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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Action Adventure Fantasy

The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.

Release Date: 2008, April 17
Directors: Rob Minkoff
Countries: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
Production: Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production, Relativity Media, Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company, Arclight Films, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, J&J Project, Salon Films
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, David Will No, Li Bingbing, Liu Yifei, Thomas McDonell, Morgan Benoit, Jack Posobiec, Juana Collignon, Zhi Ma Gui

Overview:

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 travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Keywords:

martial arts action hero based on novel or book time travel medieval wuxia warrior villainess east asian lead temple legend shaolin fistfight