DreamWorks Animation has set its 2008 with the Jack Black vehicle Kung Fu Panda joining the recently announced Madagascar 2, reports Variety.

Influenced by cartoonish live-action pics like Kung Fu Hustle ""Panda"" will star Black as the voice of a lazy panda prophesied to save the Valley of Peace.

The film will be directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. Melissa Cobb will produce from a screenplay by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab.

For 2009 and beyond, DreamWorks Animation has four potential projects including How to Train Your Dragon, Rex Havoc, It Came From Earth! and Route 66.

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