The Forbidden Kingdom
The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.
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Country
Production
Budget
$55 000 000
Box office
$127 980 002
Director
Actors
Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou, Morgan Benoit, Jack Posobiec, Thomas McDonell, Juana Collignon
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Philip Lee, Casey Silver, Scott Fischer, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Woo-Ping Yuen, Lynwood Spinks, Michael Paseornek, Ryan Kavanaugh, Solon So Chi-Hung, Wang Zhongjun
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Nancy Foy, PoPing AuYeung
Editing
Eric Strand
Whole Team (33)
Whole Team (33)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's characters are largely drawn from Chinese mythology and popular literature. Lü Yan, better known as Lü Dongbin, is one of the Eight Immortals, who are referenced in Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master" franchise films (1978 and 1994). The Jade Emperor is the supreme deity of the Taoist pantheon, ruling over heaven, earth, and the underworld. The Monkey King is a literary character from the 16th-century work by Wu Cheng'en. Golden Swallow was the name of a character played by Cheng Pei-pei in several films, notably King Hu’s (1932-1997) 1966 action film "Come Drink with Me." The White-Haired Demoness is a character created by the writer Yueshen Liang (1924-2009), who was the subject of two films released in 1993.
- Before filming began, a costume fitting and script read-through were conducted. Some lines had to be changed, as English was not a native language for a significant portion of the cast.
- When it came time to film the cherry blossoms, the filmmakers were horrified to discover that all the leaves and flowers had already fallen. The blossoms had to be glued onto the branches of the trees by hand.
- In one scene in the middle of the film, the Monk says in the temple that they are leaving in two nights, when there will be no moon. However, the next shot shows a waxing moon. Therefore, it could not disappear in two nights.
- When it came time to film the cherry blossoms, the filmmakers saw that all the flowers had already fallen. The blossoms had to be glued to the branches of the trees by hand.
- Lou Ye uses the style of the drunken master in the film, perfectly replicating the movements from "Drunken Master" (1978).
- The monk played by Jet Li uses the mantis style, mirroring the patriarch from "Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin" (1985).
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