Kung Fu Panda 3" to debut in January 2016
The third installment of the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, co-produced by China and the U.S., will hit both countries' screens on Jan. 29, 2016.
"Kung Fu Panda 3," directed by Jennifer Yuh and Alessandro Carloni, tells the story after Po is reunited with his long-lost father and how he grows into a hero.
Yuh said on Wednesday that before she made "Kung Fu Panda 2," she visited a panda base in southwest China's Sichuan Province and held a baby panda which gave her lots of inspiration.
In previous installments, Po changes from being an obscure waiter who serves noodles into a Kung Fu hero.
"In the third one, Po will continue self-improvement to become a sophisticated hero," said Yuh.
The English voices include Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu.
The franchise started in 2008. The second installment was released in 2011 and brought in worldwide box office earnings of over 660 million U.S. dollars.
Hunger Games" finale to debut in mid-November
The Oscar winning fantasy film "Hunger Games" is to release the finale around the globe November 18-20.
The movie marks the final chapter in the hugely successful saga that saw post-90s Jennifer Lawrence rises to fame and becomes the world's highest-paid actress.
In the finale, Lawrence is a bow-and-arrow badass Katniss Everdeen leading her rebels deeper into the fight against injustice in their dystopian world.
The film's director, Francis Lawrence, and producer, Nina Jacobson, will lead viewers through the rebels' charge, and the journey taken by Katniss and her compatriots, including Gale Hawthorne and Peeta Mellark.