Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters |
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DVD cover
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Directed by | Tony Leondis |
Produced by | Karen Foster |
Written by |
Todd Berger Paul McEvoy |
Starring |
Jack Black Angelina Jolie Randall Duk Kim Dennis Haysbert Tony Leondis Paul Scheer Sumalee Montano Dustin Hoffman |
Music by |
Lorne Balfe Hans Zimmer John Powell |
Edited by | Marcus Taylor |
Production
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DreamWorks Animation
Duncan Studio |
Distributed by | Paramount Home Entertainment |
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Running time
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24 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters is a 2011 animated short film from DreamWorks Animation. It was released on December 13, 2011 as a special feature attached to the Kung Fu Panda 2 DVD and Blu-ray. The short consists mostly of a traditional animation (17 minutes), which was created by Duncan Studio. It uncovers the backgrounds of the masters of Gongmen City: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
A significant feature has Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Randall Duk Kim, and Dennis Haysbert reprising their roles from the movies. Also Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber didn't reprise their roles from the sequel.
Under the pretense of an emergency in the dead of night, Master Po (Jack Black) leads Master Tigress (Angelina Jolie) and Master Mantis (Seth Rogen) into breaking into the new Masters' Council exhibit in tribute of Masters Thundering Rhino, Ox, and Croc. Even though Tigress and Mantis are annoyed at the deception, Po engages their interest in the story of how the trio of masters first met.