The Forbidden Kingdom
June 11th 2008 12:22
The Forbidden Kingdom is a 2008 Hollywood martial arts-adventure film from Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company directed by Rob Minkoff. It is the first film to star together two of the best-known names in the martial arts film genre, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping. The Australian release date is July 24th.
In "Forbidden Kingdom," American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself transported back to ancient China.
There, he meets the drunken kung fu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kung fu beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kung fu, and thus frees himself.
The Forbidden Kingdom trailer is below:
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Produced by: Ryan Kavanaugh, Lynwood Spinks, Casey Silver, Yuen Woo-Ping Raffaella de Laurentis, David U. Lee, Philip Lee, Zhongjun Wang
Written by: John Fusco, Wu Cheng'en
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Liu Yifei, Collin Chou, Li Bingbing, Michael Angarano, Dale Marshall, Daniel Sleight
Distributed by: Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company
Runtime: 113 mins
Budget: US$ 55 million
Release date: USA - April 18th, 2008; Australia - July 24th, 2008; UK - July 11th, 2008
Rating: USA - PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
There, he meets the drunken kung fu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kung fu beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kung fu, and thus frees himself.
The Forbidden Kingdom trailer is below:
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Produced by: Ryan Kavanaugh, Lynwood Spinks, Casey Silver, Yuen Woo-Ping Raffaella de Laurentis, David U. Lee, Philip Lee, Zhongjun Wang
Written by: John Fusco, Wu Cheng'en
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Liu Yifei, Collin Chou, Li Bingbing, Michael Angarano, Dale Marshall, Daniel Sleight
Distributed by: Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company
Runtime: 113 mins
Budget: US$ 55 million
Release date: USA - April 18th, 2008; Australia - July 24th, 2008; UK - July 11th, 2008
Rating: USA - PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
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