“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” the animated film
Po's crew is reuniting, with Netflix announcing that British singer, author and actress Rita Ora (Pokémon Detective Pikachu, 50 Shades of Gray trilogy) has joined the cast of the upcoming Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight series. In his debut as an animated voice actor, the worldwide superstar will lend his pipe to the role of Wandering Blade: a no-nonsense bear knight who joins Po on his globetrotting adventure.
James Hong as Mr. Ping (left) and Jack Black as Po in "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight"
Today's cast announcement also contained welcome news that prolific character actor James Hong will be reuniting with Jack Black (Po), reprising the role of Mr. Ping, the overprotective (but always full of fatherly pride) adoptive father. Notably, Hong voiced the beloved goose who cooks noodles in all of her appearances throughout the franchise.
The show's antagonists, Klaus and Veruca Dumont, will be played by Chris Geere (This Is Us, FreakAngels) and Della Saba (Physical, Steven Universe) respectively. The roster is completed by Rahnuma Panthaky as Rukhmini, Ed Weeks as Colin and Amy Hill as Pei Pei.
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Plot: When a mysterious pair of weasels has set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a quest for redemption and justice by touring the world that finds him allied with a no-nonsense English knight named. Wandering Lama. Together, these two mismatched warriors embark on an epic adventure to find magical weapons first and save the world from destruction, and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.
The DreamWorks Animation production is produced by Peter Hastings, Shaunt Nigoghossian and Jack Black; Chris Amick and Ben Mekler are co-executive producers.
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DreamWorks Animation and Netflix celebrate National Panda Day by creating more panda-moniums with a brand new CG animated KFP series! Entitled Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, the show features Jack Black's vocal talent, reprising the role of Po the panda.
Together, these two mismatched warriors embark on an epic adventure to find magical weapons first and save the world from destruction, and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way.
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is produced by Peter Hastings and Shaunt Nigoghossian, while co-executive producers are Chris Amuck and Ben Mekler. The show will be streaming soon Netflix, date to be announced.
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