The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom (: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project) is a 2008 wuxia film written by John Fusco and directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Loosely based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, it is the first film to star Jackie Chan and Jet Li together. The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.
Plot
South Boston teenager Jason Tripitikas is a fan of martial arts films. He dreams of a battle between Sun Wukong and celestial soldiers in the clouds. He visits a pawn shop in Chinatown to buy wuxia DVDs and discovers a golden staff.
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| author | John Fusco |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston China |
| director | Rob Minkoff |
| editor | Eric Strand |
| events | time travel |
| genre | action adventure fantasy |
| keywords | ancient china attack chinatown chinese martial arts five elements mountain history of china inebriate jade emperor jingu bang journey to the west kill kunlun mountain lava learn lü dongbin lu yan martial arts film monkey king murder ni-chang pawn shop ruyi jingu bang search for truth stab staff sun wukong the king the king\'s search for truth travel wound young woman |
| musicBy | David Buckley |
| producer | Casey Silver |
| publisher | Huaxia Film Distribution Lionsgate The Weinstein Company |
| theme | kung fu martial arts time trick wuxia |