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A fourth Kung Fu Panda movie is coming out on March 8, 2024. Not much else is known as the moment.
"Kung Fu Panda 4" News and Discussion Thread (Spoilers)
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KeldeoKitty
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Kung Fu Panda is my favorite Dreamworks movie so hopefully 4 is good enough given Shrek’s later movies we’re not as good. Maybe like the last Kung Fu Panda it’ll be co-produced with Pearl Studio.
I was actually kind of wondering if they'd ever release another Kung Fu Panda film...and there we go 
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I hope this is a worthy follow up to the original trilogy.
.I hope this is a worthy follow up to the original trilogy
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Silverstar
Strong to th' Finnich
Apart from the TV shows and movies, I think Kung Fu Panda is getting spread a little thin (I think Dreamworks should be making KFP movie sequels or TV and streaming shows, not both) but I know that's just the nature of the biz: when a product is successful, keep pumping it until the balloon bursts and everyone backs off. However, if people are still willing to pay for more of a franchise, then a studio is within their right to exploit it.
To a certain extent I feel like there's a creative distinction between the films (and by extension the shorts with the movie cast in it) and the cartoons, so I think as long as they can keep the quality on par with the films, it should be good
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ThePharaohZ
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Cool! I just hope Po's characterization is not flanderized like it was in The Dragon Knight series.
I was surprised to see this, as it was my impression that the sequels were considered to be commercially somewhat disappointing. I seem to even recall that Katzenberg was talking up making as many as 6 films in the lead up to the release of the second, but that after the returns came in they decided to make 3 a kind of finale.
Looking it up it seems 2 and especially 3 did weaker business in pretty much every country in the world...except in China, where the third in particular was a smash hit. That'll be it then.
I enjoyed these movies at the time but they haven't stayed with me. Like a lot of second tier animated films from the past 15 or so years, the plots and most of the characters weren't all that memorable, and the jokes and comedy are not quite creative enough for it to stand out on that level. I mainly remember a couple of emotional beats from the second I thought were well done, along with the "my worst enemy...stairs" gag, so I guess I'd tip my hat towards the second being the high point of the series. Always thought the character designs were a bit ugly too. I'm not against seeing a fourth, but I've had The Dragon Knight waiting for me on Netfilx for the past month and haven't got around to it yet, so I suspect it won't be a priority. Great if James Hong is getting more work though.
Yeah, I think Dreamworks have got unstuck with their TV shows devaluing their films a few times,, particularly with this series and the Dragon films and with the Penguins of Madagascar movie. I think the downgrade in production values for CG animated series like these is not as obvious to the average viewer as it was for, say, the Aladdin TV series in the 90s, and as a result I think kids maybe don't see the big screen outings as being as special or exciting as they might have otherwise (or perhaps it's just that they're parents aren't as prepared to drive to or fork out for a screening). We've heard recently that the Boss Baby series is supposedly a model performer on Netflix, but that didn't seem to help the second film much at the Box Office.
I think this is one area where Illumination has been smarter than Dreamworks. Yes, their characters are licenced within an inch of their lives, and the films are hyped to a degree that seems excessive for their modest charms, but the line they haven't crossed is turning their shows into TV series, so when Rise of Gru was released it felt like an event because it was the first substantive project with those characters in 5 years
With Jack Black having returned to voice Po in The Dragon Knight, I can't help but think the lines between "major" and "minor" Kung-Fu Panda works have been blurred further still, but I guess we'll see how this film does in about a year and a half.
Looking it up it seems 2 and especially 3 did weaker business in pretty much every country in the world...except in China, where the third in particular was a smash hit. That'll be it then.
I enjoyed these movies at the time but they haven't stayed with me. Like a lot of second tier animated films from the past 15 or so years, the plots and most of the characters weren't all that memorable, and the jokes and comedy are not quite creative enough for it to stand out on that level. I mainly remember a couple of emotional beats from the second I thought were well done, along with the "my worst enemy...stairs" gag, so I guess I'd tip my hat towards the second being the high point of the series. Always thought the character designs were a bit ugly too. I'm not against seeing a fourth, but I've had The Dragon Knight waiting for me on Netfilx for the past month and haven't got around to it yet, so I suspect it won't be a priority. Great if James Hong is getting more work though.
Yeah, I think Dreamworks have got unstuck with their TV shows devaluing their films a few times,, particularly with this series and the Dragon films and with the Penguins of Madagascar movie. I think the downgrade in production values for CG animated series like these is not as obvious to the average viewer as it was for, say, the Aladdin TV series in the 90s, and as a result I think kids maybe don't see the big screen outings as being as special or exciting as they might have otherwise (or perhaps it's just that they're parents aren't as prepared to drive to or fork out for a screening). We've heard recently that the Boss Baby series is supposedly a model performer on Netflix, but that didn't seem to help the second film much at the Box Office.
I think this is one area where Illumination has been smarter than Dreamworks. Yes, their characters are licenced within an inch of their lives, and the films are hyped to a degree that seems excessive for their modest charms, but the line they haven't crossed is turning their shows into TV series, so when Rise of Gru was released it felt like an event because it was the first substantive project with those characters in 5 years
With Jack Black having returned to voice Po in The Dragon Knight, I can't help but think the lines between "major" and "minor" Kung-Fu Panda works have been blurred further still, but I guess we'll see how this film does in about a year and a half.
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The general plot of the movie was announced many months ago. It's certainly interesting.
It sounds good to me. I’ll definitely check it out.
A trailer has been released.
Looks good. I can’t wait.
AngusTinMan16
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It's gonna be BIG! I can't wait.
I thought all the old villains were going to actually fight Po again but I guess they just get absorbed
.Is Awkwafina's character going to be the new Dragon Warrior
?Oh hey, Ke Huay Quan
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ThePharaohZ
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Great trailer! Though, I am bummed by the lack of the Furious Five.
AngusTinMan16
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Actually, they are still going to be in.Great trailer! Though, I am bummed by the lack of the Furious Five.
ThePharaohZ
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What a relief!
ShadowBeast
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Doesn't sound like they'll have much of a role in it though, considering the wording used.
Yeah, I'm not expecting it to be much more than they got to do in 3...
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