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Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2
Jennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kung Fu Panda 2.
By Elvis Mitchell • • 28m ListenJennifer Yuh Nelson has worked in animation with big emotional surprises hidden in action stories, such as her Emmy-winning direction of Tom McFarlane's Spawn. She brings that interest to bear as director of Kung Fu Panda 2. Nelson is the first woman to solely direct a big-budget animated feature film for a major Hollywood Studio.
Nelson talks about growing up on the action films of Jean-Claude Van Damme, anime and Bladerunner; how the hanging question left by Kung Fu Panda became the core for its sequel; the beauty and benefits of working in animation; working with the legendary Jackie Chan; and her love of European comic books and their pushed hyper-realism.
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