Kung Fu Panda 4 Trailer Reveals First Look At Awkwafina as the New Dragon Warrior

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Summary

  • Awkwafina stars as the new Dragon Warrior in the trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4, bringing her quick wit and charm to the role.
  • Po faces new challenges as he is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, needing to find and train a new Dragon Warrior.
  • With the threat of a wicked sorceress and the need for help, Po teams up with crafty thief Zhen, played by Awkwafina, in a quest to protect the Valley of Peace.

The newly released trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 reveals our first look at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Awkwafina as the new Dragon Warrior. Due for release in March next year, Kung Fu Panda 4 will find Jack Black’s character, Po, seeking out a new kung fu saviour, landing on Awkwafina’s quick-witted fox, Zhen. You can check out the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 below:

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to… give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.

Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

So, Po’s going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the form of crafty thief Zhen (Golden Globe winner Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po’s fur but whose skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.

The film features the voice talent of returning stars Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master, Shifu; James Hong (Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Po’s adoptive father, Mr. Ping; Academy Award nominee Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father, Li, and Emmy Award nominee Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu’s former student and arch-nemesis. Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) joins the ensemble as a new character, Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves.

The new poster for Kung Fu Panda 4.
20th Century Fox

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Tenacious D Will Write a New Song for Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4
Release Date
March 8, 2024

Director
Mike Mitchell , Stephanie Stine

Studio
DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks, Universal Pictures

The fourth Kung Fu Panda movie will include a new song from Jack Black’s band Tenacious D. The actor and musician recently revealed this detail while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, with Tenacious D, which mainly consists of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass, having been asked to do a new song for Kung Fu Panda 4.

“We’ve been working on a couple of things. I got a new Kung Fu Panda coming out next year, and they asked if we would do a song for the credits.”

Tenacious D have been together since as far back as 1994, and released their fourth album Post-Apocalypto back in 2018. Together, they have featured in several movies including Bio-Dome, The Cable Guy, Shallow Hal, Year One, and their own movie Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, which was released in 2006.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to be released on March 8, 2024.

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