Kung Fu Panda 5 ( 2027)

Synopsis
After four epic adventures, defeating legendary villains such as Tai Lung the snow leopard, Lord Shen the peacock, Kai the bull and the Chameleon, Po, the former Dragon Warrior, now Spiritual Guide of the Valley of Peace, is going to assist the new Dragon Warrior, the crafty and smart fox Zhen, in her first official mission, together with the Furious Five - Tigress, Viper, Crane, Monkey and Mantis: the evil Asian black bear warlord Lord Jiang ( voiced by Benedict Wong), armed with a mechanical arm and extraordinary fighting skills involving brute strength and the use of the mystical Chi energy, has returned after many years of exile in the western desert at the edge of the Chinese Empire, vowing revenge on the white tiger Emperor himself ( voiced by Dave Wong) and he called upon the most valiant Masters of China in order to stop the new enemy... they will be joined by Shuren ( voiced by Haley Tju), a young white tiger who is a huge Kung Fu enthusiast ( or Kung Fu Nerd, as she defines herself) and will soon become friends with Po and Zhen, as well as being seemingly related to Tigress and her backstory in some way.
Cast
* Jack Black as Po the giant panda, formerly the Dragon Warrior, now the Spiritual Guide of the Valley of Peace
* Awkwafina as Zhen the corsac fox, a former thief from Juniper City and now the Dragon Warrior, appointed by Po at the end of the fourth movie
* Haley Tju as Princess Shuren, a teenage white tiger, daughter of the Emperor and the Empress of China, who is a huge Kung Fu enthusiast; near the end of the movie she will turn out to be Tigress' younger sister and, finally, she will join her sister, the Furious Five, Po, Zhen and Master Shifu at the Jade Palace as a Kung Fu student
* Angelina Jolie as Tigress/Princess Jun, a South China tiger and a member of the Furious Five; she will later turn out to be Princess Jun, the long lost daughter of the Emperor and the Empress of China and Shuren's older sister
* Lucy Liu as Viper, a green tree viper and a member of the Furious Five
* David Cross as Crane, a black necked crane and a member of the Furious Five
* Jackie Chan as Monkey, a Gee's golden langur and a member of the Furious Five
* Seth Rogen as Mantis, a Chinese mantis and a member of the Furious Five
* Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, an elderly red panda and the senior master at the Jade Palace
* Benedict Wong as Lord Jiang, an Asian black bear warlord with a mechanical arm and a scar on his muzzle, formerly the Emperor's best friend and brother at arms, later turned evil, rampaging through the Imperial City and causing Tigress' dispersion from the imperial family: after having been defeated by the Emperor and exiled to the western desert, he returns in order to vow revenge on him
* Mika Wang as Falcon, a falcon and Lord Jiang's sidekick and eyes, as well as the movie's secondary antagonist
* Dave Wong as the Emperor of China, a white tiger and Princess Shuren's overprotective father, as well as Tigress' biological father: in his youth he was a valiant warrior in the army of his father ( the previous Emperor and Tigress and Shuren's grandfather) as well as Lord Jiang's brother at arms
* Sandra Oh as the Empress of China, a South China tiger and Shuren's mother, as well as Tigress' biological mother
* Randall Park as Chancellor ZhenKang, a golden pheasant and the Chancellor of the Chinese Emperor, also tasked with the duty of keeping a watchful eye on Princess Shuren
* James Hong as Mr. Ping, a Chinese goose and Po's adoptive father, owning a noodle restaurant in the Valley of Peace and planning to open a restaurant chain in the whole of China together with Li Shan
* Bryan Cranston as Li Shan, a giant panda and Po's biological father, now working as a cook in Mr. Ping's restaurant in place of his son
* Jet Li as a currently unnamed golden snub nosed monkey Kung Fu master
* John Cho as Master Panther, a melanistic Chinese leopard Kung Fu master
* Bobby Lee as Bull, a ferocious giant bull with iron blades on the tip of his horns and tattoos on his arms representing his former enemies who is the champion of a fight club in which Princess Shuren occasionally fights undercover in civilian clothes, as well as the movie's tertiary antagonist
* Jason Scott Lee as Wolf Nomad, a Mongolian wolf and the leader of a wolf clan of the Western Desert, recruited by Lord Jiang and later acting as his henchman before being finally stopped by Po, Zhen, Shuren and the Furious Five
* TBA as Vulture Nomad, an Himalayan griffon vulture and the leader of a vulture clan of the Western Desert, recruited by Lord Jiang and later acting as his henchman before being finally stopped by Po, Zhen, Shuren and the Furious Five 
* James Sie as Boar Nomad, a wild boar and the leader of a boar clan of the Western Desert, recruited by Lord Jiang and later acting as his henchman before being finally stopped by Po, Zhen, Shuren and the Furious Five; Sie also provides the voices for Camel Merchant #1, a male goose villager and various additional voices throughout the movie 
* April Hong as a currently unnamed sheep who was the director of the orphanage which took Tigress in before Master Shifu adopted her, briefly seen in a flashback
* Stephanie Hsu as Miss Chang, a young Asian leopard cat woman and a customer in Mr. Ping’s restaurant
* Greg Baldwin as additional voices
The villains from the previous four movies ( Tai Lung, Lord Shen, Kai and the Chameleon) are mentioned throughout the movie and appear in flashbacks, although without their voice actors, just like Master Oogway the Galapagos giant tortoise.
Development
After the release of Kung Fu Panda 4 in 2024, director Mike Mitchell talked about the possibility of a future sequel, also including the Furious Five, who were missing from the movie, again in a major role. Kung Fu Panda 5 was later confirmed, with Stephanie Ma Stine, co-director of the fourth installment, as director, while Mitchell was confirmed as executive producer, together with Rebecca Huntley who returned as producer; Jack Black, Awkwafina, the Furious Five's voices ( Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen), Dustin Hoffman, James Hong and Bryan Cranston were confirmed to reprise their roles from the previous movies, while Haley Tju was confirmed as a new character, Princess Shuren: the rest of the cast, including Benedict Wong as the new antagonist, Lord Jiang, Dave Wong and Sandra Oh as the Emperor and Empress of China, Shuren's parents, and Jet Li as a golden snub nosed monkey Kung Fu master, became official after the release of the first trailer in the summer of 2026, featuring a cover of Survivor's Eye of the Tiger by Tenacious D ( the musical duo of which Jack Black is part), also heard in the end credits. The film will be released in the United States on February 5th 2027, just two days before the Chinese New Year, for which a special poster for the movie will be released.
Shorts 
A new short movie will be released in April 2027 together with the movie’s digital version: titled The first training day, it will focus on Shuren beginning her training as a Kung Fu student at the Jade Palace together with Po, Zhen, Tigress and the Furious Five, not without difficulties ( much like Po in the first movie). Haley Tju will reprise her role from the movie ( also as the narrating voice of the short), together with Jack Black, Awkwafina, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen, while the Emperor and the Empress of China ( Tigress and Shuren’s parents), Lord Jiang and Master Shifu appear in the opening 2D sequence in speechless cameos.
Trivia
* At 1h 40, this will be the longest movie in the Kung Fu Panda franchise;
* This is the second DreamWorks fifth sequel coming out in two years after Shrek in Wonderland in 2026;
* The Imperial City, visited during the movie, is based on a fantasy version of 14th Century Beijing, with the Imperial Gardens declaredly based on the Forbidden City, while the Merchant City seen at the beginning could be likely based on Kashgar or other West China Muslim cities;
* This is the first time the franchise's theme song Kung Fu Fighting ( performed by Awkwafina) is heard during one of its movies since Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016;
* In the official trailer, just after the Universal Pictures logo, the DreamWorks logo is modified with Po sitting on the moon, wearing a conical Chinese hat ( in the actual movie the logo is the usual one, including the Bad Guys from the eponymous movie, Toothless from How to Train your Dragon , Alex and Marty from Madagascar , Eep from The Croods and Puss in Boots, Shrek, Fiona and Donkey from Shrek, just like it was in the fourth movie);
* This is the second DreamWorks movie to feature the song Eye of the Tiger after Turbo in 2013, 14 years prior, albeit in a cover version and only in the official trailer 
Note: obviously, all of this material isn't official yet and I'm just a first time content creator on this wiki, so I ask you to forgive me if something is not perfect; regarding this page, it's just my personal take on how the fantastic Kung Fu Panda saga could continue in the future and thanks goes to the wonderful DreamWorks team working on the previous already existing four movies... it could become official one day, who knows? I hope so.
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