Kung Fu Panda 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Kung Fu Panda 2 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Kung Fu Panda 2

[mathew]

The Soothsayer's role during the peacocks' regime, was not only to be the royal family's trusted fortune teller, but also to be young Shen's nanny. With this, her name was revealed in behind-the-scenes artwork as Ah Mah.

[ken]

The Soothsayer's large horns are indicative of the great emotional weight that her prophecy has on her, and her outfit itself has six different textile patterns, based on an image the filmmakers found of a native of Tibet.

[darrell]

Mr. Ping's name is taken from The Story about Ping, a 1933 book about a young duck who temporarily goes astray and has a dangerous adventure, but soon returns to his family and Master.

[gerald]

During the first shot of Mr. Ping's restaurant, he says that it serves both noodles and tofu. This is a reference to Kung Fu Panda (2008), where Mr. Ping stated he previously had a dream of running away and learning how to make tofu. Apparently, Po realizing his dream, convinced him to do the same.

[cassandra]

Oogway, Commander Vachir, Zeng, and Tai Lung are the only characters from Kung Fu Panda (2008) that do not return in this movie, though Oogway in spirit form does appear on the DreamWorks logo at the start of the movie, and Tai Lung in a flashback.

[kristina]

After Kung Fu Panda (2008) was released, DreamWorks Animation planned a second movie with the subtitle "Pandamoneum", which was changed by 2010 to "The Kaboom of Doom", before simply being retitled to "Kung Fu Panda 2".

[richard]

This movie had the shortest production cycle of the Kung Fu Panda film franchise so far, having been in production for three years after the release of Kung Fu Panda (2008). Kung Fu Panda (2008) had been in production for four years, while Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) had been in production for four and a half years.

[wesley]

Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) fights hand-to-hand with a martial arts style called Cai Li Fo, a Chinese martial art that normally uses a metal fan for defensive and distraction purpose. However, being a peacock, Lord Shen uses his large tail feathers for that purpose instead.

[wallace]

Lord Shen's wolf army had a much more tender backstory than being simple-minded mercenaries: the lore of the movie states that the wolves were the palace's royal guards, and that Shen, as a young Prince, was the only member of the royal family to play with the wolves, feed them, and basically treat them as his own kin, which bought him the wolves' loyalty and devotion.

[clayton]

Lord Shen originally had a secretary-like servant, in the form of a surly-looking female monkey, who diligently took notes for him and brought him tea. She was cut out of the final movie, and left as a concept art character.

[francisco]

Gary Oldman's third animated movie, after Quest for Camelot (1998) and Planet 51 (2009).

[linda]

The second computer-animated sequel to be produced at 2.35:1 after Shrek Forever After (2010).

[javier]

This marks Jean-Claude Van Damme in his debut for his first voice-over movie, and first animated movie. Since he started his career in the late 80s, martial arts or action films have been his chosen works.

[stephanie]

Seth Rogen's fifth animated movie after Shrek the Third (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).

[caroline]

The design on the back of Lord Shen's robes is the Fenghuang, or Chinese Phoenix. As the dragon is associated with the Emperor of China, the phoenix is associated with the Empress.

[tom]

The official name for Lord Shen's ancestral palace is the Tower of the Sacred Flame. Several elements of the palace are centered on the four seasons. The watchtowers surrounding the palace have the motif of winter, spring, summer, or autumn, as do some of the tapestries.

[wesley]

The highest grossing film to solely be directed by a woman.

[jessie]

One Master that would have joined the Masters' Council of Gongmen City was Master Boar. Initially meant to be a warrior alongside Masters Storming Ox and Croc, Boar was dropped, due to the complexity of his design. The rolls of fat on his neck were too hard to animate, reminiscent of the problems the animators had with Po.

[ruby]

Lord Shen is the only villain that dies without some spiritual or magic techniques involved.