🍿 2022-07-14 10:14:00 – Paris/France.
The most feared and laughable martial arts fighter returns but, this time, on the small screen of the Streaming ; This is the anime series —now— “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Warrior” (“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”, 2022), which will premiere through the Netflix platform (who is also a producer) in the world today July 14, with actor Jack Black, who returns to voice his iconic character (“Po”) in this new global adventure.
According to the story, a mysterious weasel duo take an interest in a collection of four powerful weapons and decide to steal them; "Po" must leave his home and embark on a journey around the world in search of recovering the loot. The English knight "Wandering Blade" (Rita Ora) joins the journey, and together they hunt down the thieves of magical weapons to save the world, but not without getting to know each other in the process.
noticeable difference
In this sense, in an interview with THE JOURNALIST, Jack Black comments on the differences between what has been three previous feature films and, now, a chapter-structured series: “The biggest difference is the scope; in a film, the story is told in an hour and a half or two, but in the case of this series, and I dread to imagine the total number of hours that we invested in it, in two years we have done a few chapters and, the truth is that it seems to me – due to its length – a more epic story".
For its part, actor James Hong ("Mr. Ping") emphasizes to this publishing house the difference between a feature film and a series, “because the film will end in ninety minutes or a little more, the series will last longer; As an actor, you work with a beginning, a conflict and an end, which in a series has to be done in 30 minutes or less, is something remarkably different.
Other cultures and traditions
As for his character, always protective and loving "Mr. Ping"Hong explains that he has a relationship with "Po" which is that of a father interested in helping his son, who cares and expresses his affection with excellent funny and intense dialogues; He's a guy who tries to discipline his son but, at the same time, he's a single father. »
From now on, the protagonist does not remain indifferent to what is happening, Black details that “now it is a truly global adventure. In the first three films, "Po" faced his adventures in China, now there are not only new characters, including an English knight, "Wandering Blade" -played by the great singer Rita Ora-, but the bad guys also come from abroad. , and it's interesting to explore other cultures and traditions, to travel the world, and how it all comes together to save the world. It's awesome ".
be number one
The “Jumanji” actor refers to the fact that the fundamental thing in this project “is the experience; on a film we can work for two years, but on a series we go from one episode to another, we don't have time to go back to correct, it's a process in which there is something new material to work on almost every week".
Finally, Jack Black assured that he wanted to "be number one" on Netflix, "because sometimes I see what Dwayne Johnson or Kevin Hart post on social networks, when they talk about their films, I want to say the same thing. about 'Kung'”. Fu Panda'… Can you imagine being able to say I'm number one? To be above Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart? Thanks to the fans, this dream can come true.
"Po" and "Wandering Blade". The mighty panda will find a powerful ally in this English knight. COURTESY/Netflix
What is it about?
Jack Black returns to the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise in the new "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Warrior" series. When a mysterious pair of weasels take an interest in a collection of four powerful weapons, "Po" must leave home and embark on a journey across the world in search of redemption and the justice that will unite him with a no-frills English knight named "Wandering Blade." ”. Together, these two mismatched warriors embark on an epic quest to find the magic weapons and save the world from destruction.
La base
- "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Warrior" (“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”, 2022) / Netflix
- Animation studio: Dreamworks animation.
- 11 episodes (each 22 minutes).
- Executive producers: Peter Hastings and Shaunt Nigoghossian.
- Co-executive producers: Chris Amick and Ben Mekler.
- Cast (voice): Jack Black, Rita Ora, James Hong, Chris Geere, Della Saba, Rahnuma Panthaky, Ed Weeks and Amy Hill.
- World Premiere: Today July 14, 2022.
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