Monday, April 21, 2008

New Jet Li-Jackie Chan movie, The Forbidden Kingdom

If you're a fan of either Jet Li or Jackie Chan, here's a double treat for you. A combination of the two most saleable action stars of the East. I would love to see Donnie Yen in a movie with Jackie Chan and Jet Li soon before the 2 seniors decide to call it a day.



Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Crystal Liu, Collin Chou
Director: Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Producer: Casey Silver

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

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jet Li is the same age as donnie.

Elegant Coral said...

Thanks for the info, Anon, and for dropping by.

Anonymous said...

I enjoy that movie pretty much mainly because I'm also belong to monkey family :P

Elegant Coral said...

Lol.. Your comment is so cute. Thanks for dropping by, monkeywong.

Unknown said...

Watched the show last night with the wifey at the cinema. Cos she belanja.

Good fighting, but the story is not good, it was almost a joke.

No more Jackie Chan movies for me!

Elegant Coral said...

That's the problem with chinese movies. Good action but shallow story and message.