" is intended mainly for children and is based on the movie "Kung Fu Panda". Players initially control Po, who differs from the movie in that he possesses a basic level of martial
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Kung Fu Panda (video game) Kung Fu Panda is a video game, loosely based on the film of the same name. The game was released across various platforms in June 2008. It is about the quest of a giant panda named Po to become the Dragon Warrior. "Kung Fu Panda" is intended mainly for children and is based on the movie "Kung Fu Panda". Players initially control Po, who differs from the movie in that he possesses a basic level of martial arts skill from the beginning, enabling him to participate in battle. In addition to fighting and jumping challenges,
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multi-sensory attraction, based on "Kung Fu Panda", will be coming in 2018 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Kung Fu Panda (franchise) Kung Fu Panda is a media franchise by DreamWorks Animation, consisting of three films: "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011) and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016). The first two were distributed by Paramount Pictures, while the third film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Three shorts, "Secrets of the Furious Five" (2008), "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special" (2010) and "" (2011), were also released. A television series for Nickelodeon television network, "", premiered in 2011. A second
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has received highly positive reviews, with critics often praising the animation, voice acting, and character development. Directed by international entertainment director, Franco Dragone, best known for "Le Rêve" and "House of Dancing Waters", "Kung Fu Panda: Arena Spectacular" is an in-progress live arena show, featuring characters from the "Kung Fu Panda". Combining circus and Chinese acrobatics as well as arena show effects, the production was supposed to be released around the same time of "Kung Fu Panda 2". After a multi city casting tour in 2010, the production went behind closed doors until late 2011 when a new set of
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Kung Fu Panda (franchise) Kung Fu Panda is a media franchise by DreamWorks Animation, consisting of three films: "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011) and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016). The first two were distributed by Paramount Pictures, while the third film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Three shorts, "Secrets of the Furious Five" (2008), "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special" (2010) and "" (2011), were also released. A television series for Nickelodeon television network, "", premiered in 2011. A second series, "", was released on Amazon Prime in November 2018. The franchise, set in a fantasy
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll is an animated short film in the "Kung Fu Panda" film series. It was included on the 2015 Digital HD and 2016 Blu-ray, and DVD re-release of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Kung Fu Panda 2". Jack Black, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim and Lucy Liu reprise their roles from the movies, while Kari Wahlgren and James Sie replace Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan as Tigress and Monkey, respectively. The introduction, which takes place a bit before "Kung Fu Panda 3",
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more sequels after "Kung Fu Panda 3", bringing it to a six-film series. Beside the main films, "Kung Fu Panda" franchise also consists of three short films "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five", "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special" and "". A television series titled "" aired on Nickelodeon from September 19, 2011 to June 29, 2016. The show ran for three seasons and had a total of 78 episodes. Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to
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Kung Fu Panda 3 Kung Fu Panda 3 is a 2016 3D computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the third installment in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, and the sequel to 2011's "Kung Fu Panda 2". In the film, Po enters the panda village and re-unites with his birth father and other pandas, but problems arise when a villainous spirit warrior, named Kai, returns to the mortal realm and steals chi from the kung fu masters. To prevent Kai from taking chi from all kung fu masters and pandas,
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Kung Fu Panda 3 Kung Fu Panda 3 is a 2016 3D computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the third installment in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, and the sequel to 2011's "Kung Fu Panda 2". In the film, Po enters the panda village and re-unites with his birth father and other pandas, but problems arise when a villainous spirit warrior, named Kai, returns to the mortal realm and steals chi from the kung fu masters. To prevent Kai from taking chi from all kung fu masters and pandas,
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Po (Kung Fu Panda) Master Po Ping (birth name: Lotus Shan) is the title character and the protagonist of the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise. He is a young anthropomorphic giant panda in his 20s, who is improbably chosen as the Dragon Warrior, champion of the Valley of Peace in the first film. He is the adoptive son of Mr. Ping, and is one of Master Shifu's students. Po is also the prophesied Dragon Warrior, as well as the warrior of black and white. In "", Po is revealed to have the ability to be able to learn kung fu at
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produced in DreamWorks' stereoscopic 3-D technology of InTru 3D. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, screenwriters and co-producers for the first film, returned to write and co-produce the sequel, with Charlie Kaufman consulting on the screenplay early on in the development process. In "Kung Fu Panda 2", the production crew showed increased familiarity with Chinese culture. In 2008, after the release of "Kung Fu Panda", DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and other DreamWorks members including production designer Raymond Zibach and director Jennifer Yuh Nelson visited the city of Chengdu, which is considered as the "panda hometown". In addition to seeing real pandas
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Kung Fu Panda 2 (video game) Kung Fu Panda 2 is a video game, loosely based on the film of the same name. The game was released across various platforms on May 24, 2011. The Xbox 360 version requires Kinect. It uses the uDraw GameTablet. Before the game starts, Po (who is now the Dragon Warrior and a Kung Fu master) has a short Kung Fu tutorial with the player, teaching the player some basic moves, like punching and kicking. Then the story of the game starts. The story of the game happens after the events of the 2011 movie
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IGN gave the PlayStation 3 version of the game a negative score, giving it only 3.5 points. Kung Fu Panda 2 (video game) Kung Fu Panda 2 is a video game, loosely based on the film of the same name. The game was released across various platforms on May 24, 2011. The Xbox 360 version requires Kinect. It uses the uDraw GameTablet. Before the game starts, Po (who is now the Dragon Warrior and a Kung Fu master) has a short Kung Fu tutorial with the player, teaching the player some basic moves, like punching and kicking. Then the story
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more sequels after "Kung Fu Panda 3", bringing it to a six-film series. In January 13, 2016, Collider asked the filmmakers of "Kung Fu Panda 3" about the possibility of a fourth film. Co-director Jennifer Yuh Nelson said, "It’s one at a time. We want to make this a perfect jewel, and then we’ll see what happens after that." Co-director Alessandro Carloni said, "With the sequels, we don’t want to try to have them feel open-ended. We want it to feel like a completed journey, and we feel this movie does. And then, if a fantastic story presents itself, great."
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a bunny boy. But watching the boy play with the same passion he'd had all those years ago convinces Po to let him keep them. Po then admits to the Furious Five that his Five are "where they're meant to be" and that, in any case, he already has "the original ones". " Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll is an animated short film in the "Kung Fu Panda" film series. It was included on the 2015 Digital HD and 2016 Blu-ray, and DVD re-release of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Kung Fu
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common enemy. Unlike previous "Kung Fu Panda" short films, "Secrets of the Scroll" has yet to be released on its own DVD or Blu-ray. "Panda Paws" is a short film that was released with the home media of "Kung Fu Panda 3". "Panda Paws" involves the character Mei Mei competing with Bao at the "Spring Festival." The films series grossed over $1.8 billion making the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise the seventh highest-grossing animated franchise (behind "Shrek", "Ice Age", "Toy Story", "Madagascar", and "Despicable Me") and the third highest-grossing DreamWorks Animation's franchise behind "Shrek" and "Madagascar". Each "Kung Fu Panda" film
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be alive in a hidden village inhabited by surviving pandas, and senses that his son is still alive. After the original "Kung Fu Panda" was released in June 2008, DreamWorks Animation planned a second film with the subtitle "Pandamoneum", which was changed by 2010 to "The Kaboom of Doom" before simply being retitled to "Kung Fu Panda 2". Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story for the first film, was hired to direct the sequel. The original film's cast members reprised their voice roles. Like every DreamWorks Animation film from "Monsters vs. Aliens" onward, "Kung Fu Panda 2" was
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Ping. "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters" is an animated short film that was released on December 13, 2011 as a special feature attached to the "Kung Fu Panda 2" DVD and Blu-ray. It tells the backgrounds of the masters of Gongmen City: Thundering Rhino, Storming Ox, and Croc. "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll" is an animated short film officially released as a bonus feature in the "Kung Fu Panda: Ultimate Edition of Awesomeness" Blu-ray pack in January 2016. "Secrets of the Scroll" details the forming of the Furious Five, and their first fight together against a
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using its power to destroy him for good. After returning to the Valley of Peace, Po spends his days spreading the teachings of Chi. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has said that it is possible that perhaps the series will see three more sequels after "Kung Fu Panda 3", bringing it to a six-film series. On January 13, 2016, Collider asked the filmmakers of "Kung Fu Panda 3" about the possibility of a fourth film. Co-director Jennifer Yuh Nelson said, "It’s one at a time. We want to make this a perfect jewel, and then we’ll see what happens after
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that." Co-director Alessandro Carloni said, "With the sequels, we don’t want to try to have them feel open-ended. We want it to feel like a completed journey, and we feel this movie does. And then, if a fantastic story presents itself, great." "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" is an animated television series based on the "Kung Fu Panda" film series, set between the first two films. The show was originally intended to first air in 2010, but it was delayed and officially premiered on Nickelodeon on November 7, 2011. Of the series's voice cast, only Lucy Liu, Randall Duk
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and Canada and $416.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $631.7 million. "Kung Fu Panda" was the highest-grossing non-"Shrek" film from DreamWorks Animation in the United States and Canada, before being surpassed by "How to Train Your Dragon" in 2010. "Kung Fu Panda" was also well received in China. It made nearly 110 million Yuan by July 2, 2008, becoming the first animated film to earn more than 100 million Yuan in China. The Chinese director Lu Chuan commented, "From a production standpoint, the movie is nearly perfect. Its American creators showed a very sincere attitude about Chinese culture."
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Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to 2008's "Kung Fu Panda", it is the second installment in the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, and was directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson in her directorial debut. The film stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, and Jackie Chan reprising their character roles from the first film, with Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber voicing new
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anthropomorphic animals, Po the giant panda is a kung fu fanatic who idolizes the Furious Five – Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Crane – a quintet of kung fu students trained by Master Shifu the red panda. However, Po is unable to pursue his dream of learning kung fu as he helps his adoptive father, Mr. Ping the goose, in his noodle restaurant. Grand Master Oogway, an old tortoise and Shifu's mentor, has a vision that Shifu's former student, the evil snow leopard Tai Lung, will escape from prison and return to the valley to exact his revenge for being
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special was released on DVD and Blu-ray, as simply "Kung Fu Panda Holiday", on November 6, 2012. In Australia and the UK it was released under a new title of "Kung Fu Panda: Po's Winter Wonderland", which was released on November 11, 2012, and November 19, 2012, exclusively at Sainsbury's stores. It was re-released on DVD on October 1, 2013 along with "Shrek the Halls", "Merry Madagascar", "Gift of the Night Fury", and "The Croods". Kung Fu Panda Holiday Kung Fu Panda Holiday is a 2010 American computer-animated television special produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tim Johnson. A
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panda at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, similarly attracted media attention when he briefly escaped in 2013. The name of the open-source Firefox web browser is said to have been derived from a nickname of the red panda: "fire fox". An anthropomorphic red panda was featured as Master Shifu, the kung fu teacher, in the 2008 film "Kung Fu Panda", and its sequels "Kung Fu Panda 2" in 2011 and "Kung Fu Panda 3" in 2016. The red panda Futa inspired the character of Pabu, the so-called "fire ferret" animal companion (primarily of Bolin), in the U.S. animated TV
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as a storyboard artist, where she worked on "", "", and "Madagascar". As a big fan of martial arts movies, she asked to work on the first "Kung Fu Panda" film, where she served as head of story and director of the opening hand-drawn dream sequence. After the release of "Kung Fu Panda", Jeffrey Katzenberg, DWA's CEO at the time, approached Yuh about directing "Kung Fu Panda 2". Although she hadn't expressed interest in directing the sequel to the film, Producer Melissa Cobb stated that she should direct the second one due to her excellent work on the first, to
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Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny" is an animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation released for Amazon Prime on November 16, 2018. It is the second TV series in the Kung Fu Panda franchise following Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. Developer Mitch Watson has confirmed that Mick Wingert will reprise his role from Legends of Awesomeness as Po.[3] The "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special" was aired on NBC Wednesday, November 24, 2010. A video game adaptation of the film was published by Activision on June 3, 2008. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii,
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as the Four Constellations. The four friends realize that they now have a new destiny - to save the world from an impending evil with their newfound Kung Fu powers. They are aided along their journey by Po, who finds himself faced with his biggest challenge yet — teaching this ragtag band of kids how to wield their strange abilities. "Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five" is an animated short film that serves as a semi-sequel (or spin-off) to "Kung Fu Panda" and appears on a companion disc of the original film's deluxe DVD release. It was later
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animated feature film for their years and the second is the second biggest worldwide box office success for a film directed solely by a woman (Jennifer Yuh Nelson), after "Wonder Woman". Po, a clumsy, overweight panda, is a kung fu fanatic who lives in the Valley of Peace and works in his goose father Mr. Ping's noodle shop, unable to realize his dream of learning kung fu. One day, a kung fu tournament is held for the elderly spiritual leader of the valley, Grand Master Oogway, to determine the identity of the Dragon Warrior, the one kung fu master capable
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with no doors and the gameplay would be exactly the same." Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors is a video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii. It is a sequel to the video game "Kung Fu Panda". Players get to play the role as Po, Shifu, Tigress, and Monkey throughout the game levels. A significant feature has Jackie Chan reprising his role of Master Monkey. The narrator narrates about the Valley of Peace, which was guarded under the watchful eye of the Dragon Warrior Po the panda, and the Furious Five (Master Crane, Monkey, Viper,
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Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors is a video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii. It is a sequel to the video game "Kung Fu Panda". Players get to play the role as Po, Shifu, Tigress, and Monkey throughout the game levels. A significant feature has Jackie Chan reprising his role of Master Monkey. The narrator narrates about the Valley of Peace, which was guarded under the watchful eye of the Dragon Warrior Po the panda, and the Furious Five (Master Crane, Monkey, Viper, Mantis and Tigress). Meanwhile, Tai Lung resurfaces and plans to get
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roles from the film series. Mick Wingert and Amir Talai reprise their roles from the video game franchise and TV series. "Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends" is a 2.5D fighting game and features characters from all the three movies including the main protagonist Po, "Furious Five" and all the villains. The gameplay is somewhat similar to the Super Smash Bros series "Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends" received mixed to average reviews from critics with Metacritic giving the Xbox One version 68 out of 100 based on 4 critics. Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends Kung
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animation was completed by Paulo Biagioni, Renato Fujie, Arturo Hernández, and its director, Michelle Gabriel. The film was released on DVD on November 18, 2008. The film was panned by critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "rotten" score of 17% based on 99 user ratings. A columnist for the website Nster News wrote, in comparison to "Kung Fu Panda", that "The Little Panda Fighter" is "a trashy uninspired rip-off with a similar plot and lower budget". "The Little Panda Fighter" has been criticized for being similar to "Kung Fu Panda" which came out a few
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Panda 3" was announced as a co-production between DreamWorks Animation and Shanghai-based Oriental DreamWorks. "Kung Fu Panda 3" was released on January 29, 2016. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has said that perhaps the series could see 3 more sequels after "Kung Fu Panda 3", bringing it to a six-film series. A manga based on the film was released in Japan in "Kerokero Ace" magazine's September 2008 issue. It is written by Hanten Okuma and illustrated by Takafumi Adachi. A television series titled "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" aired on Nickelodeon with its premiere on September 19, 2011. From
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absorb the chi of ancient and powerful Kung Fu warriors known as the Four Constellations: Blue Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger and Red Phoenix. They realize they are now destined to save the world from an evil force, landing Po with his biggest challenge yet — teaching this ragtag band of kids how to wield their newfound Kung Fu powers. Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny is an American animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation released for Amazon Prime on November 16, 2018. It is the second TV series in
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Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness is an American computer-animated television series spun off from the "Kung Fu Panda" films. It takes place after the first film, showing Po's training to becoming a successful Dragon Warrior, where the second film is, according to the series' executive producer Peter Hastings, "not unlike a very long, super-deluxe 3-D version of one of our episodes". The series was originally set to air on Nickelodeon in 2010, but it was pushed back to 2011 instead. The series premiered with a special preview on September 19, 2011, and began
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2012 an Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production. Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters is a 2011 animated short film from DreamWorks Animation. It was released on December 13, 2011 as a special feature attached to the "Kung Fu Panda 2" DVD and Blu-ray. The short consists mostly of a traditional animation (17 minutes), which was created by Duncan Studio. It uncovers the backgrounds of the masters of Gongmen City: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc. A significant feature has Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen,
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters is a 2011 animated short film from DreamWorks Animation. It was released on December 13, 2011 as a special feature attached to the "Kung Fu Panda 2" DVD and Blu-ray. The short consists mostly of a traditional animation (17 minutes), which was created by Duncan Studio. It uncovers the backgrounds of the masters of Gongmen City: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc. A significant feature has Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Randall Duk Kim, and Dennis Haysbert reprising their roles
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broadcast on NBC on February 26, 2009, and is available as a separate DVD as of March 24, 2009. The film has a framing story of Po (in computer animation), telling the stories of his comrades in arms, the Furious Five, which are depicted in 2D cel animation. "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" (also known as "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special") is a 2010 television special that premiered on NBC on November 24, 2010. It tells a story of Po, who is assigned to host the annual Winter Feast by Master Shifu, despite his wishes to spend the holiday with Mr.
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Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends is a fighting video game based on the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise. It was released on various platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Windows, the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and Windows released in Europe on November 27, 2015, and in North America on December 1, 2015. The Wii U version was later released on December 15, 2015. Conrad Vernon, Steele Gagnom, Sumalee Montano, James Hong and Randall Duk Kim reprise their
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reviews. Audience gave the film an average A- grade on CinemaScore. Richard Corliss of "Time Magazine" gave "Kung Fu Panda" a positive review, stating the picture "provides a master course in cunning visual art and ultra-satisfying entertainment". "The New York Times" said, "At once fuzzy-wuzzy and industrial strength, the tacky-sounding "Kung Fu Panda" is high concept with a heart," and the review called the film "consistently diverting" and "visually arresting". Chris Barsanti of "Filmcritic.com" commented, "Blazing across the screen with eye-popping, sublime artwork, "Kung Fu Panda" sets itself apart from the modern domestic animation trend with its sheer beauty ...
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Kung Fu Panda Holiday Kung Fu Panda Holiday is a 2010 American computer-animated television special produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tim Johnson. A spinoff of the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, the special stars the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Lucy Liu, James Hong, and Jack McBrayer. The special premiered on NBC on November 24, 2010, and its premiere broadcast drew 5.9 million viewers. Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) assigns Po (Jack Black) to host the annual Winter Feast at the Jade Palace, a highly ritualized formal occasion where all the
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also voiced the DreamWorks animation "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), the first work in a major family franchise, later reprising her voice role in the sequels "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011) and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016). After her mother's death in 2007, Jolie began appearing in fewer films, later explaining that her motivation to be an actress had stemmed from her mother's acting ambitions. Her first film in two years was the thriller "Salt" (2010), in which she starred as a CIA agent who goes on the run after she is accused of being a KGB sleeper agent. Originally written
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Alessandro Carloni Alessandro Carloni is an Italian film director, animator, and art director, best known for his work with DreamWorks Animation in general, particularly the "Kung Fu Panda" films. He co-directed "Kung Fu Panda 3", alongside Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Born in Bologna, Carloni spent his childhood in Urbino, a walled city and World Heritage site southwest of Pesaro, known for its remarkable legacy of independent Renaissance culture and for being the birthplace of Renaissance master Raphael Santi. But, Carloni was not a young artist, at least not officially. Not even though his father worked as an illustrator for magazines, book
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than anything DreamWorks had done before. As with most DreamWorks animated films, Hans Zimmer (collaborating with John Powell this time) scored "Kung Fu Panda". He visited China to absorb the culture and get to know the China National Symphony Orchestra as part of his preparation. "Kung Fu Panda" premiered in the United States on June 6, 2008. The film received positive reviews upon release. "Kung Fu Panda" opened in 4,114 theaters, grossing $20.3 million on its opening day and $60.2 million on its opening weekend, resulting in the number one position at the box office. The film became DreamWorks' biggest
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help pitch her ideas to Shawn Levy and 21 Laps. In 2018, Yuh announced that she would be working on a remake of the Korean film "A Bittersweet Life", with Michael B. Jordan starring. Jennifer Yuh Nelson Jennifer Yuh Nelson (born May 7, 1972), also known as Jennifer Yuh, is a Korean-American director and storyboard artist. She is the director of "Todd McFarlane's Spawn", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Kung Fu Panda 3", and "The Darkest Minds". Yuh is the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio. She won an Annie Award for Best Storyboarding
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61st Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2008, where it received massive and sustained applause at the end of the film's screening. "Kung Fu Panda" later had national premieres in the US on June 1, 2008 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and on June 26, 2008 at Leicester Square in London, for the UK. "Kung Fu Panda" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, 2008, and on 3D Blu-ray on December 6, 2011 as a Best Buy exclusive. The DVD double pack release of "Kung Fu Panda" also includes a short animated film "Secrets
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to Train Your Dragon" movies. For his work on "Kung Fu Panda", he was nominated in the category Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production at the 36th Annie Awards. In early 2012, Carloni was attached as a director to the computer-animated/traditionally animated film "Me and My Shadow" for DWA, replacing the original director Mark Dindal. By early 2013, the film had returned into development following massive lay-offs at DWA. By early 2015, Carloni had joined Jennifer Yuh Nelson to help her co-directing "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016), in order to meet its release dateline. Alessandro Carloni Alessandro Carloni is an
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to El Dorado" and the action thriller "Chill Factor". A soundtrack album was released by Interscope Records on June 3, 2008. A sequel, "Kung Fu Panda 2", was released on Thursday, May 26, 2011, to good reviews (Rotten Tomatoes rating of 81%). It was released in 3-D and was directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson (who directed the 2-D opening sequence of the first film) with the original cast returning. The story features a new villain with a mysterious weapon so powerful it threatens the existence of kung fu, and Po must additionally confront his past. A second sequel, "Kung Fu
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starts off by criticizing the view of Slavoj Zizek on Kung Fu Panda. Zizek compares the panda to George W. Bush, explaining that just like Bush, the panda rose to success because of the system, and that it was inherently tipped in his favor. Halberstam states that Kung Fu Panda "... joins new forms of animation to new conceptions of the human-animal divide to offer a very different political landscape than the one we inhabit, or at least the one Zizek imagines ..." In addition to Kung Fu Panda, Halberstam goes in-depth on the complexity of animation, specifically in "A
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kung fu. In 2010, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise was planned to have six movies, or "chapters", altogether. In July 2012, "Kung Fu Panda 3" was officially confirmed by Bill Damaschke, DWA's chief creative officer. The film was made as a co-production between DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks, a Shanghai-based studio, founded in 2012 as a partnership between DreamWorks Animation and Chinese companies. One third of the film was made in China, and the rest in the United States, at DWA. This was the first time that any major American animated feature film
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bringing "Kung Fu Panda" to the screen. In 2009, Stevenson was nominated for an Academy Award with Mark Osborne for Best Animated Feature for "Kung Fu Panda" and won the Annie Award with Osborne for Directing in a Feature Production. In 2011-12 Stevenson directed a six-minute animated short film for The Coca-Cola Company produced by Ridley and Tony Scott called "The Polar Bears". Since 2012, Stevenson has been directing for Rocket Pictures the sequel of "Gnomeo & Juliet", titled "Sherlock Gnomes", The film was released on March 23, 2018 to negative reception. Stevenson was originally set to work as director
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Kai, and Mei Mei, respectively. "Kung Fu Panda 3" premiered on January 16, 2016, in Los Angeles. It received a limited release in China on January 23 for a special three-hour sneak preview and was released in the United States on January 29 in 3D. Like its predecessors, the film received generally positive reviews while grossing $521 million worldwide against its $145 million budget. In the spirit realm, Oogway fights against a bull adversary named Kai, who has defeated all the other kung fu masters in the realm and taken their chi. Oogway too is ensnared and has his chi
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When an evil kung fu warrior named Tai Lung is foretold to escape after twenty years in prison, Po is unwittingly named the chosen one destined to defeat him and bring peace to the land, much to the chagrin of the resident kung fu warriors. The idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance, a DreamWorks Animation executive. The film was originally intended to be a parody, but director Stevenson decided instead, to shoot an action comedy wuxia film that incorporates the hero's journey narrative archetype for the lead character. The computer animation in the film was more complex
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and Angelina Jolie have co-starred together, the first being 2004's "Shark Tale". The idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance, a DreamWorks Animation executive. Initially, the idea was to make it a spoof, but co-director John Stevenson was not particularly keen on it and instead chose the direction of a character-based wuxia comedy. Reportedly inspired by Stephen Chow's 2004 martial arts action comedy, "Kung Fu Hustle," the co-directors wanted to make sure the film also had an authentic Chinese and kung fu feel to it. Production designer Raymond Zibach and art director Tang Heng spent years researching Chinese
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biggest of 2016 thus far and uncluding previews from its Saturday showings earned a total of $23.1 million which is one of the biggest opening and single day gross in China. "Kung Fu Panda 3" has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 86%, based on 161 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Kung Fu Panda 3" boasts the requisite visual splendor, but like its rotund protagonist, this sequel's narrative is also surprisingly nimble, adding up to animated fun for the whole family". On Metacritic, the
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can respect, Po perseveres in his training and befriends the Furious Five, who had previously mocked Po for his lack of skill in kung fu. Po soon learns that he must fight Tai Lung, an evil kung fu warrior who has escaped from prison to take revenge for being denied the Dragon Scroll, and despairs he will be unable to defeat him. However, Shifu discovers that Po is capable of martial arts when motivated by food, and successfully trains him to learn kung fu. After his training is complete, Po is given the Dragon Scroll, which he discovers to be
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme () and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films. The most successful of these projects include "Bloodsport" (1988), "Kickboxer" franchise (1989-2018), "Lionheart" (1990), "Double Impact" (1991), "Universal Soldier" franchise (1992-2012), "Hard Target" (1993), "Street Fighter" (1994), "Timecop" (1994), "Sudden Death" (1995), "JCVD" (2008), "The Expendables 2" (2012), "Kung Fu Panda 2," and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2011-2016). Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on
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the cast of "Kung Fu Panda", only Lucy Liu and James Hong reprised their roles, of Master Viper and Mr. Ping respectively. In the series, Po continues to defend the Valley of Peace from all kinds of villains, while making mistakes, learning about the history of kung fu, and meeting other kung fu masters. In the United States, the series ended its run on June 29, 2016, with a total of three seasons and 80 episodes. However, prior to premiering in the U.S., the final few episodes first premiered in Germany from December 30, 2014 to January 7, 2015. "Kung
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the well-received "School of Rock", earning critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. He starred in one of his few dramatic roles as the obsessed filmmaker Carl Denham in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of "King Kong", a performance he based on Orson Welles. He voiced the title role in "Kung Fu Panda", which grossed on its opening day, June 6, 2008, as well as "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Kung Fu Panda 3"; this is his favorite role and he praises the tutoring of co-star and two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman. His
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subtitled and dubbed formats of "Kung Fu Panda 3". This will mark the first time that AMC is playing a major theatrical release in dubbed/subtitled Mandarin. The film had a day-and-date release starting from January 28 in South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Jamaica and Puerto Rico and China and the U.S. and Canada on January 29, 2016. Other markets will follow on March and April. According to "Deadline Hollywood", the strategy behind such a staggered release was to take advantage of certain opportunistic dates which presented themselves such as the Chinese New Year in February for China. "Kung Fu Panda 3"
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touch prevails in this delightful continuation of the durable DreamWorks franchise." "Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends" is a single and multiplayer RPG martial arts video game that features characters from all three "Kung Fu Panda" films. Developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by Little Orbit, the game was released on December 1, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The Wii U version was released on December 15, 2015. On December 3, 2010, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said that if it's possible perhaps the series could see three
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- "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" - DreamWorks Animation Gabe Hordos - "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation Ryan Page - "Alice in Wonderland" Ernie Gilbert - "T.U.F.F. Puppy" – Nickelodeon Nico Marlet - "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation Tim Johnson - "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" - DreamWorks Animation Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois - "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker - "SpongeBob SquarePants" – Nickelodeon John Powell - "How To Train Your Dragon" - DreamWorks Animation Richie Sacilioc - "Kung Fu Panda Holiday" - DreamWorks
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phase was the "DreamWorks Holiday Shrektacular Show" which ran throughout the summer peak period, with the second being the retheming of Dreamworld's kids area into a DreamWorks Experience precinct which opened in March 2012. The final phase announced was the development of an eating and meet-and-greet area called Kung Fu garden. Throughout 2012, the Kung Fu garden concept evolved into the "Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness". The construction of Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness began in July 2012 with the closure and demolition of Avalanche. On 3 September 2012, the Bumper Beach was closed to aid in construction.
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of the Furious Five". With 7,486,642 DVD units sold in 2008, "Kung Fu Panda" was the fourth highest-selling film and the first highest-selling animated film of 2008, right before "WALL-E", which sold 7,413,548 units. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 87% of 183 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Kung Fu Panda" has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation makes for winning summer entertainment." Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 73 out of 100, based on 33
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the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, with producers and members of the voice cast present at the panel. A sneak peek episode was released for the DVD / Blu-ray release for "Kung Fu Panda 2" on December 13, 2011. In addition, two sneak preview episodes aired (one on September 19, 2011 and another on October 21, 2011) before the official premiere of the show. In June 2018, it was announced that the series will stream on Hulu. Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" "a show that won't drive every adult in earshot absolutely crazy.
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opening for a non-sequel film, the highest grossing animated film of the year worldwide, and also had the fourth-largest opening weekend for a DreamWorks animated film at the American and Canadian box office, behind "Shrek 2", "Shrek the Third", and "Shrek Forever After". A sequel, "Kung Fu Panda 2", was released on May 26, 2011, along with a television series "" premiering on Nickelodeon later that same year as a part of a franchise. A second sequel called "Kung Fu Panda 3" was released on January 29, 2016. In the Valley of Peace, a land in ancient China inhabited by
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Academy Awards, saying "Each year, I do one DreamWorks project, then I take all the money to the Oscars and bet it on Pixar." By contrast, "Kung Fu Panda" won 10 Annie Awards (including Best Picture) out of 16 nominations, although this created controversy, with some accusing DreamWorks head Jeffrey Katzenberg of rigging the vote by buying ASIFA-Hollywood memberships (with voting power) for everyone at DreamWorks Animation. As with most DreamWorks animated movies, composer Hans Zimmer scored "Kung Fu Panda". Zimmer visited China to absorb the culture and got to know the Chinese National Symphony as part of his preparation;
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International Animated Film Society's Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game, "in recognition of creative excellence in the art of animation." DreamWorks Animation was sued in 2011 by a writer, Terence Dunn, for allegedly stealing the idea for "Kung Fu Panda" from him. Dunn alleged that DreamWorks Animation had stolen his pitch for a "spiritual kung-fu fighting panda bear" which he sent to a DreamWorks executive in 2001. DreamWorks Animation denied any wrongdoing and after a two-week trial the jurors found in favor of DreamWorks. In 2011, another lawsuit was brought against the studio by an illustrator named Jayme Gordon.
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The film's critical and commercial success in China led to some local introspection about why no film like "Kung Fu Panda" had been produced in China, with commentators attributing the problem variously to lower film budgets in China, too much government oversight, a dearth of national imagination, and an overly reverent attitude to China's history and cultural icons. "Kung Fu Panda" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, but both awards were won by Pixar's "WALL-E". Jack Black joked about his film's underdog status at the 81st
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set an opening-day record in the country. It earned $93.19 million in total, making it the highest-grossing animated film released in China, surpassing previous record-holder "Kung Fu Panda" ($26 million). It held the record until 2015, when it was surpassed by Chinese "". The Asian-themed film scored the largest opening weekend for an animated film in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, in South Korea and Thailand. It became the highest-grossing film released in Vietnam, surpassing "Avatar". DreamWorks Animation has invested in creating promotional partners and building up marketing for its films. For "Kung Fu Panda 2", DWA has partnerships with McDonald's,
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away the thugs, with Shifu going uptown, Ox going North, and Croc going to the Docks at the South. Po, with nothing to do, decides to go with one of the Masters. Unlike the Kinect version, the player can choose which Master to go with. The gameplays of the Kung Fu Panda 2 game platforms are different from each other. In the Kinect version of the video game, the player use his or her body to move Po's body parts, and is able to perform basic kung fu moves, like basic punches, kicks and blocks. There is also a jump
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power of chi on Li's suggestions as it was an innate ability of the inhabitants of the panda village. Po is told however that he must learn to live like a panda, which he takes to upon arriving in the village and is glad to be a part of. Later on, Tigress arrives at the Panda Village, revealing that Kai has taken the chi of all the kung fu masters including Shifu, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey, (she is the only one to escape) and that Kai has destroyed the Jade Palace. Terrified, Li begins evacuating the village while Po
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and matured. Oogway then presents him with a mystical jade staff to help him return to the mortal world and calls him a master of chi. Upon returning to the Mortal Realm, Po reunites with his family and friends and returns to the Jade Palace, gazing proudly at his legacy and the place where his journey first began. He then instructs the pandas, the kung fu masters, and the residents of the Valley of Peace in giving chi, which spreads good chi across the land. Po (Kung Fu Panda) Master Po Ping (birth name: Lotus Shan) is the title character
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and was then sent to gather ingredients for meals to be served to the fleeing villagers. From the hilltop his father had specified, Po then watched as the future Furious Five battled Boar, and quickly determined what he wanted to do with his life: practice Kung fu. He later made a set of Furious Five action figures which he treasured for years. In "Kung Fu Panda 3", Po is promoted to be a teacher when Shifu decides to retire from active duty to focus on honing chi. However, in his first lesson, Po's attempts to train the Furious Five ends
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additional music for "", "", "The Simpsons Movie", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Hancock". In 2009, Jackman, Zimmer and John Powell won the 2008 Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for their work on DreamWorks Animation's "Secrets of the Furious Five" (a sequel to "Kung Fu Panda"). He has since composed soundtracks for "Monsters vs. Aliens", "Henri IV", "Gulliver's Travels", "", "Winnie the Pooh", "", "Wreck-It Ralph" and "". His first major video game score was "". Henry Pryce Jackman is the son of keyboardist and arranger Andrew Pryce Jackman, who was a member of
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gross CNY16.2 million out of its CNY120 million budget. Responses to the film were also negative, with some noting it as a ripoff to the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. A sequel to the film was released in 2015. A rabbit named Tu'er has an occupation of cooking pancakes in Beijing. The rabbit is trained by a monkey kung fu master named Laoguanzhu, so he can defeat the master's enemy, a panda named Xiongtianba, who is later revealed that he is a bear. Tu'er surprised at this discovery, confronts Laoguanzhu about the events that occurred. Furious at his accusations Laoguanzhu
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shows Po realizing that his dad, Mr Ping, has been giving away his things as bonus gifts to customers, including his toys of the Furious Five. As he searches for them, Oogway's narration asks whether there is any real difference between an accident and destiny, thus setting the scene for the story. 10 years before the events of the first "Kung Fu Panda", a younger Tigress is training under Shifu, but always seems to disappoint him by not conforming to his strict style. When Master Oogway and Shifu order noodles from Mister Ping's restaurant, a young Po (who was left
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Fu Panda 3" was the top advance ticket seller for the weekend, outstripping previous DWA films "Home" as well as "Kung Fu Panda 2" at the same point in their sale cycles. Box office pundits also noted that the film didn't face any serious competition with its counterparts of newly released films such as "The Finest Hours" and "Fifty Shades of Black", as well as holdovers "The Revenant" and "", as all are expected to gross around $10 million. In China, expectations were high for the film with Nancy Tartaglione of "Deadline Hollywood" reporting a bigger opening weekend than the
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tells him he must first learn the relaxed life of a panda in the village. They travel to the village with Mr. Ping as a stowaway. Kai takes the chi of nearly every kung fu master in China, including Shifu and the Furious Five, except Tigress, who warns the pandas of Kai's intentions, and Po. Afraid, Li and the pandas prepare to run away. When Po demands that Li teach him how to use chi, Li confesses that he does not know how, and that he lied out of fear of losing his son again. Po is hurt over his
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meets a panda, Li Shan, whom they both realize is his long-lost biological father. They quickly bond with each other, much to the jealousy of Po's adoptive father, Mr. Ping. After introducing Li to Shifu and his friends, Po and the Five defend the Valley of Peace from jade zombies that Kai has created from the chi of past kung fu masters. The team learns through research that Oogway and Kai were once brothers-in-arms. After Oogway was injured in battle, Kai carried him to a village of pandas who healed him with their mastery of chi. The pandas then taught
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Yoshino Kimura Kimura appeared as Shizuka in the recent spaghetti-western Sukiyaki Western Django. As of 25 June 2007 she is slated to star in a new Japanese soap opera to be set in Australia. Kimura also voiced Master Tigress in the Japanese dub of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Kung Fu Panda 2". She also appears in "Blindness" as the First Blind Man's Wife. On 24 October 2010 she married Noriyuki Higashiyama. In 2007, Kimura took the title role in a TV Asahi tanpatsu (単発, TV movie), entitled "Teresa Teng Monogatari" (テレサ・テン物語), portraying the late Taiwanese superstar, who was (and continues
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into the air like a bug. In "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008), the "Silent Monk" (Jet Li) employs mantis fist in his battle over the Monkey King's magical staff with Lu Yan, the "Drunken Immortal" (Jackie Chan). But his Mantis boxing is shortly thereafter overpowered by Lu's Tiger boxing. The movie's screenwriter, John Fusco, is a long-time student of Northern Praying Mantis and worked closely with Jet Li during production. In the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda", one of the six kung fu students is an actual praying mantis who uses Northern Praying Mantis kung fu. In "Hung Hei-Gun: Decisive Battle
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Panda 2"s $47.7 million opening in 2011 but much lower than the original film's $60.2 million opening in 2008. However, DreamWorks Animation and Fox are being more conservative suggesting a "mid $40 million" opening. Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyts at Rentrak said the film "should land somewhere between the first two installments" noting that after moviegoers – mostly from the East Coast – were affected by the 2016 United States blizzard, patrons, mostly families, would be on the look-out for entertainment movies which "Kung Fu Panda 3" delivers. On January 27, two days before the film's release, Fandango reported that "Kung
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it back into a cup to pick a small chunk of food from, then drinking said spat-out soup). He does seem perfectly capable of having manners though. Po's naive, gullible, and energetic personality can perhaps be compared to that of a fan of Kung Fu movies. This is reflected in the theme song of "Legends of Awesomeness", in which one line actually just says 'something, something', and which contains self-made music. He has near-encyclopedic knowledge of Kung Fu history, people, and relics, similar to a science fiction fan who is knowledgeable of entire terminologies of sci-fi films and TV shows.
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The plot takes place after the events of the film, and features Po and the rest of the Furious Five troubled by an evil group of Komodo dragon mercenaries. With the help of the other kung fu masters, Po has to uncover the plot behind this siege and put a stop to it. A sequel, "Kung Fu Panda 3", was released on January 29, 2016. It was directed again by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and was produced in co-production with the Chinese-American studio Oriental DreamWorks. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said back in 2010 that perhaps the series could see three
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series' cancellation, Nicktoons has continued to air reruns. Besides Lucy Liu and James Hong, who reprise their film roles as Viper and Mr. Ping, the cast features new voice actors for the characters of Po (Mick Wingert), Master Shifu (Fred Tatasciore), Tigress (Kari Wahlgren), Crane (Amir Talai), Monkey (James Sie), and Mantis (Max Koch). Po and the Furious Five defend the Valley of Peace from villains of different kinds. All the while, Po makes mistakes, learns lessons, learns more about the history of kung fu, and meets other famous kung fu Masters. The show's musical score is done by the
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Kim, and James Hong reprise their roles from the films as Viper, Oogway, and Mr. Ping. The first season, consisting of 26 episodes, ended on April 5, 2012. The second season aired from April 6, 2012 to June 21, 2013 and also consisted of 26 episodes. A third season began airing June 24, 2013 consisting of 28 episodes. A 2018 Amazon Prime series. The series follows Po on a fresh adventure, featuring four young pandas who happen upon a mystical cave beneath the Panda Village - and accidentally absorb the chi of the ancient and powerful Kung Fu warriors known
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Gordon had created characters under the name "Kung Fu Panda Power" and registered them with the U.S. Copyright Office in 2000. He had pitched this concept work to Disney while Jeffrey Katzenberg, who later left Disney and formed DreamWorks Animation in 1994, was working there. Gordon withdrew his claim just before the trial was due to take place. On December 20, 2015, federal prosecutors charged Gordon with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of perjury for allegedly fabricating and backdating drawings to support the claims in his lawsuit, and for allegedly tracing some of his drawings from a
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Skunk Fu! Skunk Fu! is an animated children's television series featuring the fables of anthropomorphic animals protecting their valley using martial arts. The show chronicles the adventures of young Skunk, training with his Kung Fu master, Panda, with the support of Rabbit, Fox, Turtle, and others, who directly, or inadvertently, also help Skunk grow. The show won the IFTA award for "Best Animation". In addition to an English soundtrack, an Irish language, French language, Japanese language, and Dutch language soundtracks were initially produced. Skunk and the other valley animals led by Panda thwart Dragon's efforts to overtake their valley with
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characters. In the film, Po and the Furious Five battle an evil white peacock king named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to conquer China with. Meanwhile, Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past, and discovers that Shen has something to do with it. The film was released in theaters on May 26, 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D formats. Like its predecessor, "Kung Fu Panda 2" received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, action scenes, musical score and character development and grossed $665 million worldwide against its $150
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Ying Yee clan name. This comes to the attention of evil kung fu master Yam Tin-fa (Yam Sai-kwoon), who finds and kills Lung's grandfather. But, Lung eventually takes revenge for his grandfather's murder after undergoing rigorous training from The Unicorn (Chan Wai-lau). "Fearless Hyena" features several unusual fight scenes, including a chopsticks duel (homage later paid in the cartoon film, Kung Fu Panda), Hing-lung fighting disguised as a cross-eyed mentally retarded man, disguised as a woman, and using "Emotional Kung-Fu", a style that involves vividly displaying the emotions of anger, sorrow, joy and happiness to find the opponent's weakness thus
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digital cookbook of the series, and is currently available only for PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone. April 20, 2011 - LazyTown's Dr. Rottenstein BooClip and LazyTown's Sportafake BooClip are released for the iPad May 2011 – Kung Fu Panda 2 Interactive Cookbook BooClips is released in cross-promotion with the Kung Fu Panda 2 movie and House Foods tofu snacks September 12, 2011 – The Bible BooClips is launched, both The Bible BooClips Creation and The Bible BooClips Cain and Abel October 6, 2011 – Garfield's BooClips – Garfield's Pet Force for iPad is released for the iPad, Android, PC, Mac,
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Tube tunnel and there is 40 seconds until the next train. The group then walk out of the Tube tunnel and into a photo opportunity room. They then enter the same lifts that the entered in and Gingy says goodbye. They then exit through the gift shop. Merlin have confirmed that they are looking into creating similar experiences in Asia themed to Kung Fu Panda. DreamWorks Tours DreamWorks Tours: Shrek's Adventure! London is a Midway Attraction brand owned by Merlin Entertainments. The tour is themed after Dreamworks franchises such as "Shrek", "Madagascar", "Kung Fu Panda", and "How to Train Your
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million budget. The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards, losing to "Rango". It was followed by "Kung Fu Panda 3" in 2016. Lord Shen, the scion of a peacock clan that rules Gongmen City in ancient China, seeks to weaponize his family's recently invented fireworks. After discovering from the court's goat soothsayer that "a warrior of black-and-white" will defeat him if he does not change his ways, Shen leads an army of wolves to exterminate the panda population to
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Jolie) and Master Mantis (Seth Rogen) into breaking into the new Masters' Council exhibit in tribute of Masters Thundering Rhino, Ox, and Croc. Even though Tigress and Mantis are annoyed at the deception, Po engages their interest in the story of the trio of masters first met. In "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", Masters Po and Monkey are best friends in "Scorpion's Sting." Monkey's being mind-controlled to kill Po by Scorpion, but the panda reminds him that they're friends and when that doesn't work, Po then hits him. In "Chain Reaction," Po said that he would like to be
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