The director ofKung Fu Panda 4just explained why the Furious Five was absent from the franchise’s fourth movie.
Since their introduction, theyve played critical roles in every installment sinceuntil now.
And already, we’re inheriting a great cast.
Dustin Hoffman, as Shifu, has to come along.
Definitely, James Hong, as his dad, Mr. Ping, he’s a must In my mind.
I’m a super fan.
He’s got to be there.
So it starts to get really crowded."
We started to explore what could the Furious Five be doing.
They’re all off on separate weird, cool missions.
And we thought that was interesting.
Ronny Chieng is the fish.
We have a lot of new characters."
But you know, we give them a taste of what they’re off doing.
And then a taste of, like, they’re going to be back."
I mean, he is the Kung Fu Panda.
There’s a very fine line between Jack Black and the Kung Fu Panda.
He does like kung fu kicks.
Like he could kick me in the face, Jack Black could, with his high kick.
He’s enthusiastic; he’s super positive, like Po.
He’s like a man-child…
So if Jack’s back, I’m back."
Currently, the film is sitting at a respectable 70% critic approval rating onRotten Tomatoes.
Either way, rest assured the Furious Five will undoubtedly return if the franchise continues.
Kung Fu Panda 4is now playing in theaters worldwide.
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