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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Lion's Gate

Comedy, Adventure, Action

USA / English 113 min. Buy The Forbidden Kingdom at Amazon.com

Producer:
Ryan Kavanaugh, Hester Hargett, David U. Lee, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Nai Liang Chi

Director:
Rob Minkoff

Writer:
John Fusco

Plot

This is an epic fantasy adventure that pairs the two most famous martial artists of our time, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. When a teenager from New York named Michael discovers an ancient artifact in an old pawn shop he is transported back to mythical ancient China. Befriended by a drunk teacher (Jackie Chan), Michael discovers the artifact belongs to the Monkey King who is trapped in a fortress by an evil warlord wizard. Michael now has to return the artifact to its owner and free him from his bondage. Along the way, they are met by a monk (Jet Li) who is also seeking the Monkey King. But will this team of misfits be able to reach the fortress when they are hunted by the warlord’s soldiers and an evil witch.

Cast

The Monkey King / The Silent Monk:	Jet Li
Jason Tripitikas:	Michael Angarano
Lu Yan / Old Hop:	Jackie Chan
Ni Chang:	Bingbing Li
Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl:	Yifei Liu
Lupo:	Morgan Benoit
Southie:	Jack Posobiec
Young Southie:	Thomas McDonell
Jade Soldier:	Shaohua Yang
Jade Emperor:	Deshun Wang
Jade Warlord:	Collin Chou

Media

Barcode	Edition	Format	Disks	Region	Release Date
8858717201744	Thai Collector's Box	DVD	1	Region 3
031398101130		DVD	1	Region 1
5060052415929		DVD	1	Region 1
031398101093		DVD	1	Region 1	2008 sep 9
031398101109		DVD	1	Region 1	2008 sep 9
031398101147		Blu-ray Disc	2	Region 1	2008 sep 9
031398101116	Special Edition	DVD	2	Region 1	2008 sep 9
057373201961		Blu-ray Disc	2	Region 1	2008 sep 9
057373201923		DVD	1	Region 1	2008 sep 9