![]() ![]() So it had to be slightly fantasized, and then each one after that had to reflect the story point that Jen wanted to emphasize. "For the first battle sequence when we see Po in action, we wanted him to perform in the same way as his dream in the original movie. "The scale and tone of the fights are different," he says. This character arc is clearly evident in the fight sequences, according to Guenoden. She never lost track of the story she wanted to tell." But to actually have that collaboration in animation was. "It was great seeing her be a part of the entire animation process because before she was part of the upstream departments with storyboards and visual development. ![]() For the sequel, the dramatic stakes are also raised with Po discovering his origin and how it relates to the conflict with Lord Shen. Yuh Nelson was head of story and directed the opening 2D dream sequence of Kung Fu Panda. ![]() Guenoden, who's also a storyboard artist, says it's all due to first-time director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (the first female helming solo ever at a major studio) and production designer Raymond Zibach. "And the original had a pedigree that was not such an easy task." "It's more epic, it's more emotional and, graphically, it goes beyond the original in so many ways," asserts Rodolphe Guenoden, supervising animator and fight choreographer. Po (Jack Black) is now part of The Furious Five and the future of China and kung fu are at stake because of the rise of the ruthless peacock, Lord Shen (Gary Oldman). The trend for diversifying storytelling at DreamWorks Animation began with Kung Fu Panda, and so everything has been escalated for the sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2 (opening today from Paramount/DreamWorks). Check out the Kung Fu Panda 2 trailers and clips at AWNtv! ![]()
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