PG-13 | 1 h 44 min | Adventure movie | Action | Fantasy

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

The Forbidden Kingdom | United States of America| China

A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend in the new action/adventure epic FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Shot on location in China, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM marks the historic first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, DRUNKEN MASTER) and Jet Li (FEARLESS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA), and features the awe-inspiring action choreography of Wo Ping (THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON). While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason (played by Michael Angarano - “24”, “Will and Grace”, ”Lords of Dogtown”, ”Seabiscuit”) makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk (Jet Li). But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home. Cast: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou Directed by: Rob Minkoff Script: John Fusco Producer: Casey Silver

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Description

Director

Rob Minkoff

Stars

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

Thomas McDonell
Young Southie

Jack Posobiec
Southie

Juana Collignon
Southie Girl

Others...

Budget

55,000,000.00

Revenue

127,906,624.00

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Keywords

teenager, shaolin, urination, tempel, staff, warrior, monkey king

Production

Huayi Brothers, Relativity Media, Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production Corporation

Actor

Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou, Morgan Benoit, Thomas McDonell, Jack Posobiec, Juana Collignon, Zhi Ma Gui, Shen Shou He, Bin Jiang, Shaohua Yang, Yu Yuan Zeng

Creators

Rob Minkoff (Director), Yuen Woo-ping (Martial Arts Choreographer), 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), Zhongjun Wang (Executive Producer), Yuen Woo-ping (Executive Producer), David U. Lee (Executive Producer), Solon So (Executive Producer), Nai Liang Chi (Line Producer), Hester Hargett (Line Producer), Matthew Tang (Line Producer), Billy Badalato (Line Producer), David Buckley (Original Music Composer), Peter Pau (Director of Photography), Eric Strand (Editor), PoPing AuYeung (Casting), Bill Brzeski (Production Design), Nancy Foy (Casting), Johnny Wang (Production Manager), Che Kiu Lam (Art Direction), Bin Lan (Set Decoration), Yu Ci Wen (Set Decoration), Shirley Chan Koo-Fong (Costume Design)

Alternative titles

L'impero proibito (IT)
King of Kung Fu (HK)
Gung Fu Ji Wong (HK)
Gong Fu Zhi Wang (CN)
Gong fu zi wong (HK)
포비든 킹덤 (KR)

Release dates

09.07.2008 (GB)
21.08.2008 (GR)
11.06.2008 (AU)
16.04.2009 (DE)
24.09.2008 (FR)
18.04.2008 (US)