KUNG FU PANDA



Written By

Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger




FINAL DRAFT
June 3, 2008

1.


EXT. VALLEY -- DAY

A MYSTERIOUS WARRIOR treks across the rugged landscape.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Legend tells of a legendary warrior
whose Kung Fu skills were the stuff
of legend.

The warrior, his identity hidden beneath his flowing robe and
wide-brimmed hat, gnaws on a staff of bamboo.

NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
He traveled the land in search of
worthy foes.

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INT. BAR

The warrior sits at a table drinking tea and gnawing on his
bamboo. The door BLASTS open. The MANCHU GANG rushes in and
surrounds him.

GANG BOSS
(to warrior)
I see you like to CHEW!
(beat)
Maybe you should chew on my FIST!!

The Boss punches the table.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
The warrior said nothing for his
mouth was full. Then, he swallowed.

He swallows.

NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
And then, he spoke.

WARRIOR
(dubbed hero voice)
Enough talk. Let's FIGHT!
SHASHABOOEY!

WHAM! The warrior delivers a punch and the whole gang goes
flying.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
He was so deadly in fact that his
enemies would go blind from
overexposure to pure awesomeness.

2.


The gang members blindly flail about.

NINJA CAT
MY EYES!

GATOR
HE'S TOO AWESOME!

ONLOOKERS swoon.

SMITTEN BUNNY
And ATTRACTIVE!

GRATEFUL BUNNY
How can we repay you??

WARRIOR
There is no charge for awesomeness,
or attractiveness.

ONE HUNDRED ASSASSINS appear and surround the warrior.

CUT TO:


EXT. BAR - CONTINUOUS

The entire bar swells, packed to the rafters with ninjas.

WARRIOR
KABLOOEY!

CUT TO:


EXT. BAR - CONTINUOUS

The roof EXPLODES and a cloud of ninjas erupts into the sky.
Like a tornado, the warrior spins and knocks them all down.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
It mattered not how many foes he
faced. They were no match for his
bodacity.

The warrior beats up a thousand ninjas, delivering his final
blow while doing a split between two trees.

The warrior stands amongst a field of vanquished foes as god-
rays shine down upon him.

NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Never before had a panda been so
feared... and so loved.
(MORE)

3.
NARRATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Even the most heroic heroes in all
of China, the Furious Five, bowed
in respect to this great master.

MONKEY
We should hang out.

WARRIOR
Agreed.

As the Five salute the warrior, he turns to see more bandits
approaching. The Five strike an attack pose. The warrior
brandishes a shiny green sword and leaps off the mountain
into the sea of bandits.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
But hanging out would have to wait.
`Cause when you're facing the ten
thousand demons of Demon Mountain,
there's only one thing that
matters. And that's--

In mid air, the Five talk to the warrior in a strange voice.

MONKEY
Po! Get up!

TIGRESS
You'll be late for work!

PO
Whu?


INT. PO'S ROOM - DAY

Po lands hard on the floor. He tries to clear his head and
wake up.

PO'S DAD (O.S.)
Po! Get up!

We see his room is filled with various kung fu posters
(including a poster featuring all of the Five) and souvenirs,
and a wooden version of the Sword of Heroes (the green
sword).

Po SIGHS.

He attempts to kick himself to his feet but alas, his belly
is too worthy a foe.

PO'S DAD (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Po! What are you doing up there?

4.


PO
Uh, nothing!

Po hops to his feet, imitating his Kung Fu action figures.

PO (CONT'D)
Monkey! Mantis! Crane! Viper!
Tigress! Rowrrrr...

OUTSIDE on the balcony of the neighboring house, a pig
watering flowers stares at Po. Po tries to play it cool and
then quickly ducks out of sight.

PO'S DAD (O.S.)
Po! Let's go! You're late for work!

PO
Coming!

He takes a ninja star from his floor and chucks it at the
wall. It bounces off.

He throws the star again, but it bounces off again. He picks
it up and heads downstairs. He trips and falls the rest of
the way.


INT. KITCHEN - DAY

Po falls flat on his face on the kitchen floor. A panda-
shaped shadow looms over Po.

PO
Sorry, Dad.