Kung Fu Panda 3 Movie Latest News: Breaking Bad, Hannibal, Glee and Super Fun Night Leading Stars Joins Po and the Gang
After what seemed like forever, looks like fans, adults and kids alike, will be able to see the next chapter of the legendary Dragon Warrior's (a.k.a Po) chapter and pretty soon too. Kung Fu Panda 3's latest news is that DreamWorks finally announced that it will be having a December 2015 release instead of the initially planned 2016 one. Also, one-third of the production will be filmed China, the country that inspired the animation film.
For the first time, DreamWorks, Oriental DreamWorks, Shanghai Media Group, Shanghai Alliance and China Media Capital (CMC) will be collaborating in the project. This collaboration was announced by CMC's managing director which was then followed shortly by the release date.
Another interesting thing about Kung Fu Panda 3's latest news is that a new group of voice actors will be joining the crew. Among those are Bryan Cranston, Chord Overstreet, Mads Mikkelsen and Rebel Wilson. They will still be joined by the original cast of Jack Black (Po), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Lucy Liu (Viper), Seth Rogen (Mantis), David Cross (Crane), Dustin Hoffman (Shifu), Jackie Chan (Monkey) and James Hong (Mr.Ping). Directing the third installment is Jennifer Yuh Nelson who previously directed Kung Fu Panda 2. It would seem that they might kick off from where the last film ended as it was mentioned that Bryan Cranston will be voicing Po's Father, who in the last film was revealed to be alive after their village's raid. It was also revealed that the third film will be close to the first in comedy despite bearing dark elements due to Po's mysterious past which will be revealed as well.
Interestingly, the film production team spent time in Shanghai in 2013 to observe certain traditional ceremonies such as a tea ceremony, incense ceremony, more kung fu and wedding ceremonies from Tang, Song and Qing dynasties. Do we smell a wedding in Kung Fu Panda 3?
Kung Fu Panda 3 will hit theaters on December 23, 2015.
