The Furious Five return in this new Kung Fu Panda 2 trailer

By Ryan Fleming Published March 8, 2011

Dreamworks and Paramount return to the mystic Orient with the most famous panda that the world isn’t waiting to procreate. Po, the kung fu panda returns with the Furious Five, as a new bad guy–the emperor peacock–attempts to take over China with a powerful new weapon.

To defeat the emperor and save all of kung fu, Po must confront his own past to find the strength to win. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, David Cross, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogan and Angelina Jolie return alongside Gary Oldman as the emperor.

Kung Fu Panda 2 debuts in 3D on May 26.

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