
One of the most successful animated franchises returns with its biggest comedy adventure yet, Kung Fu Panda 3.
Scheduled to hit the screens on 29 January, Po’s ‘legendary
adventures of awesomeness’ continue in Auro 11.1 immersive sound –
including the Chinese dubbed version of the movie.
Created both in China and the US
What makes this third installment so unique? It’s the first
co-production between DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks –
DreamWorks’ new Shanghai-based company – and the first of its kind in
animation history.
DreamWorks’ US and China teams have worked in tandem and have
combined their expertise to ensure a unique storyline and production
that resonates with global audiences.
Greater authenticity
Kung Fu Panda 3 has been animated to be lip-synched in two versions:
Mandarin and English and won’t be released as a subtitled
English-language movie in China. In short, a recipe for success with the
Chinese audience!
DreamWorks Animation’s CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, commented that the
movie was made with a new degree of detail, made possible by ‘methodical
and predictable’ technological progress. 60 million hours rendering
time were needed for the third movie, compared to 20 million for the
first and 50 million hours for the second film.
The story
When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears; the reunited duo
travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new
panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep
across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the
impossible – learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy
brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas!