The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jackie Chan
Old Hop / Lu Yan
Jet Li
The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Michael Angarano
Jason Tripitikas
Liu Yifei
Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Li Bingbing
Ni Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch
Collin Chou
Jade Warlord
Morgan Benoit
Lupo
Jack Posobiec
Southie
Thomas McDonell
Young Southie
Juana Collignon
Southie Girl
Zhi Ma Gui
Old Woman
Shen Shou He
Farmer
Bin Jiang
Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang
Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng
Inn Keeper
David Will No
Jade Officer (voice, uncredited)
Rob Minkoff
Director
Yuen Wo-Ping
Martial Arts Choreographer / Executive Producer
John Fusco
Writer
Casey Silver
Producer
Scott Fischer
Producer
Philip Lee
Producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek
Executive Producer
Lynwood Spinks
Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun
Executive Producer
David U. Lee
Executive Producer
Solon So Chi-Hung
Executive Producer
Chi Nai-Liang
Line Producer
Hester Hargett
Line Producer
Matthew Tang
Line Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 17, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Budget$55,000,000
Box Office$127,906,624
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: ε倫δΉη: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project) is a 2008 Chinese-American fantasy wuxia film written by John Fusco and directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Collin Chou, and Li Bingbing. Loosely based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, the plot revolves around Jason Tripitikas (Angarano), a modern-day American teenager who is transported back to ancient China after discovering the Monkey King's magical staff. He accompanies Lu Yan / Old Hop (Chan) and Sun Wukong / Silent Monk (Li) on their quest to return the staff to its rightful owner while trying to avoid the minions of the evil Jade Emperor (Chou). The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.
The film is regarded as the first coproduction helmed by an American director to make a primarily English-language wuxia genre film set in a pre-modern China for a global audience. Heavily promoted as the first film starring both Chan and Li, it was distributed in the United States through Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company, and through The Huayi Brothers Film & Taihe Investment Company in China. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Hong Kong on September 9, 2008 and the United Kingdom on November 17, 2008. Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus praises the fight scenes but says the film has too much filler. The Forbidden Kingdom grossed $128 million against a budget of $55 million.