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Looks like the writers behind the highly successful Kung Fu Panda and its star, Jack Black, will be reuniting on a live action film this time around according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The duo writing team behind Panda, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, have an idea for their yet untitled action comedy, where the storyline is about an American (Black) who finds himself washed up on the shores of Cuba with no idea of who he is in the vein of "The Bourne Identity."  However, this clueless guy thinks he's a superspy, where in reality he's anything but.

One half of the team Aibel, said that "For our next live-action project, we knew we wanted to work with either a panda or Jack. Luckily, Endeavor repped Jack. We also figured that if we could write for Jack as a panda, we could write for him as a human."

Universal picked up the deal.

With Tropic Thunder coming out in theaters today, we thought we'd feature Jack Black as our fifth installment of Reel Movie Stars.

Jack Black was born in Redondo Beach, California in 1969 and decided he would become an actor after a game of Freeze after a Passover seder as a kid. After attending Crossroads School where he excelled in drama, he went on to attend UCLA until he dropped out to persue his career in acting.

It appeared his decision paid off as he was cast in small roles in movies such as Demolition Man and Waterworld and with television roles on shows such as Mr. Show and The X-Files.

Black's acting career really broke through with his role in the 2000 John Cusack romantic comedy, High Fidelty. Shortly after, Black became a leading man with roles in Shallow Hal, Orange County, and School of Rock. Now, as a full-fledged A-lister, it seems Black is unstoppable with big time roles in Kung Fu Panda and Tropic Thunder this year.

Jack Black is considered a member of the Frat Pack and appears in numerous of their movies and is also well known for his comedic rock band, Tenacious D.

Now for some cool Jack Black facts you may not know?

• Both of his parents were rocket scientists. His mother worked on the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Met his wife, Tanya Haden, in high school. They married after dating less than a year.
  
• Has one son, Samuel Wyatt, born on June 10, 2006. His wife is expecting their second child.
  
• Often competes with Philp Seymour Hoffman for roles, considers Hoffman his nemesis.

Get ready to laugh as you check out the following photo montage of Jack Black and be sure to check out his full bio and filmography on our site.

While Jack Black is excited about the possibility of a School of Rock sequel, he wants to make it clear that there's no script yet.

But the actor is excited to reading one.

"I look forward to reading it. I hope it happens because I had such a great experience the first time, it would be fun to do it again," the Kung Fu Panda star said. "I love to rock. I love making movies. So it is kind of like Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, you put the acting and the rock together in a delicious sweet chocolately smash."

Will there be a School of Rock 2? It seems likely.

As talk of numerous follow-ups dominate Hollywood - from Jurassic Park 4 to S. Darko - Jack Black has confirmed he may be involved in a future sequel.

From The Cannes Film Festival, the comedian said there's already a script written for School of Rock 2. Moreover, he's anxious to return to the role of music teacher Dewey Finn, even though nothing is signed just yet.

"In a few weeks we have to decide if we go through with the project or not," Black said.

Would you go see School of Rock 2?