Kung Fu Panda is an American media franchise that originally started in 2008 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily voiced by Jack Black and Mick Wingert), a giant panda who is improbably chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior and becomes a master of kung fu, the franchise is set in a fantasy wuxia genre version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals. Although his status is initially doubted, Po proves himself worthy as he strives to fulfill his destiny.
The franchise consists mainly of three CGI-animated films: Kung Fu Panda (2008), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) with a fourth film in development for release in 2024, and three television series: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016), The Paws of Destiny(2018–2019), and The Dragon Knight (2022). The first two films were distributed by Paramount Pictures, the third film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and the fourth will be distributed by Universal Pictures, while the television series respectively aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, Amazon Prime, and Netflix. Four short films, Secrets of the Furious Five (2008), Secrets of the Masters (2011), Secrets of the Scroll, and Secrets of the Panda Paws (both 2016), and a television special, Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010), have also been produced.
Cast and characters[]
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| Kung Fu Panda | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Kung Fu Panda 5 | Secrets of the Furious Five | [[Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters|Template:SmallSecrets of the Masters]] | [[Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll|Template:SmallSecrets Of the Scroll]] | Panda Paws | Dueling Dumplings | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | [[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness|Template:SmallLegends of Awesomeness]] | [[Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny|Template:SmallThe Paws of Destiny]] | [[Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight|Template:SmallThe Dragon Knight]] | |
| [[Po (Kung Fu Panda)|Po Ping / Li Lotus
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Jack Black | Jack Black Template:SmallTemplate:Ref |
Jack Black | Jack Black | Mick Wingert | Jack Black | ||||||||
| Master Shifu | Dustin Hoffman | Dustin Hoffman | Fred Tatasciore | |||||||||||
| Tigress | Angelina Jolie | Tara Strong | Angelina Jolie | Kari Wahlgren Template:SmallTemplate:Ref |
Angelina Jolie | Kari Wahlgren | mentioned | |||||||
| Mantis | Seth Rogen | Max Koch | Seth Rogen | Seth Rogen | Max Koch | |||||||||
| Monkey | Jackie Chan | Jaycee Chan | James Sie | Jackie Chan | James Sie | |||||||||
| Viper | Lucy Liu | Jessica DiCicco | Lucy Liu | Lucy Liu | ||||||||||
| Crane | David Cross | David Cross | David Cross | Amir Talai | ||||||||||
| Mr. Ping | James Hong | James Hong | James Hong | James Hong | ||||||||||
| Oogway | Randall Duk Kim | mentioned | Randall Duk Kim | mentioned | Randall Duk Kim | Randall Duk Kim | Piotr Michael | mentioned | ||||||
| Tai Lung | Ian McShane Template:SmallTemplate:Ref |
silent cameo | Ian McShane | André Sogliuzzo | flashback | Andre Sogliuzzo | flashback | |||||||
| Zeng | Dan Fogler | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Dan Fogler | colspan="5" Template:CEmpty | Dan Fogler | Mick Wingert | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | |||||||
| Commander Vachir | Michael Clarke Duncan | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | James Sie | colspan="9" Template:CEmpty | ||||||||||
| Lord Shen | Template:CEmpty | Gary Oldman | Template:N/A | Gary Oldman | colspan="8" Template:CEmpty | Template:N/A | ||||||||
| Soothsayer | Template:CEmpty | Michelle Yeoh | {{cEmpty | Michelle Yeoh | colspan="9" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||
| Wolf Boss | Template:CEmpty | Danny McBride | colspan="11" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||||
| Storming Ox | Template:CEmpty | Dennis Haysbert | colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | Dennis Haysbert | colspan="7" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||
| Croc | Template:CEmpty | Jean-Claude Van Damme | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Tony Leondis | colspan="7" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||
| Thundering Rhino | Template:CEmpty | Victor Garber | colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | Paul Scheer | colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | Jonathan Groff | colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | |||||||
| Li Shan | Template:CEmpty | Fred TatascioreTemplate:Ref | Bryan Cranston | colspan="7" Template:CEmpty | Christopher Swindle | Template:CEmpty | ||||||||
| General Kai | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | J. K. Simmons | Template:N/A | colspan="8" Template:CEmpty | Template:N/A | |||||||||
| Mei Mei | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Kate Hudson | colspan="4" Template:CEmpty | Kate Hudson Rebel Wilson |
colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | Chrissy Metz | Template:CEmpty | |||||||
| Master Bear | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Fred Tatasciore | colspan="8" Template:CEmpty | Fred Tatasciore | Template:CEmpty | |||||||||
| Master Chicken | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Stephen Kearin | colspan="10" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||||
| [[List of Kung Fu Panda characters#Television villains|Bao
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| Grandma Panda | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Barbara Dirickson | colspan="4" Template:CEmpty | Barbara Dirickson | colspan="3" Template:CEmpty | Amy Hill | Template:CEmpty | |||||||
| Sum | colspan="2" Template:CEmpty | Al Roker | colspan="10" Template:CEmpty | |||||||||||
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