Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Mitchell
Written by	Jonathan Aibel[1] Glenn Berger[1] Darren Lemke[1]
Produced by	Rebecca Huntley
Starring	Jack Black
Cinematography	Joshua Gunther
Edited by	Christopher Knights
Music by	Hans Zimmer Steve Mazzaro
Production company	DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03) (The Grove) March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes[2]
Country	United States[3]
Language	English
Budget	$85 million[4]
Box office	$547.7 million[5][6]

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a 2024 American animated martial arts comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the fourth installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise and the sequel to Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). The film was directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine, written by Darren Lemke and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and produced by Rebecca Huntley. It features Jack Black, Ian McShane, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman and Bryan Cranston reprising their roles from the previous films. In the film, Po (Black), who must find and train his successor as the new Dragon Warrior, teams up with fox bandit Zhen (Awkwafina) to defeat evil sorceress The Chameleon (Viola Davis), before she steals the kung-fu abilities of all deceased masters in China.

Directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni were asked about the possibility of a fourth Kung Fu Panda film before the release of the third film in January 2016, with Nelson later saying in August 2018 that she was open to a fourth installment. DreamWorks officially announced the fourth film in August 2022, with Mitchell, Ma Stine, and Huntley attached as director, co-director, and producer, respectively, by April 2023. Most of the main voice cast, along with the return of Aibel and Berger as writers and co-producers, was announced in December 2023, following Awkwafina's casting in May of that year. Lemke's involvement was confirmed in February 2024. Composer Hans Zimmer, who had scored for the previous three installments, the first two with John Powell and the third alone, returned as composer alongside frequent collaborator Steve Mazzaro. Some additional production assets were borrowed from Jellyfish Pictures.

Kung Fu Panda 4 premiered at the AMC 14 Theater at The Grove in Los Angeles on March 3, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 8. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, grossing $547.7 million worldwide on an $85 million budget, outgrossing its predecessor to become the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2024. The film received three nominations at the 52nd Annie Awards and one nomination at the 52nd Saturn Awards for Best Animated Feature, losing to The Wild Robot (another DreamWorks film that released in 2024).