Chinese artist suing over 'Panda'

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Obsessive Chinese Artist Suing DreamWorks over 'Kung Fu Panda'
Published 7/17/2008 by Eric D. Snider at Cinematical
... The film has been successful in China, too -- or, as Variety puts it, "has done boffo B.O." -- which suggests the average Chinese citizen doesn't find it insulting. But Zhao says differently. His two major points of contention? First, Po, the panda voiced by Jack Black who is the film's protagonist, has green eyes, and green is the color of evil. (I have zoomed in on the eyes in the picture so you can see for yourself how evil they are.) Second, Po's father in the film is not another panda but a duck. (Well, Zhao says he's a duck. I ...

Buzz News Roundup, 7/18
Published 7/18/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... A Chinese artist is suing DreamWorks over what he says is an "insulting" depiction of China's national symbol in Kung Fu Panda, Variety reports. ...

Obsessive Chinese Artist Suing DreamWorks over 'Kung Fu Panda'
Published 7/18/2008 by Eric D. Snider at Cinematical
... The film has been successful in China, too -- or, as Variety puts it, "has done boffo B.O." -- which suggests the average Chinese citizen doesn't find it insulting. But Zhao says differently. His two major points of contention? First, Po, the panda voiced by Jack Black who is the film's protagonist, has green eyes, and green is the color of evil. (I have zoomed in on the eyes in the picture so you can see for yourself how evil they are.) Second, Po's father in the film is not another panda but a duck. (Well, Zhao says he's a duck. I ...