Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Directed by

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Genre

comedy film, flashback film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 7,978 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Po and the Furious Five travel to Gongmen City to stop a peacock named Lord Shen from taking over China. Along the way, Po learns about his past as a lost panda cub.

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What happens

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 American animated martial arts comedy film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, it is the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda (2008). It features Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, and Jackie Chan reprising their roles from the first film, with Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Haysbert, and Victor Garber joining the cast. In the film, Po and the Furious Five travel to Gongmen City to stop the peacock Lord Shen from conquering China while Po rediscovers his forgotten past. Kung Fu Panda 2 was released in theaters on May 26, 2011, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $666 million against its $150 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film from a female director and the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2011. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards. It was followed by Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016 and Kung Fu Panda 4 in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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