It is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda and the second instalment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Kung Fu Panda 2 (also known as Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom) is a 2011 3D American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.