Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie (2024)

Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie (also known as Kung Fu Sock: A Long Home Away in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand; Chinese: 天真与功夫袜在第一部史诗电影中: 回家, literally Tee Zeng and Kung Fu Wa in the First Epic Movie: Homecoming) is an upcoming computer-animated coming-of-age superhero comedy musical film based on the Chinese animated series Kung Fu Wa! by Federation Kids & Family and UYoung Media, directed by Joel Crawford, Jay Chandrasekhar, John Musker, Ron Clements, Mark Dindal and featuring the voices of Rosalie Chiang, Jackie Chan, and Sacha Baron Cohen, distributed by Universal Pictures under its DreamWorks Animation production, Warner Bros. Pictures under its Warner Bros. Pictures Animation production. and Amazon MGM Studios under its Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distribution and production. Its originally produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures under the Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies imprint had no involvement before being removed from the release schedule following Sony Pictures Releasing distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Sony Pictures Animation it was previously intended to be theatrically distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under 20th Century Studios banner or not streaming on Netflix either.

Little Witch Pictures's new parent company Amblin Partners will be producing the film.

Voice cast[]

• Rosalie Chiang as Tee Zeng/Kung Fu Wa
• Sandra Oh as Mrs. Zeng
• Orion Lee as Mr. Zeng
• Ava Morse as Minerva "Min" Meyerowitz/Kung Fu Wa
• Jackie Chan as Yi Deng/Master Sock "Kicko"
• Ke Huy Quan as Po Deng/Master Sock "Punch"
• Awkwafina as Ming Deng/Sock Mistress "Chop"
• Cody Christian as Hiro Hao/Sword Hero
• Lana Condor as Mina Zeng/Kung Fu Wa
• Kate Micucci as Giulia Gianercole Mario "Peach"/Sword Hero
• Charlie Day as Tyler Bowles Pearson "Gossip Boy"/Sword Hero
• Sacha Baron Cohen as Manipulance
• Lucy Liu as Tee Zeng's aunt
• Virginie Silla Besson as Toronto News Reporter
• Max Spielberg as Mr. Wang
• Jay Chandrasekhar as Mr. Amir, a police officer.
• BD Wong as Gu Wang
• Rachel Bloom as Hiro Hao's sister
• Kimiko Glenn as Fei Yan's older sister
• Adam DeVine as Man Long the Dragon
• Seth Rogen as Ho Yin the Beetle
• Anna Faris as Fei Fei the Monkey
• David Spade as Jin the Crane
• Kid Cudi as Master Zhong
• Ving Rhames as Peng Khan
• Jack Black as Aaron Meyerowitz, Min's father
• Michelle Pfeiffer as Guanyin
  • Alyssa Abeira as Young Gaunyin
• Chris Pratt as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King
• Stephanie Beatriz as Jiuwei
• Val Kilmer as Ne Zha
• Ralph Fiennes as Yao Wang/Death, the Bull Demon King
• Jeff Goldblum as "Pigsy" Zhu Baije
• Sandra Bullock as the Spider Queen
• Kevin Kline as Dragon of the East
• Kenneth Branagh as Dragon of the West
• Matt Damon as the Jade Emperor
• Brad Pitt as Tang Sanzang
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Baiguijing the Lady Bone Demon
• Danny DeVito as Grand Master Yaoguai
• Brittany Howard as the Starmaker
• James Sie as Fei Yan
• Viola Davis as the Leader of the Demon Legion
• Jimmy Wong as the Ethical Mantis
• Zara Larsson as Luna, the Moon Queen
• Wyclef Jean as Ray, the Sun King
• Anthony Mendez as Alessandro Mario, Peach's father
• Angela Bassett as Bianca Mario, Peach's mother
• Justin Timberlake as Cosmo, the Star Prince
• Jessie J as Twinkle, the Star Princess
• Wagner Moura as Shade, the Lord of the Shadows
• Salma Hayek as Elisha Meyerowitz, Min's mother
• Antonio Banderas as Gossip Boy's father
• Eva Longoria as Gossip Boy's mother
• Werner Herzog as TZ's Master
• Adèle Exarchopoulos as the Oracle of China
• Phil LaMarr as the Governor of Toronto
• Al Roker and Hoda Kotb as Gao and Guo Shen

Development[]

Zack Isaac, Luc Besson, Steven Spielberg and Jackie Chan announced that a computer-animated coming-of-age superhero musical comedy film was in production, with Little Witch Pictures's new parent company Amblin Partners producing alongside Amblin Entertainment, It is a co-production between Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EuropaCorp Animation, Sparkle Roll Media, Prime Focus, One Cool Group, Wayfarer Studios, Align, GFM Animation, HB Wink Animation, Aniventure and Cinesite, albeit without the involvement of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. Joel Crawford, Jay Chandrasekhar and Mark Dindal has been attached to direct with Ron Clements and John Musker co-directing, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Matthew Fogel and Mike White writing the screenplay and Zack Isaac, Etan Cohen, Liron Topaz, David Reynolds, Paul A. Kaplan and Mark Torgove producing, It features the voices of Rosalie Chiang as Tee Zeng, Ava Morse as Min, Cody Christian as Hiro Hao, Ke Huy Quan as Master Punch, Awkwafina as Mistress Chop, with Sacha Baron Cohen as Manipulance, and Jackie Chan as Master Kicko.

Release[]

Theatrical[]

Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie had its United States premiere on August 29, 2025 and its Mexico premiere on August 15, 2025 got delayed in the American release.

Home media[]

Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 18, 2025. the film's distribution rights were purchased by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DreamWorks Animation from Universal Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Production[]

Base Animation and Cinesite are handling animation for the film.

Taglines[]

• From permanent superheroes Zack Isaac, Steven Spielberg, Kid Cudi, Justin Baldoni, Luc Besson and Jackie Chan
• From the studio that brought you Shrek, The LEGO Movie, Monster House, The Adventures of Tintin, A Monster in Paris, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Wish Dragon, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank and The Garfield Movie

Sequels and franchise[]

Main article: Tales of Kung Fu Wa!

The film was followed by two sequels, Kung Fu Wa! 2: The Awakening and Kung Fu Wa! 3: The Rise of Tee Zeng featuring Little Gadot and the Weather Heroes.

Notes[]

• Columbia Pictures's logo appears in the film's opening titles, promotional materials, and merchandise. Nevertheless, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are credited at the end of the film.
  • Little Witch Pictures is part of Columbia Pictures.
  • Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie was albeit without Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation involvement. It is currently unknown if Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Amblin Entertainment and Little Witch Pictures are involved.
    • The second Amblin Partners animated feature film since Transformers One.
  • The fifth Amblin Entertainment fully computer-animated film since Monster House, The Adventures of Tintin, Transformers One and The Heathcliff Movie.
  • The fourth EuropaCorp fully computer-animated film since A Monster in Paris, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart and Help! I'm A Fish: A Fish Tale.
  • The first DreamWorks Animation film to be produced by Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Little Witch Pictures.
  • The first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.