There’s a vulnerability in him, and he gets all upset and cranky. You need to have a villain raise the stakes. Simmons is that he’s got such great comedy sense, but he also can scare you. We want to make a villain that’s fun for a Kung Fu Panda movie, and the thing that’s great about J.K. NELSON: That’s a very, very big consideration. How tricky is it to have a villain that’s scary enough to feel dangerous, but not too scary for the younger audience? The animators truly embraced this amazing diva that still makes you want to be friends with her.ĬOBB: She was fearless in the recording booth, which is always fun. The character could be off-putting, but she’s cute and charming, and you want to snuggle her and give her a big hug, even though she’s this diva. No matter what she does, she is still so charming and likeable. What does Kate Hudson bring to Mei Mei that is uniquely her?ĬARLONI: She brought a little Broadway diva to the character. Why did you want to bring that character into the story? This film has the addition of a love interest for Po, with Mei Mei. You know more about exactly what they do than you ever get to show in the movie, but people notice that there is a reality to what is there. NELSON: I think it’s actually helpful to over-develop worlds because you get something that is more real. You can over-think certain things and create story problems.
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For example, on the first movie, we had over built so many character designs, but didn’t have room for them all, so we managed to sprinkle them into the second and third films.ĬARLONI: For awhile, we were worrying too much about how to portray the villages, but nobody cares. NELSON: There always are things that disappear. Were there any major story points that had to go by the wayside? There are always many paths and many ways to tell any story, but it’s about finding the one that feels right for the characters and right for the movie. It really comes down to execution and the best way to tell this story. If there’s a strong enough question that we want to know the answer to, that’s when we start pursuing the movie.ĬOBB: But the big core ideas of Po’s father returning, the villain from the spirit realm, and Po actually battling the villain were always there, from the very beginning. But, it’s alwaysd based on a question that’s circling around Po. With the first movie, people kept asking, “Why is Po’s father a ghost?,” and that’s what led us to the second movie. With this one, people kept asking, “Is Po going to meet that guy?” So, we had to answer that question. It’s always based on what Po has to find out, and that guides us on how we start creating the idea for a movie. We’ve been working on these movies for 10 years. The characters are like real people to us. NELSON: Whenever we come up with an idea, it’s always based on what the characters ask us. We definitely needed some time to really think about it. You don’t want to make a sequel because there’s a story you’re excited to tell. We wanted to make sure that we had a story we were excited about telling. MELISSA COBB: It was a good six-month break. JENNIFER YUH NELSON: We took a very nice break after the second one. Directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, along with producer Melissa Cobb, spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about when they started developing a third Kung Fu Panda film, telling a story worthy of Po, why a directing team is an asset on an animated feature, how much the story evolves, adding a love interest for Po, re-recording the voice for her character, having a scary villain, and the possibility of Kung Fu Panda 4. While we were at the DreamWorks animation campus, we got the opportunity to chat with the filmmakers about all things Kung Fu Panda, one of the most successful animated franchises in the world. The scenes and footage that we were shown (some in final form and some in storyboard form) clearly demonstrated how this story will see Po fulfilling his highest potential, making the transition from student to teacher, as he builds a panda army to defeat Kai’s zombie army.
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Collider (along with various other entertainment outlets) was invited to check out some scenes from the January 29 th release that is sure to be the most fun, most epic Kung Fu Panda movie yet.