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Kung Fu Panda Voice Cast & Characters

• Jack Black as Po, an energetic and accident-prone yet heroic panda and die-hard kung-fu fan who eventually becomes The Dragon Warrior, utilizing an unorthodox (but ultimately effective) training method involving food.
• Ian McShane as Tai Lung, an arrogant and aggressive snow leopard who was formerly Shifu’s adoptive son and student.
• Riley Osborne as young Tai Lung.
• Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, an elderly and strict red panda and kung fu master to the Furious Five, and Po and Tai Lung’s old master/adopted father.
• The Furious Five:
  • Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress, a no-nonsense and tough-as-nails tiger and leader of the Furious Five.
  • Seth Rogen as Master Mantis, a dry-humored mantis.
  • Lucy Liu as Master Viper, a sweet and good-natured viper.
  • David Cross as Master Crane, a pragmatic and sarcastic crane.
  • Jackie Chan as Master Monkey, an easy-going monkey. Chan reprised his role in the Chinese dubbings of the movie.
• Randall Duk Kim as Grand Master Oogway, an ancient Galápagos tortoise and Shifu’s mentor.
• James Hong as Mr. Ping, Po’s adoptive father, a happy-go-lucky goose who runs a noodle-restaurant.
• Dan Fogler as Zeng, a timid palace goose and Shifu’s messenger.
• Michael Clarke Duncan as Commander Vachir, a hubristic and boastful rhinoceros who is the warden of Chorh-Gom Prison, where Tai Lung is imprisoned.
• Kyle Gass as KG Shaw
• JR Reed as JR Shaw

Kung Fu Panda Storyline

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

About Kung Fu Panda Movie

Kung Fu Panda is an American animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Serving as the first installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, the film was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, with a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and a story developed by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris. The voice cast features Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, and Jackie Chan.

Before the film’s development, DreamWorks Animation had previously explored a similar martial arts-themed concept with the 1999 PlayStation game T’ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger, created under its former video game division, DreamWorks Interactive (now Danger Close Games). In early 2004, DreamWorks considered adapting The White Seal by Rudyard Kipling, with composer Eric Whitacre working on The Seal Lullaby for the project. However, the studio ultimately shelved that idea and shifted its focus to Kung Fu Panda, with public development beginning in October 2004.

In September 2005, DreamWorks officially announced the film, confirming Jack Black as the lead voice actor. The concept originated from DreamWorks executive Michael Lachance, initially envisioned as a parody. However, co-director John Stevenson preferred a more character-driven wuxia comedy, shaping the film into an action-packed yet heartfelt story.

Following the success of Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks Animation moved forward with a sequel. Kung Fu Panda 2 outperformed its predecessor at the box office and received widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences. The franchise continued with Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016, which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The fourth installment, Kung Fu Panda 4, was released on March 8, 2024.

A manga adaptation of Kung Fu Panda was released in Japan in the September 2008 issue of Kerokero Ace magazine. Written by Hanten Okuma and illustrated by Takafumi Adachi, the manga expanded on the film’s storyline.

The franchise later expanded into television, starting with Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, which premiered on Nickelodeon on September 19, 2011. Lucy Liu and James Hong were the only original cast members to reprise their roles as Master Viper and Mr. Ping. The series ran for three seasons, concluding on June 29, 2016, in the United States, though its final episodes aired earlier in Germany between December 30, 2014, and January 7, 2015.

The second animated series, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, debuted on Amazon Prime Video on November 16, 2018. It followed the events of Kung Fu Panda 3, with Mick Wingert voicing Po, reprising his role from Legends of Awesomeness.

A third television series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, premiered on Netflix in July 2022, featuring Jack Black’s return as Po.

Additionally, a holiday special titled Kung Fu Panda Holiday aired on NBC on November 24, 2010, bringing a festive spin to the franchise.

Kung Fu Panda Movie Release Date

Kung Fu Panda held its world premiere at the 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 IMAX in the United States on June 1, 2008, at AMC and Regal Cinemas in Hollywood, California, and in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2008, at Leicester Square in London. To promote the film’s Japanese release, a manga based on the story was released in Japan in the September 2008 issue of Kerokero Ace magazine. The illustrations were done by Takafumi Adachi.

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