SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill

July 24, 2008 —

After a month from it's release, DreamWorks is being sued by a Chinese artist over the image of the Panda in the film Kung Fu Panda.

It's just been a month since Kung Fu Panda opened in Chinese theatres, and the creators of the animated film are being sued for their apparently insulting depiction of China's national symbol.

Zhao Bandi, a Chinese performance artist who is popular for using panda images in his art, including clothes designs is suing Dreamworks and has called for a full apology from the Hollywood studio for its apparent slur on the panda.

The film based on a big, burly cartoon panda called Po-voiced by Jack Black, who is versed in the finer arts of kung fu - was launched at the Cannes Film Festival this year...

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