Kung Fu Panda 2, formerly titled Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom, is an upcoming animated film and the sequel to the 2008 film, Kung Fu Panda. It is set to be in 3D (with IMAX 3D only in select international markets), will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade II). with most of the original cast returning, along with some new characters. The film is set to be released on May 26, 2011 and was originally going to be named Kung Fu Panda 2: Pandamonium.
Jack Black, the voice of Po the Panda, announced a Kung Fu Panda sequel during the 2009 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards and will host this year to promote the film. The rest of the first film’s cast, including Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross and James Hong, are all set to reprise their roles. New cast members include Victor Garber, Michelle Yeoh, Gary Oldman, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Po (Jack Black), now a kung fu master, is fighting to protect the Valley of Peace alongside with Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and the Furious Five—Monkey (Jackie Chan), Crane (David Cross), Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Viper (Lucy Liu), and Mantis (Seth Rogen)—when a new evil, the emperor peacock Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), emerges to take over China with a weapon so powerful, it threatens the existence of kung fu itself. Po sets out with the Furious Five to vanquish this threat, but must first confront his own mysterious past in order to find the strength to succeed.
The teaser trailer was shown with both 2D and 3D versions of the film Megamind, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and Tangled. The trailer was then released on the Internet on November 7, 2010. Three posters have been released so far.
On December 30, 2010, DreamWorks released a fifteen second TV spot for the film.
On February 4th, 2011, a thirty second TV spot was released on the internet, and was aired during Super Bowl XLV, on February 6th, 2011.
A full length theatrical trailer was shown in front of screenings of Rango. This was later uploaded on DreamWorks Animation’s YouTube page.