Kung Fu Panda 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[wesley]

During the battle between the heroes and the wolves in the village, there is a bunny providing background music, while being juggled about by the heroes. The instrument he is playing is the liuqin, a four stringed Chinese mandolin. It is distinguishable from the pipa, in that the liuqin is significantly smaller, and has two holes on the front, flanking the strings. It would seem appropriate that the liuqin is used here in this fashion, as it is the instrument of choice for providing accompaniment for folk Chinese opera, which is noted for its martial arts styled choreography.

[javier]

Only movie in the franchise so far, where Po does not use the Wuxi Finger Hold. However, he says the word that unleashes the technique: "SKADOOSH!"

[riley]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman did an uncredited polish on the script. Previously, he had noted in an interview that he saw Kung Fu Panda (2008) with his daughter, and was impressed by the movie.

[miriam]

Danny McBride's second animated movie. The first being Despicable Me (2010).

[cassandra]

The only film of the franchise to not have any characters voiced by Wayne Knight.

[jesus]

In one deleted concept referred to in post-production as the Dinner of Deception, Lord Shen would have had Po and the Furious Five over at his palace as honored guests, sitting them down to a feast in their honor, with the ulterior motive of poisoning them as they dined, but through one way or another, Shen's attempts at killing them would have gone wrong. In another concept, Po would have stayed at Shen's palace for the night, along with the Five, and Shen would have been standing over Po's bed, ready to attack.

[michele]

(At around one hour and nineteen minutes) At the end of the movie, when Po is telling Mr. Ping that he found his "real" dad, there is a sign on the wall behind Mr. Ping. It has chopsticks and a yellow slash on a red background, and looks like a "generic" McDonald's Happy Meal box. (The lower chopstick gives the illusion of the characteristic fold.) McDonald's included toys for the first movie and this one, so it makes sense for this to be an Easter Egg.