Kung Fu Panda 3 hits theaters today
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In Kung Fu Panda 3, Po joins forces with a group of pandas living in a hard-to-reach mountain village.
In the new film Kung Fu Panda 3, the main character Po finds himself on a soul-searching journey. The young panda is reunited with his long-lost father, and he also must save China from a supernatural villain named Kai who is determined to wipe out the entire country.
Po, who is trained in the martial art of Kung Fu, seeks refuge at a panda village deep in the mountains. He learns to harness his true potential in order to defeat Kai—and eventually finds his place in the universe.
This is the third film in the popular animated series. Fans of the first two films will find familiar characters such as Master Shifu and Mr. Ping as well as new ones including Kai.
The Voice of Kai
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Oscar Award winning actor J.K. Simmons voices the villain Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3.
In an interview with TFK, actor J.K. Simmons, the voice of Kai, admits that he doesn’t have much experience with martial arts. He is the only member of his family who doesn’t practice. “My wife has a black belt in Taekwondo and my kid does karate,” he told TFK.
Simmons has an accomplished acting career. He won an Oscar last year for his role in the movie Whiplash, and has appeared on many TV shows and films in the past 30 years.
“It’s easier and less time consuming to do animated films,” Simmons says. For the film, he and the other actors — including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, and Lucy Liu — went into recording studios to voice their characters separately and at different times. The process only took about eight hours. “Even though we weren’t in the same room, the directors did a brilliant job of keeping us on the same page,” he says.
Voicing Kai was a lot of fun. “He’s bigger and scarier than anyone I have played before,” he says. “It was pure playtime.”
Have you seen the movie? If so, how was it? If you have not seen the movie, would you want to see it from what you have learned?
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION
In Kung Fu Panda 3, Po joins forces with a group of pandas living in a hard-to-reach mountain village.
In the new film Kung Fu Panda 3, the main character Po finds himself on a soul-searching journey. The young panda is reunited with his long-lost father, and he also must save China from a supernatural villain named Kai who is determined to wipe out the entire country.
Po, who is trained in the martial art of Kung Fu, seeks refuge at a panda village deep in the mountains. He learns to harness his true potential in order to defeat Kai—and eventually finds his place in the universe.
This is the third film in the popular animated series. Fans of the first two films will find familiar characters such as Master Shifu and Mr. Ping as well as new ones including Kai.
The Voice of Kai
BRIAN GORDON/DREAMWORKS
Oscar Award winning actor J.K. Simmons voices the villain Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3.
In an interview with TFK, actor J.K. Simmons, the voice of Kai, admits that he doesn’t have much experience with martial arts. He is the only member of his family who doesn’t practice. “My wife has a black belt in Taekwondo and my kid does karate,” he told TFK.
Simmons has an accomplished acting career. He won an Oscar last year for his role in the movie Whiplash, and has appeared on many TV shows and films in the past 30 years.
“It’s easier and less time consuming to do animated films,” Simmons says. For the film, he and the other actors — including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, and Lucy Liu — went into recording studios to voice their characters separately and at different times. The process only took about eight hours. “Even though we weren’t in the same room, the directors did a brilliant job of keeping us on the same page,” he says.
Voicing Kai was a lot of fun. “He’s bigger and scarier than anyone I have played before,” he says. “It was pure playtime.”
Have you seen the movie? If so, how was it? If you have not seen the movie, would you want to see it from what you have learned?
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