For the primary time in a number of years — and for the primary time on a TV present — Jack Black is ready to reprise his position within the Kung Fu Panda franchise as Po, the lovable martial arts grasp who additionally occurs to be a panda. The brand new present, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight will debut quickly on Netflix.
The brand new present will even function the return of James Hong as Po’s father Mr. Ping, and introduces a brand new character, the knight of the title, voiced by Rita Ora. Listed here are a number of new pictures from the collection.
Black supplied the voice of Po in all three Kung Fu Panda movies, and he additionally voiced the character in a number of shorts, however on the 2 earlier Panda streaming TV collection, Legends of Awesomeness and The Paws of Future, Po was performed by Mick Wingert, a gifted voice actor who just lately subbed in for Robert Downey Jr. because the voice of Iron Man within the What If…? animated collection. No offense to Mr. Wingert, however Jack Black is simply a kind of voices that so distinctive it’s inconceivable to essentially exchange. So it’s nice to see (or actually hear) him again as Po.
Right here is the brand new collection’ official synopsis:
Jack Black returns to KUNG FU PANDA within the new collection KUNG FU PANDA: THE DRAGON KNIGHT. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a set of 4 highly effective weapons, Po should go away his house to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade voiced by Rita Ora. Collectively, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic journey to seek out the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and so they might even study a factor or two from one another alongside the best way.
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight will premiere quickly on Netflix.