3D and 2D Premium Format Screens to
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DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda 4" Now in Theaters
LOS
ANGELES, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Pixelworks announced today that the new chapter in
DreamWorks Animation's beloved action-comedy franchise,
"Kung Fu Panda 4," (in theaters from
March 8) will be presented in
select premium theaters across the globe in the award-winning
TrueCut Motion™ format, bringing to life the world of Po, the
Dragon Warrior, like never before. The high quality, visual
artistry of this amazing, animated work — the first new
"Kung Fu Panda" film in almost a
decade —will come to premium theatrical screens in cinematic
high-frame-rate; achieving dramatically new crystal clear motion
playback on the brightest, exceptional high-contrast, high-quality
3D and 2D screens that naturally enhance the look and the feel of
the world of the film.
TrueCut Motion is an award-winning technology breakthrough that
provides filmmakers with an extended palette of motion looks that
has never been possible before. The powerful TrueCut Motion
platform allows filmmakers to fine-tune or enhance the motion look
of all the action, shot by shot, in post-production, while keeping
the intended cinematic look and feel intact. The TrueCut Motion
platform then ensures that these creative choices are delivered
consistently across every screen and optimized on any viewing
device — spanning theaters, televisions, mobile and
next-generation headsets — in both 3D and standard 2D
environments.
Pixelworks and TrueCut Motion are trademarks of Pixelworks,
Inc.
About Pixelworks
Pixelworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXLW) provides industry-leading
content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions
and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences
with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to
smartphone and beyond. The Company has more than 20 years of
history delivering image processing innovation to leading providers
of consumer electronics, professional displays, and video streaming
services. Pixelworks' TrueCut Motion ecosystem allows filmmakers to
create visually stunning motion, scene by scene while ensuring the
director's intent is precisely delivered in cinemas or home
theaters. For more information on Pixelworks,
visit: www.pixelworks.com
For more information on TrueCut Motion:
www.pixelworks.com/truecut
About "Kung Fu Panda
4"
This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon
Jack Black returns to his role as
Po, the world's most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious,
butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation's beloved
action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu
Panda 4.
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class
villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills,
Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give
it a rest already. More specifically, he's tapped to become the
Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.
That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much
about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and
second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior
before he can assume his new lofty position.
Even worse, there's been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful
sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift
into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy,
beady little eyes on Po's Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the
power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished
to the spirit realm.
So, Po's going to need some help. He finds it (kinda?) in the
form of crafty, quick-witted thief Zhen (Golden Globe winner
Awkwafina), a corsac fox who really gets under Po's fur but whose
skills will prove invaluable. In their quest to protect the Valley
of Peace from Chameleon's reptilian claws, this comedic odd-couple
duo will have to work together. In the process, Po will discover
that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.
The film features the voice talent of returning stars
Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman as Kung
Fu master, Shifu; James Hong
(Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Po's adoptive
father, Mr. Ping; Academy Award® nominee
Bryan Cranston as Po's birth father,
Li, and Emmy Award nominee Ian
McShane as Tai Lung, Shifu's
former student and arch-nemesis. Oscar® winner
Ke Huy Quan (Everything
Everywhere All at Once) joins the ensemble as a new character,
Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves.
Kung Fu Panda 4 is
directed by Mike Mitchell
(DreamWorks Animation's Trolls, Shrek Forever After) and
produced by Rebecca Huntley
(DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys). The film's
co-director is Stephanie Ma Stine
(She-Ra and the Princesses of Power). In 2008, the Academy
Award®-nominated 2008 inaugural chapter, Kung Fu Panda, became DreamWorks Animation's
highest-grossing original animated film and launched a franchise
that has earned more than $1.8
billion at the global box-office.
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