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Po, the Dragon Warrior · right after Kung Fu Panda 2

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Po finds his panda dad and has to become a teacher to face Kai

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Chronological3 of 4
  • Everything8 of 11

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Quick recap

Kai, an ancient warrior, breaks out of the Spirit Realm by stealing the chi of kung fu masters and turning them into jade zombies. Meanwhile, Li Shan, Po's biological father, shows up in the Valley of Peace. Shifu wants Po to learn to teach, and Po has no idea how. Kai attacks the Jade Palace, and only Tigress escapes. Li takes Po to the hidden panda village, promising to teach him to master chi. But Li admits he doesn't know how. Po decides to train the pandas in what each one does best. In the battle, he drags Kai back to the Spirit Realm, becomes a master of chi and defeats him. Oogway hands Po his staff.

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Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesA third made in China

    It was co-produced with Shanghai's Oriental DreamWorks. A third of the movie was made in China, the first time a major American animated feature was co-produced with a Chinese company.

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  2. CameoVoice swaps

    J. K. Simmons took over Kai after Mads Mikkelsen's character was rewritten. Kate Hudson replaced Rebel Wilson as Mei Mei, and finished scenes were reanimated.

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  3. Behind the scenesThe first supernatural villain

    Kai is the series' first supernatural villain. The director put it simply: Tai Lung was the brawler, Shen was the smart one, so the next one had to be bigger and scarier.

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