Is the interest still there? For filmmakers, I would think this is a huge risk. When a film series, like “Kung Fu Panda,” has a long standing hiatus as it just did, the question becomes, “How successful will the film be?” Are there still those who remember the “Kung Fu Panda” series. Will Po discover who he is? Will he harness the power of ch'i and defeat Kai? Or is all lost? (We are told that pandas are master’s of ch'i or chi = ki-in Japan, qi-China, gi-Korea.) Simmons), travels from the spirit realm in an effort to steal every Kung Fu Master’s ch'i (a spiritual energy that flows through everything) and destroy the Panda Village as well. A former foe of Master Oogway’s (Randall Duk Kim), named Kai ( J.K.
In fact, there is an entire secret village full of pandas!Īs the reunion is taking place, a new threat emerges.
Po’s father explains that he and Po are not the only pandas remaining in Hill Valley. Is he just a panda? Is he the dragon warrior? To top it all off, Master Chifu says it is Po’s turn to become the teacher? So now he wonders, is he a teacher,too? “Who am I?” he asks.Īs he contemplates all this, his biological father reunites with Po (after having been separated from him when Po was a baby). Po continues to come to grips with who he is.
It’s been four years since we last saw our beloved panda and dragon warrior Po.
Prequel: “ Kung Fu Panda” (2008), “ Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011)įor those who are unfamiliar with the series, “Kung Fu Panda” tells the story of Po ( Jack Black), who, along with his friends, the Furious 5 (Crane, Monkey, Tigress, Viper and Mantis) and his mentor Master Shifu ( Dustin Hoffman) defend Hill Valley from its many enemies, using the art of Kung Fu.