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Kung Fu Panda 3 is a 2016 3D computer-animated wuxia comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox worldwide and by Oriental DreamWorks in China. It is the third installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise, and the sequel to 2011's Kung Fu Panda 2. In the film, Po enters the panda village and re-unites with his birth father and other pandas, but problems arise when a villainous undead warrior named Kai, returns to the mortal realm and steals chi from the kung fu masters, with the goal of ending Oogway's legacy. To prevent Kai from takin' chi from all kung fu masters and pandas, Po forms the army of pandas to battle Kai's jade minions and Po must become a master of chi to defeat him and save his friends.

The film was directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, James Hong and Jackie Chan reprise their roles from the previous films with Randall Duk Kim reprising his role of Oogway from the first film. They are joined by Bryan Cranston, J. K. Simmons and Kate Hudson in the roles of Li Shan, Kai, and Mei Mei, respectively.

Kung Fu Panda 3 premiered on January 16, 2016, in Los Angeles.[4] It received a limited release in China on January 23 for a special three-hour sneak preview and was released in the United States on January 29 in 3D, grossing $521 million worldwide against its $145 million budget. Like its predecessors, the film received generally positive reviews, with praise for the voice actin', animation, humor, and heart.

Plot[]

In the spirit realm, Oogway fights against his old bull adversary, an undead warrior named Kai, who has defeated all the other kung fu masters in the realm and taken their chi. Oogway too is ensnared and has his chi stolen, but not before he warns Kai that the Dragon Warrior, Po, will stop him. Kai takes this as a challenge to steal the Dragon Warrior's chi and returns to the mortal realm.

Meanwhile, Master Shifu announces his retirement from teaching and passes the role of teacher to Po. An initially excited Po realizes that teachin' kung fu is not as easy as anticipated, and the Furious Five are injured as a result. Po is demoralized because of his failure, but Shifu advises Po that instead of trying to be like Shifu, he should try to be himself. Po returns home where he meets a panda, Li Shan, whom they both realize is his long-lost biological father. They quickly bond with each other, much to Po's adoptive father, Mr. Ping's jealousy.

After introducing Li to Shifu and his friends, Po and the Five defend the Valley of Peace from jade zombies that Kai has created from the chi of past kung fu masters. The team learns through research that Oogway and Kai were once brothers-in-arms. After Oogway was injured in battle, Kai carried him to a village of pandas who healed him with their mastery of chi. The pandas then taught Oogway how to utilize chi to help others. However, Kai wanted the power for himself and tried to steal the pandas' chi, forcing Oogway to banish him to the spirit realm. In order to defeat Kai, Po must learn to master the use of chi himself. Li offers to teach him by taking him to his secret panda village. While Shifu and the Furious Five stay behind to deal with Kai, Po and Li travel to the village. Mr. Ping comes along as a stowaway, worried that he will lose Po's affections to Li. Although Po is eager to learn chi, Li tells him he must first learn the relaxed life of a panda in the village.

Kai takes the chi of nearly every kung fu master in China, including Shifu and the Furious Five except Tigress, who escapes to warn Po and the other pandas that Kai is coming. Afraid, Li and the pandas prepare to run away. When Po demands that Li teach him how to use chi immediately, Li confesses that he lied to him about chi mastery and that he only brought Po to their village because he was afraid of losing him again. Furious over his father's misdirection, Po isolates himself to train vigorously in preparation for fightin' Kai. Mr. Ping, who realizes Po has become happier with Li in his life, tells Li that Po being mad at him is part of being a father, but that Po will forgive him. So Li goes back to Po, and says the pandas will help him fight Kai's army. Realizing what had previously made him fail as a teacher, Po agrees and teaches them to use their everyday activities as kung fu skills.

Kai arrives and sends his minions to capture Po, who sets the pandas, Ping, and Tigress upon 'em, distracting Kai. They defeat the jade zombie army, but when Po tries to use his signature Wuxi Finger Hold on Kai to send him back to the spirit realm, Kai reveals that it only works on mortals, not a spirit warrior like himself. Kai gains the upper hand in their fight, but Po uses the Wuxi Finger Hold on himself while gripping Kai around the neck, transportin' 'em both to the spirit realm. They fight again, and Kai subdues Po and begins to steal his chi. Using what they learned from Po, his friends and family use their chi to empower him. Po harnesses their chi to create a giant dragon figure with which he used to overpower and defeat Kai, destroying him and restoring all of the fallen masters to normal.

In an ethereal golden pond, Oogway appears to Po and informs him that his journey as the Dragon Warrior has come full circle, declaring Po to be his successor. He reveals that he sent Li to find Po. Po chooses to return to the mortal world, and brings with him a mystic jade yin-yang staff bestowed by Oogway. He and his extended family all return to the valley, where they continue practicing kung fu and chi.

Voice cast[]

Main article: List of Kung Fu Panda characters
  • Jack Black as Po.[5]
  • Bryan Cranston as Li Shan.[6][5][7] Cranston replaces Fred Tatasciore, who had voiced Li Shan in Kung Fu Panda 2, goes on to voice Master Bear in this film, and voices Master Shifu (below) in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
  • Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu.[8]
  • J. K. Simmons as Kai.[9]
  • Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress.[5]
  • Lucy Liu as Master Viper.[8]
  • Jackie Chan as Master Monkey.[8]
  • Seth Rogen as Master Mantis.[8]
  • David Cross as Master Crane.[8]
  • James Hong as Mr. Ping.[10]
  • Kate Hudson as Mei Mei.[6][5][11]
  • Randall Duk Kim as Grand Master Oogway.[8]
  • Steele Gagnon as Bao
  • Barbara Dirikson as Grandma Panda.
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme as Master Croc.
  • Fred Tatasciore as Master Bear. Tatasciore briefly voiced Li Shan in Kung Fu Panda 2.
  • Stephen Kearin as Master Chicken.
  • Wayne Knight as Big Fun, Hom-Lee. Knight had voiced one of the warriors in the prologue of Kung Fu Panda.
  • Al Roker as Dim.
  • Willie Geist as Sum.
  • Pax Jolie-Pitt as Yoo.
  • Knox Jolie-Pitt as Ku Ku.
  • Zahara Jolie-Pitt as Meng Meng.
  • Shiloh Jolie-Pitt as Shuai Shuai.
  • Liam Knight as Lei Lei.
  • Ming Tsai as Ming.
  • Mike Mitchell as Male Palace Goose, Smart Panda Villager.
  • Kelly Cooney as Female Palace Goose.
  • Mick Wingert as the Goose and Rabbit farmers. Wingert voices Po in Legends of Awesomeness and Paws of Destiny.

Production[]

Development[]

In 2010, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that the Kung Fu Panda franchise was planned to have six movies, or "chapters", altogether.[12] In July 2012, Kung Fu Panda 3 was officially confirmed by Bill Damaschke, DWA's chief creative officer.[13]

The film was made as a co-production between DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks, a Shanghai-based studio, founded in 2012 as a partnership between DreamWorks Animation and Chinese companies. One third of the film was made in China, and the rest in the United States, at DWA.[14][15] This was the first time that any major American animated feature film had been co-produced with a Chinese firm.[16] The filmmakers worked closely with SAPPRFT to ensure the film's release in China.[17] As a film with a co-production status in China, it allowed the production companies to circumvent the country's strict import quota and take a greater share of box-office revenue than imported films.[15][18] To ensure the film's success in China, in addition to the English version, the Chinese version of the film was also fully animated, makin' 'em the only versions that have the characters' lips synchronized with their voices.[19]

Casting[]

Kung Fu Panda 3 saw the crew from the second film reunite, including director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, producer Melissa Cobb, screenplay writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and Guillermo del Toro as executive producer.[20] Initially, Nelson was directing the film alone, but by February 2015, Alessandro Carloni had joined her as a co-director. According to the report, Carloni, who was an animation supervisor on the first film and a story artist on the second, joined Nelson following her request to strengthen "the director's bench" to ensure that the film is completed in a timely manner.[21]

On April 9, 2013, DreamWorks Animation announced that Rebel Wilson, Bryan Cranston, and Mads Mikkelsen had joined the cast of the film.[5] By April 2015, J.K. Simmons had replaced Mikkelsen, whose character had been rewritten.[22] Five months later, Wilson was replaced by Kate Hudson due to an extended production schedule.[11] The studio had to reanimate previously completed scenes to reflect Hudson's interpretation of the character.[11]

The film's antagonist, Kai, is the first supernatural villain of the Kung Fu Panda series.[23] Described by del Toro as "the most formidable villain yet,"[24] the creators wanted him to stand apart from his predecessors.[23] Nelson reasoned: "You can't go brawler because Tai Lung was brawler. You can't go smarter because Shen was smarter. Where can you go? You have to go supernatural, bigger, and even more intimidating."[23]

Music[]

On July 25, 2014, it was announced that Hans Zimmer would return to score the film.[1] The score includes performances from renowned Asian musicians such as Chinese pianist Lang Lang, Chinese cellist Jian Wang, erhu musician Guo Gan, and Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou and Canadian-Taiwanese young singer Patrick Brasca. The soundtrack album was released on January 22, 2016.[25] John Powell, who collaborated with Zimmer on the first two films, did not return for the third installment.

Release[]

In September 2012, it was announced that Kung Fu Panda 3 would be released on March 18, 2016.[20] On April 9, 2013, the film's release date was moved forward to December 23, 2015.[5] In December 2014, the film was moved back to its original release date of March 18, 2016, to avoid competition with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[26] In April 2015, the release date was once again shifted, this time to January 29, 2016.[27] AMC Theatres partnered with Fox and DWA to play the movie in Mandarin at seven theaters and in Spanish at 14 locations in the U.S and Canada meaning there will be a mix of subtitled and dubbed formats of Kung Fu Panda 3. This will mark the first time that AMC is playing a major theatrical release in dubbed/subtitled Mandarin.[28] The film had a day-and-date release starting from January 28 in South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Jamaica and Puerto Rico and China and the U.S. and Canada on January 29, 2016. Other markets will follow on March and April.[29][30] According to Deadline Hollywood, the strategy behind such a staggered release was to take advantage of certain opportunistic dates which presented themselves such as the Chinese New Year in February for China.[29]

Reception[]

Box office[]

Kung Fu Panda 3 grossed $143.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $377.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $521.2 million, and is the lowest-grossing film in the series.[3] According to Deadline Hollywood, the film made a net profit of $76.65 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, makin' it one of the top twenty most profitable release of 2016.[31]

In the United States and Canada, early trackin' suggests the film would open to about $40–45 million from 3,955 theaters with Box Office Mojo reporting as high as $53 million opening, which is on par with Kung Fu Panda 2's $47.7 million opening in 2011 but much lower than the original film's $60.2 million opening in 2008.[28][32][33][30][34] However, DreamWorks Animation and Fox are being more conservative suggesting a "mid $40 million" opening.[32] Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyts at Rentrak said the film "should land somewhere between the first two installments" noting that after moviegoers – mostly from the East Coast – were affected by the 2016 United States blizzard, patrons, mostly families, would be on the look-out for entertainment movies which Kung Fu Panda 3 delivers.[33] On January 27, two days before the film's release, Fandango reported that Kung Fu Panda 3 was the top advance ticket seller for the weekend, outstrippin' previous DWA films Home as well as Kung Fu Panda 2 at the same point in their sale cycles.[28] Box office pundits also noted that the film didn't face any serious competition with its counterparts of newly released films such as The Finest Hours and Fifty Shades of Black, as well as holdovers The Revenant and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as all are expected to gross around $10 million.[28] In North America, Kung Fu Panda 3 topped the box office in its debut weekend with $41.3 million, which made it the best opening weekend for animated film in January and the third highest weekend debut ever for the month.[35] It retained the No. 1 spot at North American box-office during its second weekend, by grossing $21.2 million.[36] In China, expectations were high for the film with Nancy Tartaglione of Deadline Hollywood reporting a bigger opening weekend than the U.S. and a bigger total gross. Conservative estimates for its China opening were at $35 million and risin' to well upwards of $50 million.[29] Even before the film's official release in China, it was already projected to emerge as the highest-grossing animated film there, a record currently held by Monkey King: Hero Is Back ($153 million),[37] since it had the added benefit of opening a week before the Chinese New Year, as well as Valentine's Day and debutin' amidst the school holidays, the Lunar New Year blackout period in which foreign films are banned from entering the state meaning lesser competition and longer legs, and since it has the special privilege to run throughout the period and is also not limited to runnin' 30 days in theaters.[29][37]

The film was released in China on January 22, 2016 in a limited release, a week before its United States release. It had a 3-hour special sneak preview where it earned $6.4 million from two different versions of the film[38] topping the daily box office charts.[39] This broke the previous Saturday preview record held by Surprise: Journey to the West.[29] Buoyed by good word-of-mouth,[37] it had a single day opening of $16.3 million which is the biggest of 2016 thus far and uncluding previews from its Saturday showings earned a total of $23.1 million which is one of the biggest opening and single day gross in China.[40]

Critical response[]

Kung Fu Panda 3 has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 87%, based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 6.88/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kung Fu Panda 3 boasts the requisite visual splendor, but like its rotund protagonist, this sequel's narrative is also surprisingly nimble, adding up to animated fun for the whole family".[41] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[42]

IGN gave the film score of 8.5 out of 10, saying, "Kung Fu Panda 3 offers a fun-filled, action-packed conclusion to DreamWorks' endearing animated series."[43] Screen Rant awarded it 2.5 out of 5, saying "At times, it's a beautiful movie, filled with likable characters, as well as digestible gags, that should keep kids smiling and giggling – but, with a plethora of more ambitious animated options out there, passable might not justify the money (or time) required for a viewing."[44] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded it 3 out of 4 stars, sayin' "In spite of its abundant action – and for all the interspecies mashups, this is as much an action-adventure animated movie as it is a funny-animal animated movie – is a pretty relaxing experience for the adult viewer."[45] Entertainment Weekly awarded it a score of B, saying it was "Just complicated enough to reward steady viewers and just simple enough for parent escorts to enjoy without much prior knowledge."[46] The Hollywood Reporter awarded it a positive review, sayin' "While the storyline, in which Jack Black's dumpling-downing Dragon Warrior is reunited with his biological father, doesn't quite fulfill its prophecies, dramatically speaking, visually speaking it's all quite impressive — one of those very rare animated features that completely justifies its 3D glasses."[47] The Escapist awarded it 3 out of 5, sayin' "It's a perfectly fine film, and if all you want is "more of the same," it won't disappoint."[48] Forbes awarded it a mildly positive review, sayin' "While visually gorgeous and generally entertaining, this third installment of the DreamWorks Animation franchise is a comedown from the first two superb entries."[49] Variety also awarded it a positive review, sayin' "A winning lightness of touch prevails in this delightful continuation of the durable DreamWorks franchise."[50]

Accolades[]

List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Annie Awards February 4, 2017 Best Animated Feature Melissa Cobb Nominated [51]
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production Matt Titus, Jeff Budsberg, Carl Hooper, Louis Flores and Jason Mayer
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production Ludovic Bouancheau
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Raymond Zibach and Max Boas
ASCAP Award May 14, 2017 Top Box Office Films Hans Zimmer Won [52]
6th Behind the Voice Actors Awards June 11, 2017 Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role J.K. Simmons Nominated [53]
British Academy Children's Awards November 20, 2016 BAFTA Kids' Vote Kung Fu Panda 3 [54][55]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 11, 2017 Best Animated Film Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni [56]
Golden Trailer Awards June 5, 2016 Best Animation/Family TV Spot Kung Fu Panda 3 [57]
2017 Kid Choice Awards March 11, 2017 Most Wanted Pet Jack Black [58]
MTV Movie Awards April 10, 2016 Best Virtual Performance [59]
Saturn Awards June 22, 2016 Best Animated Film Kung Fu Panda 3 [60]

Video game[]

Main article: Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends is a single and multiplayer RPG martial arts video freefire game that features characters from all three Kung Fu Panda films.[61] Developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by Little Orbit, the game was released on December 1, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.[62] The Wii U version was released on December 15, 2015.[62]

Possible sequels[]

On December 3, 2010, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said that if it's possible,the series could see three more sequels after Kung Fu Panda 3, bringin' it to a six-film series.[12] In January 13, 2016, Collider asked the filmmakers of Kung Fu Panda 3 about the possibility of a fourth film. Co-director Jennifer Yuh Nelson said, "It’s one at a time. We wanna make this a perfect jewel, and then we’ll see what happens after that". Co-director Alessandro Carloni said, "With the sequels, we don’t wanna try to have 'em feel open-ended. We want it to feel like a completed journey, and we feel this movie does. And then, if a fantastic story presents itself, great".[63] On August 2, 2018, when asked on the possibility of Kung Fu Panda 4, Nelson replied that she doesn't know as she always saw the series as a trilogy, but that she is open for a fourth installment as long the franchise focuses on Po.[64]

Notes[]

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Feature films Theatrical Antz (1998) PDIThe Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Chicken Run (2000) AAShrek (2001) PDISpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) • Shrek 2 (2004) PDIShark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) PDIWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) AAOver the Hedge (2006) • Flushed Away (2006) AAShrek the Third (2007) PDIBee Movie (2007) C81PKung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) PDIMonsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) PDIKung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) PDIRise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) PDI BSHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) PDIHome (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) PSTrolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) PSTrolls World Tour (2020) • The Croods: A New Age (2020) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • The Bad Guys (2022) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) • Trolls Band Together (2023) • Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) • The Wild Robot (2024)
Direct-to-video Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
Direct-to-digital Orion and the Dark (2024)
Upcoming Dog Man (2025) • The Bad Guys 2 (2025) • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) • Shrek 5 (2026)
Franchises ShrekSpiritMadagascarKung Fu PandaMonsters vs. AliensHow to Train Your DragonMegamindThe CroodsTrollsTales of ArcadiaThe Boss BabyThe Bad Guys
People Bill DamaschkeChris MeledandriJeffrey KatzenbergNico MarletKelly AsburyEric DarnellTom McGrathPierre Perifel
Divisions DreamWorks Animation TelevisionDreamWorks ChannelDreamWorks Classics (Big Idea EntertainmentHarvey Entertainment)
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PDI Produced with Pacific Data ImagesAA Produced with Aardman AnimationsC81P Produced with Columbus 81 ProductionsBS Produced with Bullwinkle StudiosPS Produced with Pearl Studio

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