![]() Some are even predicting an estimate higher than Kung Fu Panda 2‘s $47 million opening, but lower than the first film’s $60 million. Box-office-wise, there is a lot riding on this film (even though the forecasts look pretty good).Įarly tracking shows the film potentially opening with $40-$45 million over the weekend (and possibly higher). Also, this is the first film to be released under the new direction of DWA’s revamped film division, in addition to being the opening shot of the 2016 year in animation ( Norm of the North didn’t happen). This is the third film in the franchise, and films that are the third in a series tend to have a mixed track record. Not that his story is definitely over, as we have three movies left! Above all, we get to see an integral phase of Po’s journey come to an end. Plot-wise, Kung Fu Panda 3 will see the culmination of a number of lingering plot threads and elements from the first two films (and the introduction of new threads as well): Po’s father, the panda village, the supernatural world, Po’s love interest(s). Simmons and Bryan Cranston among the new additions. With a strong team also comes a strong cast, with J.K. With the sole exception of Alessandro Carloni as co-director, the same team that made Kung Fu Panda 2 – one of my all-time favorite DreamWorks Animation films – is back (Nelson, Aibel, and Burger with Guillermo del Toro as executive producer, etc). This film is DreamWorks Animation’s first co-production with its Chinese production studio Oriental DreamWorks, making Kung Fu Panda 3 the first major American animated feature to be co-produced by a Chinese studio. It might have taken a while, but fans can finally rejoice as the third chapter in the Kung Fu Panda film series is now a reality. Along the way, the release date was shifted a few times, a second director was added, and several actors were replaced as pieces of the overall storyline shuffled around. The last Kung Fu Panda film was released in 2011, so it took somewhere in the ballpark of maybe 4-5 years for Kung Fu Panda 3 to be made. Kung Fu Panda 3 will see Po reunite with his father and embrace his role as Dragon Warrior as he leads a hidden village of pandas against a supernatural enemy with ties to Master Oogway. Kung Fu Panda 3 is the long-awaited third installment in the Kung Fu Panda film franchise (the third of six planned films). PRODUCTION COMPANIES: DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorksīASED ON : no pre-existing properties, but it’s the third film in an animated franchise. New to the cast are Kate Hudson as Mei Mei, Bryan Cranston as Li, and J.K.Simmons as Kai. Ping), and Randall Duk Kim as Master Oogway. STARRING: Jack Black (Po), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Dustin Hoffman (Master Shifu), Lucy Liu (Viper), Seth Rogen (Mantis), Jackie Chan (Monkey), David Cross (Crane), James Hong (Mr. WRITTEN BY: Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger ![]() ![]() DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni
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