Jack Black's Po Goes from Dragon Warrior to Spiritual Leader in “Kung Fu Panda 4” Trailer

Awkwafina, Viola Davis and more join Jack Black in 'Kung Fu Panda 4,' in theaters March 8

Po will soon be back on the big screen.

The first trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 debuted Wednesday, seeing Jack Black's heroic mammal set off on a new adventure.

The sequel finds the panda "tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace," which "poses a couple of obvious problems," per a synopsis.

"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," the synopsis continues.

"In the process, Po will discover that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places," it adds, in part, also touching on new characters voiced by Viola Davis and Awkwafina.

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The first Kung Fu Panda film became a hit in 2008. A second film premiered in 2011 and Kung Fu Panda 3 was released in 2016.

Two animated series have also spun off of the films, including Nickelodeon's Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011-2016), Prime Video's Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018-2019) and Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which premiered on Netflix in 2022 and released its third season this past September. The latter series was the only one of the three in which Black, 54, reprised his voice role as Po.

The franchise's fourth film was announced in August 2022, as reported by outlets including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Aside from Black, its cast includes both new and returning voices in Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, James Hong and Ke Huy Quan.

Black teased the trailer on Instagram Tuesday, FaceTiming Davis, 58, and Awkwafina, 35, to welcome them to the cast.

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The trailer for Kung Fu Panda comes after a successful year for Black in the animated-film world, as The Super Mario Bros. Movie — in which he voiced villain Bowser, and performed the hit song "Peaches" — made more than $1.36 billion worldwide.

As for the project Black is most proud of in his own career so far, he told PEOPLE in April, "in a weird way, it might be Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, because that's the only movie that I wrote."

"That one is actually my real baby," he added of the 2006 musical comedy he also starred in alongside Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass, which featured many elements inspired by their real-life journey as a band. "Maybe it's not the best, but it is my proudest."

Kung Fu Panda 4 is in theaters March 8.

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