When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.
Jack Black
Po (voice)
Angelina Jolie
Tigress (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Shifu (voice)
Ian McShane
Tai Lung (voice)
Jackie Chan
Monkey (voice)
Lucy Liu
Viper (voice)
Seth Rogen
Mantis (voice)
David Cross
Crane (voice)
Randall Duk Kim
Oogway (voice)
James Hong
Mr. Ping (voice)
Dan Fogler
Zeng (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan
Commander Vachir (voice)
Wayne Knight
Gang Boss (voice)
Kyle Gass
KG Shaw (voice)
JR Reed
JR Shaw (voice)
Laura Kightlinger
Awed Ninja (voice)
Tanya Haden
Smitten Bunny (voice)
Stephen Kearin
Gong Pig / Grateful Bunny (voice)
Mark Osborne
Pig Patron (voice)
John Stevenson
Rhino Guard (voice)
Jeremy Shipp
Blind Gator (voice)
Melissa Cobb
Bunny Mom (voice)
Kent Osborne
Pig Fan (voice)
Emily Burns
Bunny Fan 1 (voice)
Stephanie Harvey
Bunny Fan 2 (voice)
Riley Osborne
Baby Tai Lung (voice)
Director
Mark Osborne
Director
John Stevenson
Head of Story
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Screenplay
Glenn Berger
Screenplay
Jonathan Aibel
Story
Ethan Reiff
Story
Cyrus Voris
February 9, 2023
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So the rather clumsy and inept "Po" has dreams of saving the world! His real job is working in a noodle bar where one day, maybe, he will learn the secret ingredient that gives their dishes that special flavour. Meantime, the ageing "Oogway", the most learned of creatures, has informed his stalwart lieutenant "Shifu" that he will soon have to defend their "Valley of Peace" from the vengeful "Tai Lung" who, though currently incarcerated in a seemingly impregnable prison, is set to come and wreak some havoc. "Po" is determined to attend the selection ceremony and, well yes - you've guessed. He ends up selected by the old wise turtle, much to the chagrin and general disbelief of just about everyone else. Hopeless, hapless and helpless - but can "Po" prove his mettle and save the day? It's really quite good fun this. The characterisations are well developed and it has humour and style to it too. The animations are lively, vivid and the directors avoid the temptation to allow the combat and action scenes to descend into the all-too-often realms of repetitiveness. There is a moral - the values of teamwork and trust, honesty, integrity yada yada, but the story delivers them in a gentle and demonstrable manner via the plot and the characters rather than pontificating. All in all, this is great family fun that shows the (not so) little guy doing his best... Can he save the day?