Kung Fu Panda Sequel in Talks

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has announced that the studio is considering a sequel to their boxoffice hit Kung Fu Panda, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"We've started conversations about it, and I think in the next 30 or 60 days, we'll be able to talk completely about that," Katzenberg told Reuters, when asked about a follow-up to a film that has raked in $560 million in global ticket sales.

Set in China, Kung Fu Panda follows the journey of a clumsy-yet-lovable Panda named Po, voiced by Jack Black, in his efforts to become a kung fu warrior.

Katzenberg was speaking to reporters at a screening for portions of the studio's upcoming animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, set for a Nov. 7 U.S. release.

The original Madagascar in 2005, which tells of animals on the loose from New York's Central Zoo, had been DreamWorks Animation's biggest hit for a non-sequel movie with $530 million in global ticket sales until being passed by "Panda" in recent weeks.

A definite announcement is expected within the next two months.


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  1. Shadow Of The Day

    Cool.

    4 years agoby @asifFlag

  2. cnote

    True...true Ny

    4 years agoby @cnoteFlag

  3. Nyfresh

    funny if u really think about it 8/10 movies that come out have or are going to have a sequel, damn thats wat u call bein original hollywood

    4 years agoby @leo16Flag

  4. Nyfresh

    thats cool there makin a sequel, part 1 was really funny, i was on the floor with that one,something about animation and THC that just go together.

    cnote your right on man, i actually think that every movie thats bein made and goin to be made has some kind of contract that they need to make a sequel but hey thats life

    4 years agoby @leo16Flag

  5. cnote

    Wow..what a big suprise!!! I think this is in the contracts of all movie producers, that a sequel must be made for every Freakin film realesed!!

    4 years agoby @cnoteFlag

  6. The Kwisatz Haderach

    I liked KungFu Panda it was funny

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  7. ed_wood

    Very cool, the first one was great. I knew leaving the theater there would be a sequel the kids loved it.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  8. St. Bitches

    Saw this one coming... it did really well at the box office and is still in its first run at some theatres.

    4 years agoby @jremydFlag

  9. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    @ Reverend Green

    Oh don't worry, they will.

    Shrek 3 anyone???

    4 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  10. T.Clark

    Awesome

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  11. Reverend Green

    Yeah the first one was pretty good. DONT F*CK IT UP!

    4 years agoby @beanFlag

  12. Moviemaster75

    part 1 was so funny

    4 years agoby @moviemaster75Flag

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