The Viola Davis-Voiced Chameleon Required a Record-Breaking 8,130 Animation Controls in ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’

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The Viola Davis-Voiced Chameleon Required a Record-Breaking 8,130 Animation Controls in ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’

“Kung Fu Panda 4” is all about change, which makes sense given the eight-year gap in DreamWorks Animation’s nearly $2 billion comedy-adventure franchise. In the latest sequel, Jack Black’s endearing martial arts panda-turned-Dragon Warrior, Po, assumes the role of spiritual leader and guides Awkwafina’s thieving gray Corsac fox, Zhen, to be his successor. However, he must battle Viola Davis’ The Chameleon, a shapeshifting sorceress lizard and cr…