Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 04/18/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence Running Time 1hour 53 minutes Genre Action Director Rob Minkoff Writer John Fusco, Ch'eng-En Wu Cast Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, Crystal Liu Yi Fei, Li Bing Bing Studio Lions Gate Films |
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (2008)
SYNOPSIS
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong
Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an
extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop:
the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage
and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in
hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself
traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of
warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous
quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Directed by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little, Lion King),
the film marks the first-ever onscreen pairing of
martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (Rush Hour,
Drunken Master) and Jet Li (Fearless, Once Upon
a Time in China). The original screenplay by John
Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo) is based on the
traditional Chinese legend of the Monkey King. The
film is produced by Casey Silver (Ladder 49,
Hidalgo, the upcoming Leatherheads) of Casey
Silver Productions. Renowned action
choreographer Wo Ping (The Matrix, Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon) is creating the fight
sequences, and the director of photography is
Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
--© Lions Gate
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong
Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an
extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop:
the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage
and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in
hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself
traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of
warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous
quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Directed by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little, Lion King),
the film marks the first-ever onscreen pairing of
martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (Rush Hour,
Drunken Master) and Jet Li (Fearless, Once Upon
a Time in China). The original screenplay by John
Fusco (Young Guns, Hidalgo) is based on the
traditional Chinese legend of the Monkey King. The
film is produced by Casey Silver (Ladder 49,
Hidalgo, the upcoming Leatherheads) of Casey
Silver Productions. Renowned action
choreographer Wo Ping (The Matrix, Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon) is creating the fight
sequences, and the director of photography is
Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
--© Lions Gate
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