近幾年，好萊塢動畫片有著非常強勁的勢頭，大牌明星出邀為動物們配音，而動畫形象制作又往往根據配音演員的外貌特征來設計，如《鯊魚黑幫》中那條厚嘴唇高眉毛、由安吉利娜·朱莉配音的小魚就披足了這位好萊塢超級明星的光環。日前，夢工廠電影公司宣布，夢工廠新片《功夫熊貓》再度邀請安吉利娜·朱莉為該片配音，朱莉將負責片中“母老虎”的聲音。另外，著名華人巨星成龍也已被確定出邀該片的配音陣容。

Tigress, a character in the upcoming Dreamworks Animation's production "Kung-Fu Panda", is shown in this undated publicty photo released July 10, 2006. Dreamworks has announced that Academy Award winning actress Angelina Jolie will voice the character, her first role since giving birth to daughter Shiloh in Namibia May 27, 2006. Angelina Jolievoiced a femme fatale fish in 2004's "Shark Tale." Now, she will portray a martial-arts master in the computer-animated comedy "Kung Fu Panda ."  The movie, which will reunite Jolie and Jack Black, her "Shark Tale" co-star, is slated for release in May 2008. Jolie's high-kicking character, Tigress, helps train Po, a slacker panda voiced by Black, in the art of kung fu, DreamWorks Animation SKG said in a statement Monday. Po, a waiter in a noodle restaurant, must get into shape when he is revealed to be the "Chosen One" to save ancient China from powerful foes. "Kung Fu Panda" will also feature the voices of Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman and Ian McShane. Jolie, 31, stars opposite Matt Damon in "The Good Shepherd," which opens December 22. She gave birth to boyfriend Brad Pitt's baby daughter, Shiloh, in May. (Agencies)

Vocabulary:

computer-animated : 電腦動畫片 Kung Fu Panda: 《功夫熊貓》，講述一伙來自高地的雪豹匪幫入侵到大熊貓棲息的竹林。自己的地盤、口糧都被敵人霸占了，原本懶洋洋的大熊貓開始加緊學習古老的中華武功。功夫不負有心人，大熊貓終于戰勝了入侵者，成為一代武林宗師。 be slated for:安排或定于（時間），例如：The art history lecture was slated for Thursday afternoon.（藝術史講座安排在星期四下午。） slacker panda: 懶洋洋的大熊貓 （英語點津陳蓓編輯）