In the film, Po is reunited with his birth father and discovers the existence of a secret Panda Village, but must soon learn to master chi and prepare the pandas to fight against Kai, a spirit warrior intent on destroying Oogway's legacy. The film is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, James Hong and Jackie Chan reprise their roles from the previous films with Randall Duk Kim reprising his role of Oogway from the first film.
They are joined by Bryan Cranston (replacing Fred Tatasciore, who went on to voice Master Bear), J.
Simmons and Kate Hudson in the roles of Li Shan, Kai, and Mei Mei, respectively. The film was dedicated to Nancy Bernstein, who served as Head of Production at DreamWorks Animation, died from colorectal cancer at the age of 55 on September 18, 2015. Kung Fu Panda 3 premiered on Januin 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 March 25 in 3D, grossing $521 million worldwide against its $145 million budget, becoming the second highest-grossing film released in the month of January behind American Sniper. The film received generally positive reviews, with praise for the voice acting, animation, visuals, humor, and heart. A spin-off animated series, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, aired on Amazon Prime Video from Novemto July 4, 2019, while a sequel animated series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, will air on Netflix in July 2022, the latter of which features Black reprising his role as Po. In the Spirit Realm, Grand Master Oogway fights against General Kai, a spirit warrior yak who has defeated all the other dead kung fu masters and stolen their chi. Oogway has his own chi stolen, but not before he warns Kai that someone (Po) is destined to stop him. Kai takes this as a challenge, and returns to the Mortal Realm. Meanwhile, Master Shifu announces his retirement from teaching, and names Po the Dragon Warrior as his successor. Po's first attempts to teach inadvertently injure the Furious Five, and Shifu advises Po should try to more like himself and less like Shifu. Disheartened, Po returns home, where he meets Li Shan, a panda that both quickly realize is Po's biological father. The two immediately bond, much to the dismay and jealousy of Po's adoptive father Mr. Ping.Īfter introducing Li to Shifu and the Five, Po joins the Five to defend the Valley of Peace from Kai's jade zombies, the now-possessed remains of the past kung fu masters. Through research, the group learns that Kai and Oogway were once brothers in arms, and that Kai saved a wounded Oogway's life by taking him to a secret panda village to be healed. His favorite games include Marvel's Spider-Man, The Last of Us, God of War, and Hades.The pandas taught Oogway to give healing chi to others, but Kai tried to take the power all for himself, forcing Oogway to banish him to the Spirit Realm. Outside of Screen Rant, Chris enjoys watching his favorite sports teams (Giants, Yankees, and Knicks) and playing video games. Chris' favorite directors include Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino (among several others). He now has a wide range of cinematic tastes, enjoying the latest Hollywood blockbusters, Oscar contenders, and everything in between.
Chris has attended several events for Screen Rant, including San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration.Ĭhris credits Toy Story and Star Wars with launching a lifelong fascination with movies that led him on the path to his career. He was hired by Screen Rant in 2013 to write box office prediction posts in conjunction with the Screen Rant Underground's Box Office Battle game, and his role at the site grew from there. He is a graduate of Wesley College's Bachelor of Media Arts and Master of Sport Leadership programs. Chris Agar is a senior movie/TV news editor for Screen Rant and one of Screen Rant's Rotten Tomatoes approved critics.
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