In the sequel to the smash-hit film, Po and the Furious Five battle an evil white peacock ruler named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to use to conquer China. Meanwhile, Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past, and discovers that Shen may have something to do with it. Compared to its predecessor, Kung Fu Panda 2 employs a much darker tone paired with a far more threatening antagonist in the form of Lord Shen, and tackles more difficult and complex themes, such as adoption. starring the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, and Jackie Chan - reprising their roles, opposite Gary Oldman and Michelle Yeoh. Jennifer Yuh Nelson directs - as the first solo woman to direct in animation - from an adaptation by/co-producers Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger; Based upon characters directly licensed from DreamWorks Animation, LLC. Produced by Melissa Cobb. Music by Hans Zimmer and John Powell - Soundtrack Available on Varèse Sarabande. an imaginary movie from DreamWorks Animation, distributed by Paramount Pictures.