Kung Fu Panda
Director: John Wayne Stevenson, Mark Osborne
Genre: Computer Animation, Martial arts, Comedy, Animation, Family Film, Action, Adventure, Children's/Family
Year: 2008
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Dan Fogler, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Ian McShane, Jack Black, Randall Duk Kim, Wayne Knight, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Hong
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb, and stars the voice of Jack Black along with Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, and Michael Clarke Duncan. Set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic talking animals, the plot revolves around a bumbling panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master. When an evil kung fu warrior is foretold to escape from prison, Po is unwittingly named the chosen one destined to bring peace to the land, much to the chagrin of the resident kung fu warriors.
The idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance, a DreamWorks Animation executive. The film was originally intended to be a parody, but director Stevenson decided instead to shoot an action comedy Wuxia film that incorporates the hero's journey narrative archetype for the lead character. The computer animation in the film was more complex than anything DreamWorks had done before. As with most
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