The Taormina Film Festival announced that the animated film Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D will be the opening film at this year’s edition of the 57-year-old event. The Italian premiere of the film — directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and including the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen — continues Taormina’s trend of serving as a launching pad for high-profile films. In 2010, the Sicily festival premiered with Toy Story 3 in 3D, and previous editions have hosted Transformers and Mission Impossible II. As with the other blockbusters to appear in Taormina, Kung Fu Panda 2 will screen in the festival’s centerpiece venue, the ancient and picturesque Teatro Antico. This year’s edition of the festival runs June 11-18.
Source: HollywoodReporter.com
