Hollywood star Jack Black gave an Australian paparazzo a firsthand taste of his Kung Fu Panda magic on Sunday.
The American actor and comedian, 55, is currently in Queensland filming a reboot of the 1997 horror movie Anaconda with Paul Rudd.
Black was enjoying his day off at a Gold Coast beach, dressed in a pair of Tenacious D ‘Satan’ print board shorts and a psychedelic tie-dye T-shirt, when a tabloid photographer approached him.
The world-famous actor took a unique approach to warding off the man and his camera – pulling a few stunt moves out of the bag from his blockbuster film franchises Jumanji and Kung Fu Panda.
In hilarious footage captured on the paparazzo’s Google glasses, Black is seen play fighting him, landing high kicks and stunt punches just inches away from his face.
As the actor danced around him, he made all of his own cartoonish sound effects for each attack.

Hollywood star Jack Black gave an Australian paparazzo a firsthand taste of his Kung Fu Panda magic on Sunday on a Gold Coast beach

The American actor and comedian, 55, is currently in Queensland filming a reboot of the 1997 horror movie Anaconda with Paul Rudd

Jack Black was enjoying his day off filming, dressed in a pair of Tenacious D ‘Satan’ print board shorts and a psychedelic tie-dye T-shirt, when a tabloid photographer approached him
Each kick saw Black extend his legs diagonally, extending his toes to head height with surprisingly quick speed.
‘You know that I’m recording?’ the photographer says to Jack in the clip, who comically shakes his head and then jogs off up the beach.
Daily Mail understands the School of Rock star spotted the photographer and then agreed to perform a little skit for him.
Black looked to be embracing the Aussie lifestyle as he enjoyed an ocean dip and played a game of frisbee barefoot on the sand.
He completed one of his signature eclectic ensembles with a pair of dark shades, a beige Akubra hat, and toted his belongings in a baby pink beach bag from the five-star Langham Hotel, where he is staying.
One nearby beachgoer filmed on the hilarious scene on their phone and send the clip to a comedy Instagram account this afternoon.
The footage quickly racked up hundreds of comments.
‘I was like “who does this guy think he is?Jack Black?” and [then] he turns around,’ one person commented with several laugh-crying emojis.

He completed one of his signature eclectic ensembles with a pair of dark shades, a beige Akubra hat, and toted his belongings in a baby pink beach bag

The Hollywood star looked to be having a marvellous time playing a game of frisbee

Daily Mail understands the School of Rock star spotted the photographer whilst he was playing a game of beach frisbee, and then agreed to perform a little skit for him

Jack Black went shirtless and then sprinted dramatically out of the surf in his Tenacious D board shorts

He didn’t break character once during his unique approach to warding off the paparazzi, even making his own sound effects as he performed a Kung Fu stunt scene with the photographer
‘Big fella’s got some flexibility. Good on him,’ a second Instagram user said.
‘All credit to the bloke for getting his leg that high at that age. I would have kicked half has high and pulled a muscle,’ added a third.
Black shared a video of himself hitting the gym to his 14.2m followers just two weeks ago, in which he’s lifting weights.
The musician’s black and red board shorts, printed with a cartoonish image of Satan, appear to be a reference to his band Tenacious D.
Black was sensationally forced to scrap the band’s Australian Spicy Meat Ball Tour in 2024, after bandmate Kyle Gass made an unsavoury joke about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
‘All future creative plans’ for the band were put on hold in July after Black said he was ‘blindsided’ by Kyle’s remarks on stage in Sydney.
But in August, he told fans not to worry: ‘I love Tenacious D… We had to take a break, but I love the D. Everybody takes a break sometimes. We’ll be back.’

The original shocker starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight

Hollywood stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd are currently in Queensland filming a reboot of the 1997 horror movie Anaconda

The funnymen, who are staying at the five star Langham hotel, will put their own spin on the original film which starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight
The original Anaconda movie starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight.
The new story, according to Hollywood Reporter’s sources, involves a group of friends facing mid-life crises who are remaking their favourite movie from their youth.
Directed by US filmmaker Tom Gormican, the Anaconda reboot is produced by Sony and received funding from the state government via Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.
The production received a 30 per cent tax rebate through the federal governments Location Offset Subsidy, which aims to attract large productions to Australia.
The rainforests of Queensland will ‘stand in’ for the films setting which is the Amazon jungle.

Jack Black made no effort to go incognito while he enjoyed his Sunday at the beach

He frolicked on the sand barefoot and looked to be embracing the laidback Aussie lifestyle