Kung Fu Panda (movie)

Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American-Indian-Chinese-French computer-animated action comedy movie made by DreamWorks. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. It tells the story of Po, a giant panda (Jack Black), a kung fu fan who becomes a kung fu master. It received critical acclaim and became a box office success. A successful sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2 was released in 2011. Another sequel, Kung Fu Panda 3 was released in 2016. There is also two short movies, a Christmas special, and a spinoff TV show.

Kung Fu Panda
Directed by	John Stevenson Mark Osborne
Screenplay by	Jonathan Abiel Glenn Berger
Story by	Ethan Reiff Cyrus Voris
Produced by	Melissa Cobb
Starring	Jack Black Dustin Hoffman Angelina Jolie Ian McShane Jackie Chan Seth Rogen Lucy Liu David Cross Randall Duk Kim James Hong
Cinematography	Yong Duk Jhun
Edited by	Clare Knight
Music by	Hans Zimmer John Powell
Production companies	DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06) (USA) June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20) (China) July 4, 2008 (2008-07-04) (United Kingdom and Ireland) July 9, 2008 (2008-07-09) (France)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	United States India China France
Language	English
Budget	$130 million
Box office	$631,744,560

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Georgia	5 June 2008
South Korea	5 June 2008
Russia	5 June 2008
Ukraine	5 June 2008
Canada	6 June 2008
Estonia	6 June 2008
Lithuania	6 June 2008
Latvia	6 June 2008
Malaysia	6 June 2008
Philippines	6 June 2008
Singapore	6 June 2008
United States	6 June 2008
Egypt	11 June 2008
United Arab Emirates	12 June 2008
Kuwait	12 June 2008
Thailand	12 June 2008
Colombia	13 June 2008
Indonesia	13 June 2008
Uruguay	19 June 2008
China	20 June 2008
Ecuador	20 June 2008
Mexico	20 June 2008
Taiwan	20 June 2008
Australia	26 June 2008
New Zealand	26 June 2008
Vietnam	27 June 2008
South Africa	27 June 2008
Hong Kong	28 June 2008
Israel	1 July 2008
Iceland	2 July 2008
Argentina	3 July 2008
Bolivia	3 July 2008
Switzerland	3 July 2008 (German speaking region)
Czech Republic	3 July 2008
Germany	3 July 2008
Croatia	3 July 2008
Hungary	3 July 2008
Peru	3 July 2008
Portugal	3 July 2008
Serbia	3 July 2008
Slovakia	3 July 2008
Austria	4 July 2008
Bulgaria	4 July 2008
Brazil	4 July 2008
United Kingdom	4 July 2008
Ireland	4 July 2008
Nigeria	4 July 2008
Poland	4 July 2008
Romania	4 July 2008
Turkey	4 July 2008
Belgium	9 July 2008
Switzerland	9 July 2008 (French speaking region)
France	9 July 2008
Netherlands	9 July 2008
Chile	10 July 2008
Lebanon	10 July 2008
Spain	11 July 2008
India	11 July 2008
Panama	11 July 2008
Pakistan	11 July 2008
Venezuela	11 July 2008
Denmark	18 July 2008
Norway	18 July 2008
Sweden	18 July 2008
Japan	26 July 2008
Finland	1 August 2008
Slovenia	7 August 2008
Italy	29 August 2008
Cyprus	5 September 2008

Plot

A big, fat panda named Po the panda dreams of becoming a kung fu master, but he doesn't know kung fu. One day, kung fu teacher Master Shifu holds a contest to see who will become the Dragon Warrior, the most powerful kung fu master in the land. Everyone thinks one of Shifu's students, the Furious Five will become the Dragon Warrior, but Po is chosen instead and begins learning kung fu. Shifu and the Furious Five don't like Po the panda and try to make him quit, but he becomes friends with them. When Master Shifu learns that the evil Tai Lung the snow leopard is coming to the land, he quickly teaches Po kung fu so he can be given the Dragon Scroll that will help him beat Tai Lung. Nothing is written on the scroll, but Po finds out that he doesn't need the scroll to be the Dragon Warrior and beats Tai Lung without it. Po becomes a kung fu master and Dragon Warrior loved by everyone and peace returns to the land.

Characters

• Po, a giant panda and the main protagonist. He is voiced by Jack Black.
• Master Shifu, a wise red panda. He is voiced by Dustin Hoffman.
• Master Tigress, a beautiful but short-tempered Southern China tiger and probably Po's love interest. She is voiced by Angelina Jolie.
• Tai Lung, a snow leopard and the main antagonist. He is voiced by Ian McShane.
• Master Monkey, a golden langur and the fun-loving one in the Furious Five. He is voiced by Jackie Chan.
• Master Mantis, a northern praying mantis and a member of the Furious Five. He is voiced by Seth Rogen.
• Master Viper, a green tree viper and a member of the Furious Five. She is voiced by Lucy Liu.
• Master Crane, a red crowned crane and a member of the Furious Five. He is voiced by David Cross.
• Master Oogway, a wise tortoise and the creator of Kung-Fu. He is voiced by Randall Duk Kim.
• Mr. Ping, a goose and Po's father. He is voiced by James Hong.
• Zeng, a goose. Voice by Dan Fogler.
• Commander Vachir, a rhinoceros. Voice by Michael Clarke Duncan.

Other websites

• Official website
• Kung Fu Panda on IMDb
• Kung Fu Panda at AllMovie
• Kung Fu Panda (movie) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Kung Fu Panda at Rotten Tomatoes
• Kung Fu Panda at Metacritic

• Kung Fu Panda at Box Office Mojo