Kung Fu Panda 5: The Jade Empress (2026) — First Trailer
Starring: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan, James Hong, Bryan Cranston.

Quote: “True power flows—stone only breaks.”
Plot: Po, now Spirit Leader of the Valley, trains Zhen for Dragon Warrior duties when an ancient monarch—the Jade Empress—awakens, turning living chi into glittering statues and raising a jade army from the hills.

Quick cuts: a lantern‑market chase along tiled roofs; Zhen’s feather‑slick footwork against a whip‑blade; Shifu carving calligraphy that becomes shields; Furious Five silhouettes returning through mist; Mr. Ping and Li Shan piloting a dumpling‑cart glider; a pagoda blooming into crystal as the palace petrifies mid‑bow. The Empress hunts the “First Flame,” a spark only Po can kindle—if he lets the role, not the legend, guide him.

Final beat: Po and Zhen share one staff, chi streaming like ribbon; jade fractures, the valley inhales—cut to black.
Verdict: Wuxia‑slick, belly‑laugh warm, and chi‑bright—legacy, mentorship, and dumplings, leveled up.