Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to 2008's Kung Fu Panda, it is the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and was directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson in her directorial debut. The film stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, and Jackie Chan reprising their character roles from the first film, with Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber voicing new characters. In the film, Po and the Furious Five battle an evil white peacock king named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to use to conquer China. Meanwhile, Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past, and discovers that Shen has something to do with it.
It is DreamWorks Animation's 22nd feature film.
The film was released in theaters on May 26, 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D formats. Like its predecessor, Kung Fu Panda 2 received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, action scenes, musical score and character development and grossed $665 million worldwide against its $150 million budget. The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards, losing to Rango. It was followed by Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016 and Kung Fu Panda 4 in 2024.
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- Jack Black as Po
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Trivia[]
- Kung Fu Panda is the third DreamWorks Animation film to become a franchise, after Shrek and Madagascar.
- Along with Puss in Boots, this is the first time since 2008 that DreamWorks Animation releases two animated features in the same year.
- The eighth DreamWorks Animation film to be released in May, after Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Madagascar, Over the Hedge, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After.
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