IONCINEMA.com presents: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

CAST AND CREW

Director

Mark Osborne

John Stevenson

Cast (alphabetical order):

Jack Black

Jackie Chan

Dustin Hoffman

Angelina Jolie

Lucy Liu

Ian McShane

Kung Fu Panda

Release Date: Jun 6, 2008 - Wide Release
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
Film Genre: Animation
Country: United States

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"Kung Fu Panda" features Jack Black as Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, who is a kung fu fanatic but whose shape doesn't exactly lend itself to kung fu fighting. In fact, Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. That's a problem because powerful enemies are at the gates, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophesy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a kung fu fighter before it's too late.

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