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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ sneak previews

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Invading cinemas earlier than expected, Kung Fu Panda 3 will have sneak previews (whole day) on Feb. 29 (Monday) and March 1 (Tuesday) nationwide in 2D and 3D screens.

The latest and third installment in the global phenomenal franchise, Kung Fu Panda 3 ruled the US box-office for weeks and is tracking almost US $200 million to-date. The latest kick-ass and hyper-action family-oriented animation brings back Jack Black as the loveable Po along with the Furious Five, Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie Pitt), Viper (Lucy Liu), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Crane (David Cross) and Monkey (Jackie Chan) with their Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) who now brings the franchise into full-swing action mode as he takes on to be the Furious Five’s master.

American-Chinese computer-animated action comedy martial arts film, Kung Fu Panda 3 is produced by DreamWorks Animation

Po, considered as the Dragon Warrior is now tasked by Master Shifu to take on the role of being the teacher to the Furious Five, a task Po is not so ready to take on, not initially at least.  Making the transition from student to teacher isn’t the only upheaval in Po’s life.  His long-lost biological father, Li Chan, has made his way to the Valley of Peace and to an emotional and hilarious reunion with Po.  Acclaimed Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston joins the franchise to lend his voice to Li.

Meanwhile, Po and the Furious Five have yet to encounter their ultimate nemesis, Kai (voiced by J.K. Simmons), once brothers-in-arms with Po’s father figure mentor Oogway (Randall Duk Kim), the ancient tortoise who now lives in the spirit realm.  In the Spirit Realm, Kai has taken the chi from thousands of masters, collecting them as jade amulets on his belt.  With this accumulated power, he defeats Oogway, breaks free from the Spirit Realm, and arrives on Earth.  The only one who can defeat Kai is a master of chi, and the only teachers of chi are pandas – or so Li tells Po.

Black embraced the opportunity to revisit one of his most treasured movie characters and found it easy to reclaim his inner-Dragon Warrior.  “I just go back to a younger me, when I was starting my career,” he explains.  “That’s how I see Po – as young lover of kung fu.  My love was rock and roll and acting, but Po and I share that unreserved passion.  I, too, was a young Dragon Warrior,” he jokes.

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Kung Fu Panda 3 kicks in full blast in cinemas on its regular opening day on March 9 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D screens nationwide from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

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‘Vikings’ returns for season 4

History’s hit drama series Vikings is back for a gripping fourth season led by Travis Fimmel, star of the upcoming film Warcraft.  It premiered last week and can be seen every Friday, at 9 p.m. (same day telecast as the U.S.) on History Channel. The network has added four episodes to its initial 16-episode order. Since its premiere, a new episode will air every Friday for 10 weeks with the remaining episodes to air later in the year.  

Season three culminated with the extraordinary battle in Paris, where Ragnar (Fimmel) seized victory from the jaws of defeat – but still returns to Kattegat dangerously ill. Thoughts of his death galvanize the forces that seek to succeed him as king, including his wife Queen Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland) and his oldest son, Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig). Meanwhile, Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) continues power struggles with her calculating, former second in command, Kalf (Ben Robson); Rollo (Clive Standen) betrays his Vikings heritage by remaining in Frankia and Floki (Gustaf Skarsgård) is seized for his brutal actions to the Christian priest Athelstan.

Joining the stellar cast this season is Peter Franzén (The Gunman) as “King Harold Finehair,” a complex character that seeks to be King of Norway and a potential threat to Ragnar; Jasper Pääkkönen (Jet Trash) as “Halfdan The Black,” King Harold’s violent younger brother; and Dianne Doan (Descendants) as “Yidu,” a completely different character within the world of the Vikings who fascinates Ragnar.

Vikings is the critically acclaimed series from creator and sole writer Michael Hirst (Academy Award® winning film Elizabeth and the Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated series The Tudors) and is a family saga that tells the remarkable tales of the lives and epic adventures of the raiders and explorers of the Dark Ages. 

History™ is available on SKYCableCh 67; Cable Link Ch. 43; Dream Satellite Ch 30; Destiny Cable Ch 57; and CignalCh 125.

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