The Dragon Knight for Netflix

On Nationwide Panda Day, on March 16, Netflix revealed that Hollywood alum Jack Black, 52, is returning to his most profitable franchise as Po, in Netflix’s new upcoming Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight sequence. The streamer teased the return of the actor to the brand new animated sequence in a social media submit on Twitter, sharing 4 stills from the brand new present, with the caption:

“Prepare for PANDA-monium. No higher option to have fun Nationwide Panda Day than by saying Jack Black’s return as Po within the new animated sequence, Kung Fu Panda: the Dragon Knight.”

Jack Black returns to Kung Fu Panda

The information of Jack’s return to the function — which he beforehand won an award for in 2012, for Kung Fu Panda 2 — was met with an important response from long-term followers, with many taking to their social media to share their pleasure.

“I AM SO EXCITED!!!! REALLY HOPE TIGRESS AT LEAST MAKES A CAMEO,” one Twitter user wrote, with one other including, “Greatest information I’ve heard all week! Can’t wait to see (or is it hear? ?) Jack Black as Po!!.”

Jack Black initially starred within the Dreamworks franchise motion pictures of Kung Fu Panda, however when it got here to the favored TV sequence Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Future, the actor determined to step away from his well-known function and he was changed within the sequence with Mick Wengert. Nevertheless, it now seems that Jack Black is able to return to his Kung Fu loving function as Po, having additionally confirmed the information on his TikTok.

Whereas in the mean time there isn’t a transparent launch date for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight sequence, the 52-year-old actor teased in his TikTok that the present can be launched “someday in July”. Within the meantime, in case you’re interested in what’s going to go down within the new present, have a learn of the official synopsis, offered by Netflix, under!

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight synopsis

“When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a group of 4 highly effective weapons, Po should go away his dwelling to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. Collectively, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic journey to seek out the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and so they could even study a factor or two from one another alongside the best way.”