In 2008 we got the cute and funny cartoon Kung Fu Panda, featuring the voice of Jack Black. Three years later, our panda Po is still overweight, but doing what he loves and so hilariously fought for in part one — being the legendary Dragon Warrior. The sequel still has its tasty tray of A-list Hollywood voices (Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman) and this time around we also get Gary Oldman. We also get more heart and soul and less laughs, which for me, was a good thing!

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Candyland is a pretty boring game unless you’re really young. You pick cards, and go back and forth on the board until someone gets to the end first. It takes no skill. There is no such thing  as a great Candyland player.  Also, it’s all about candied treats. Granted, children don’t want to play a game entitled “Eat Your Vegetables Land” but – yeah – it’s also pretty unhealthy. Following in the footsteps of Battleship, Universal has now hired writers for their Candyland adaptation. They are Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, best known for writing the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Enchanted‘s Kevin Lima is set to direct.

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DreamWorks Animation has released several character banners for their upcoming sequel Kung Fu Panda 2. Instead of highlighting the oldies but goodies, they’ve put the focus on the new characters: Lord Shen, Soothsayer, Wolf Boss, and the Gorillas. The group pumps some fresh blood into the popular series and are accompanied by an interesting slew of actors. Take a look…

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DreamWorks Animation is on a roll today. First they debuted the first teaser trailer for the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, and now they’ve premiered the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2. The film marks the return of Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, as well as the addition of a few new voices such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary Oldman. Last fall we got a sneak peek at a teaser trailer for the movie and this latest version is much, much better. Check it out…

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Did you really think that Transformers Dark of the Moon would be the only film advertised at this year’s Super Bowl? Kung Fu Panda 2 is getting in on the action as well, and its ad actually features footage from the movie! The 30 second commercial debuted on Entertainment Tonight, and we’ve got the video right here. Check it out…

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DreamWorks Animation has released some photos and posters from their upcoming sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2. The film is just one of the tentpole projects that will make its debut this summer, so the studio is really revving up the marketing for it (view the first teaser poster). Check out Po, and his pals below…

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A new poster has been released for DreamWorks Animation’s highly anticipated sequel Kung-Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. The film marks the return of Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, as well as the addition of a few new voices such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary Oldman. Back in November we got a sneak peek at a teaser trailer for the film and now we’ve got an amazing new one-sheet! Take a look…

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Just when DreamWorks Animation was starting to gain our respect they had to ruin it by going sequel crazy. They must be drunk with power because according to a report from Empire, they’ve made plans to make multiple follow ups to their most successful films. We’re talking more Kung Fu Pandas, more Madagascars, and more How to Train Your Dragons.

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The first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom has been released by DreamWorks Animation. The film marks the return of Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, as well as the addition of a few new voices such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary Oldman. Along with the trailer we also have the official plot synopsis for the movie to give you an idea of what you can expect from it. Take a look…

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