KUNG FU PANDA

This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely Kung Fu master, with a hilarious, butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4.

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.

That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows nothing about spiritual leadership, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.

Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

So, Po’s going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the form of crafty, quick-witted thief Zhen (Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po’s fur but whose skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley of Peace from Chameleon’s reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.

The film features the voice talent of returning stars Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman as Kung Fu master, Shifu; James Hong ( Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Po’s adoptive father, Mr Ping; Academy Award nominee Bryan Cranston as Po’s birth father, Li; and Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu’s former student and arch-nemesis. Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan ( Everything Everywhere All at Once) joins the ensemble as a new character, Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is directed by Mike Mitchell (DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, Shrek Forever After) and produced by Rebecca Huntley (DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys). The film’s co-director is Stephanie Ma Stine ( She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). In 2008, the Academy Award-nominated 2008 inaugural chapter, Kung Fu Panda became DreamWorks Animation’s highest-grossing original animated film and launched a franchise that has earned more than US$1.8 billion at the global box office.

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OPENING FRIDAY

CABRINI

The world is too small for what I intend to do

From Alejandro Monteverde, award-winning director of Sound of Freedom, comes the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society’s most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini builds an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.

Producers: Jonathan Sanger, Leo Severino, Rod Barr

Cast: Cristiana Dell’Anna, David Morse, Academy Award nominee John Lithgow, Giancarlo Giannini, Patch Darragh, Romana Maggiora Vergano

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NOW SHOWING

DUNE: PART TWO

Long live the fighters!

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE

One music, one legend

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SHOWING AT SUNSHINE PALACE AND PALACE MULTIPLEX ONLY

MADAM WEB

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MIGRATION

Sunshine Palace, weekend matinees only

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