The stars glittered brightly on the Croisette Thursday evening at the premiere of Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks Studio’s latest animated film directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne starring the voice talents of major Hollywood actors Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu and David Cross. It was the event of the evening in Cannes, with red carpet appearances by Hoffman, Black, Jolie, Liu, Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Brad Pitt, and Eva Longoria.

            Screened out of competition, The fourth animated feature produced by DreamWorks and presented in Cannes, following Shrek and Shrek 2 (in Competition in 2001 and 2004) and Over the Hedge (Out of Competition 2006), Kung Fu Panda is about the adventures of Po, a panda who dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master. While Po is still just a rank beginner in the martial arts, he is forced to battle Tai Lung, an evil and cunning snow leopard driven by a desire for vengeance.

            The film was followed by a breathtaking fireworks spectacle behind the Palais de Festivals on the Mediterranean Sea.