It stars Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong and Jackie Chan reprising their roles from the first film, with Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber voicing new characters.

Long ago, the peacock rulers of Gongmen City invented fireworks for peaceful purposes, but their son, Lord Shen, discovered that the gunpowder could also be weaponized.

Troubled by Shen's obsession, his parents consulted a soothsayer, who foretold them that if he continued down this path, he would be defeated by "a warrior of black and white".

Shen imprisons the other regents, Masters Ox and Croc, and takes over the city, but the soothsayer constantly reminds him of the prophecy.

Badly wounded but alive, Po floats downriver and is rescued by the soothsayer, who nurses him back to health in the village where he once lived as an infant, and encourages him to embrace his past.

Po frees the Five, and with the help of Masters Ox, Croc, and Shifu, they destroy the foremost ships and prevent the army from reaching the harbor.

Po stands alone against Shen, using his newfound inner peace skills to deflect the cannonballs shot at him back at the fleet.

Meanwhile, at a secret panda village in a mountain range, Po's biological father is revealed to have survived the genocide, and he senses his son is alive.

The site's consensus reads: "The storyline arc may seem a tad familiar to fans of the original, but Kung Fu Panda 2 offers enough action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate.

"[23] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[27] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, praising the sequel as superior to the original, and as an ambitious extension of the previous story.

[28] Some critics noted the influences of executive producer Guillermo del Toro's works in the film's darker themes.

[29] Jim Tudor of TwitchFilm.net said that, with del Toro on board, the film "effectively probes deeper into Po's emerging hero's journey and personal issues, evoking a truly fulfilling Campbellian archetype, but also remains fully viable as mainstream entertainment suitable for all ages".

[31] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Panda 2 is not just wall-to-wall animation, it is artistry of the highest order".

Angie Errigo of Empire called him "fabulous as the feathered fiend and his character animators do his performance proud with a stunning, balletic fighting style, the fan tail flicking with lethal fascination".

During its first weekend, it earned $108.9 million worldwide, ranking third behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Hangover Part II.

[37] In North America, the film earned $5.8 million on its opening day (Thursday, May 26, 2011), ranking second behind The Hangover Part II.

For Kung Fu Panda 2, DWA had partnerships with McDonald's, AT&T, Best Buy, General Mills, Sun-Maid, Airheads, Hint Water and HP.

[78] DWA partnered with House Foods America to brand its products, notably tofu, with advertising of the film.

[78] Kung Fu Panda 2 is the soundtrack of the film,[79][80] collaboratively scored by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, and originally released May 24, 2011.

The plot takes place after the events of the film, and features Po and the rest of the Furious Five troubled by an evil group of Komodo dragon mercenaries.