The newly released trailer forKung Fu Panda 4reveals our first look atShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsstarAwkwafinaas the new Dragon Warrior. Due for release in March next year,Kung Fu Panda 4will find Jack Black’s character, Po, seeking out a new kung fu saviour, landing on Awkwafina’s quick-witted fox, Zhen. You can check out the new trailer forKung Fu Panda 4below:
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to… give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.
Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.
So, Po’s going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the form of crafty thief Zhen (Golden Globe winner Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po’s fur but whose skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.
The film features the voice talent of returning stars Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master, Shifu; James Hong (Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Po’s adoptive father, Mr. Ping; Academy Award nominee Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father, Li, and Emmy Award nominee Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu’s former student and arch-nemesis. Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)joins the ensemble as a new character, Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves.
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Tenacious D Will Write a New Song for Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4
The fourthKung Fu Pandamovie will include a new songfrom Jack Black’s band Tenacious D. The actor and musician recently revealed this detail while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, with Tenacious D, which mainly consists of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass, having been asked to do a new song forKung Fu Panda 4.
“We’ve been working on a couple of things. I got a new Kung Fu Panda coming out next year, and they asked if we would do a song for the credits.”
Tenacious D have been together since as far back as 1994, and released their fourth albumPost-Apocalyptoback in 2018. Together, they have featured in several movies includingBio-Dome, The Cable Guy, Shallow Hal, Year One, and their own movieTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, which was released in 2006.
Kung Fu Panda 4is set to be released on June 29, 2025.
