While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
Visual Effects
Chi-glow animation that actually looks spiritual.
Acting
J.K. Simmons villain song is unhinged perfection.
Direction
Two directors, zero identity crisis somehow.
Director
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Jack Black
Po (voice)
Bryan Cranston
Li (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie
Tigress (voice)
J.K. Simmons
Kai (voice)
Jackie Chan
Monkey (voice)
Seth Rogen
Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu
Viper (voice)
David Cross
Crane (voice)
Kate Hudson
Mei Mei (voice)
James Hong
Mr. Ping (voice)
Randall Duk Kim
Oogway (voice)
Steele Gagnon
Bao (voice)
Wayne Knight
Big Fun / Hom-Lee (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The panda village's lazy aesthetic deliberately subverts wuxia's disciplined warrior tropes—Eastern philosophy as dad-bod acceptance.
This was the first American animated film co-produced with a Chinese company (Oriental DreamWorks), with scenes animated in China.
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