The pandas taught Oogway how to give chi, but when the power-hungry Kai decided to drain it from them to increase his power, Oogway defeated him and banished him to the spirit realm. When Oogway was injured, Kai carried him until they reached a secret village of pandas, who healed Oogway using their chi. The team then learns through research that Kai was Oogway's old friend who fought with him as brothers-in-arms long ago. After introducing Li to Shifu and his friends, the valley is attacked by jade statues controlled by Kai and resembling past Kung Fu masters, several of them long dead.
They both soon learn that Li is Po's biological father and they bond with each other, much to Ping's jealousy. Ping, at his noodle shop, where a panda named Li Shan breaks Po's dumpling-eating record. Po heads home to his adoptive father, Mr.
In response, Shifu advises Po that instead of trying to be a teacher, he should try to be himself. Po is demoralized as a teacher, which makes him question who he really is and whether he is the Dragon Warrior. Excited at first, Po discovers that teaching kung fu is not as easy as he expected, as the Furious Five members Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey are injured as a result. Meanwhile, Master Shifu announces his retirement from teaching to begin his training to master chi and passes the role of teacher to Po. Kai takes this as a challenge to steal the chi from the Dragon Warrior and returns to the mortal realm. Oogway willingly gives in and also has his chi stolen, but not before warning Kai that the Dragon Warrior, Po, will stop him. "Kung-Fu Panda 3" will be released on January 29, 2016.In the Spirit Realm, Grandmaster Oogway fights against an adversary named Kai, who has defeated other kung fu masters in the realm and taken their chi, turning them into small jade charms. Where can you go? You have to go supernatural, bigger, and even more intimidating," said Nelson. You can't go smarter because Shen was smarter. "You can't go brawler because Tai Lung was brawler. When they were deciding on the next villain, Nelson and Carloni tried highlighting the strengths of Tai Lung and Shen, and realized that what was missing was supernatural abilities, since Tai Lung was a brawler while Shen used his brains to battle. "Kai wants revenge, and he's a bitter, bitter guy," Carloni said. Kai is a bull who has large horns, leather armor, and uses two jade swords with chains attached as his weapon of choice.Īs threatening as Kai sounds, co-director Alessandro Carloni said that the new character will not fail to incorporate some humor, especially when his vulnerabilities are finally exposed. "He's a villain that Po is completely ill-equipped to face," she said.
He will be helped by his friends and fellow kung-fu stars such as Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie), Monkey (voiced by Jackie Chan), Mantis (voiced by Seth Rogen), Crane (voiced by David Cross) and Viper (voiced by Lucy Liu).Ĭo-director Jennifer Yuh Nelson shared with USA Today that the new villain is someone who is beyond the first two villains - Tai Lung and Shen. To prepare for Kai's arrival, Po then trains the peace-loving pandas to become ready to face the new threat. Simmons) is going all across China defeating kung fu masters. His joyous reunion with the other pandas is short-lived though, since a new, more threatening supernatural villain named Kai (voiced by J.K. Li Shan will introduce Po to a secluded panda paradise, where he will meet several of his kind, including Mei Mei, who falls desperately in love with him. However, Po won't be recognizing his father at first. Jack Black would be reprising his role as the lead character Po, who will finally be meeting his long-lost father Li Shan (voiced by Bryan Cranston). The crew would be deleting all of the scenes Wilson has already finished so that there would be consistency in Hudson voicing Mei Mei.
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Wilson will be replaced instead by Kate Hudson, according to Empire Online, just a few months before the release of DreamWorks Animation's latest movie offering. There has been a slight shake-up in the production of "Kung Fu Panda 3" after Rebel Wilson, the actress supposed to be voicing the adorable panda Mei Mei was forced to let go of the animated film because of an extended production commitment with another movie.