How Po's Mentorship Sets New Storyline For Kung Fu Panda Franchise Explained By Director
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Summary Kung Fu Panda 4 director Mike Mitchell says Po's new mentorship role sets up a fresh storyline for the franchise.
Zhen, Po's apprentice, can add a new level of humor to the story because of how much she still has to learn.
Mitchell says that, with so much potential for the world of Kung Fu Panda to evolve, there's plenty of options for where the story could go next.
Kung Fu Panda 4 director Mike Mitchell has explained how Po's new mentorship role is going to set up a new storyline for the franchise as the movie series continues to evolve. One key element of the latest action comedy was Po becoming the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, now forced to find someone to train as the next Dragon Warrior. By the end of King Fu Panda 4, he's chosen Zhen, an corsac fox and former thief who he becomes close friends with during their shared journey.
Speaking with Screen Rant, Mitchell revealed how Po's new role as a mentor for Zhen sets up a new storyline after Kung Fu Panda 4. The director explained how the main character's new role could add plenty of humor to the story, while also focusing on how his pupil evolves over time. Check out what Mitchell had to say about future stories in the franchise below:
I think Zhen is fantastic, but there's still a lot for her to learn. She's not even close to being at the level that Po is at. I think there's a lot of story to be told there, but also I think there's a lot of humor to be told because I'm not convinced Po is as capable of being a teacher as Oogway is. I don't know. I'd be willing to test Poe's patience and see where it goes. Or even to watch him have him watch someone else fight and he's not a part of it. That was something we just in a taste of in our third act of where he handed over the reins to Zhen. But I'm wondering: how does that evolve in the future? So it could be really fun. I think there's a lot, again, a lot of story to tell. This is a giant world filled with every kind of animal you can think of. So I can't wait to see what's going to happen. I don't know what's going to happen. I have no idea.
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