Kung Fu Panda 3 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Kung Fu Panda 3 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Kung Fu Panda 3

[liam]

DreamWorks Anination's fourth follow-up film to recast some characters in this case with Li Shan, the previous ones to've undergone this were Shrek the Third (2007) with Captain Hook, Shrek Forever After (2010) with Farkel, Fergus, and Rumpelstiltskin and Penguins of Madagascar (2014) with Rico and King Julien.

[phyllis]

A deleted scene would have featured Master Shifu speaking to the statue of Master Oogway, expressing his concerns about how the world would be consumed in darkness, and how Shifu might need a hobby or a girlfriend.

[ronnie]

Initially, Character Designer Nicolas Marlet designed scarab jombies, to serve as sidekicks to Kai, amongst them, were some that had flame designs and ribbons, like Chinese dancers.

[victoria]

Bryan Cranston's second DreamWorks Animation movie, after Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012).

[terry]

This is the first King Fu Panda movie to not release the same year as a live-action movie in which Seth Rogen (voice of Mantis) did voice-over work. Kung Fu Panda (2008) released the same year as The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) released the same year as Paul (2011).

[cassandra]

Wayne Knight, who voiced one of the pandas in the panda village, had also been in Kung Fu Panda (2008), as the voice of the Gang Boss, from Po's dream at the start of the movie, from which Kai had been inspired.

[oscar]

The first Kung Fu Panda movie to have scroll end credits (appearing from the bottom of the screen to the top).

[phyllis]

This is the first animated movie of 2016 to feature J.K. Simmons, the other being Zootopia (2016), which is also a movie about anthropomorphic animals.

[miriam]

Master Oogway is a turtle. Oogway sounds like the Chinese word for turtle, wu gui (woo gway).

[wallace]

Tigress is the only Kung Fu Master to not have her chi stolen by Kai.

[jim]

The only Kung Fu Panda movie so far solely composed by Hans Zimmer. He worked alongside John Powell when composing the first two movies.

[nina]

Po's voice actor from the Kung Fu Panda video games and Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011), Mick Wingert, voiced the goose and rabbit farmers in this movie.

[duane]

So far the only Kung Fu Panda movie to not be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) were nominated, but lost to WALL-E (2008) and Rango (2011), respectively.

[kristina]

Four of the Jombie Masters can be seen as they appeared in life in Po's room: Master Porcupine was gray with orange robes, the Master Badger Twins were black with yellow robes, and Master Gorilla was shown to resemble Lord Shen's gorilla warriors from Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

[veronica]

The first Kung Fu Panda movie to not have the actor of its main antagonist (J.K. Simmons) nominated for the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting, after Ian McShane was nominated for voicing Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Gary Oldman was nominated for voicing Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). Neither won however, McShane lost to Dustin Hoffman (voice of Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda (2008)) and Oldman lost to Bill Nighy (voice of Grand-Santa in Arthur Christmas (2011)).

[kim]

This is the first time that any major American animated feature film has been co-produced with a Chinese firm.

[mathew]

DreamWorks Animation's last film to receive a video-game adaptation for traditional video-game consoles (not counting mobile games) until How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).

[marc]

In the deleted scene in which Mr. Ping visits Po at his barrack, the wok that struck Tai Lung in the face from Kung Fu Panda (2008) can be seen, as well as a drawing of Po (which he likely did himself) with six-pack abs, as well as a poster of the late Master Thundering Rhino standing in front of the Tower of the Sacred Flame from Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).