Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
is an animated film
about a panda who learns
martial arts and then
uses this new ability to
fight his enemies.
Kung Fu Panda is
being directed by John
Stevenson and Mark
Osborne and produced by
Melissa Cobb. The idea
for the film was
conceived by Michael
Lachance, a DreamWorks
Animation executive. The
film is due for release
on June 6, 2008. It will
be distributed by
Paramount Pictures.
The film stars the
voices of, among others,
Jack Black, Seth Rogen,
David Cross, Jackie
Chan, Dustin Hoffman,
Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu
and Ian McShane.
Story
Po (Jack Black) is a
panda who is an
apprentice noodle-maker
and kung fu fanatic, but
whose defining
characteristic appears
to be that he is the
laziest animal in
ancient China. Evil
warrior Tai Lung (Ian
McShane) has escaped
from prison, and all
hopes have been pinned
on a prophecy naming Po
as the "Chosen One" to
save the day. He has a
kung fu master, Shifu
(Dustin Hoffman) who
"has trained five of the
greatest warriors that
the world has ever
known", to help him.
Notably, all the
original disciples of
the main masters are
animal stances or styles
commonly used in the art
of Kung Fu - Tigress
(Tiger), Monkey, Viper,
Crane and Mantis. Shen
Lung Kung Fu uses those
animals as a base for
the whole system.
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