The Forbidden Kingdom Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 21, 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom

Release Date: Friday, April 18, 2008

Director: Rob Minkoff

Starring: Jet Li • Jackie Chan • Michael Angarano • Collin Chou • Yifei Liu

PG-13 Action N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: The story is based on the Chinese legend of the monkey king, and follows a teenager who finds the king's stick weapon in a pawn shop. The teen is transported back in time to ancient China, where he joins with some warriors as they attempt to free their king. Jet Li will play two roles - the monkey king and the silent monk. Jackie Chan will play monk T'sa-Ho.

Action Adventure Martial Arts

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Forbidden Kingdom.

Jet Li
The Expendables 2, xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage
Jackie Chan
Karate Kid: Legends, A Legend
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Michael Angarano
Sacramento, Horizon: An American Saga
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Collin Chou
Special ID, Fearless
Y
Yifei Liu
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Crew Behind the Film

The The Forbidden Kingdom behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Rob Minkoff last directed Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank and Mr. Peabody & Sherman. The film's writer John Fusco last wrote The Highwaymen and The Shack.

Director: Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter: John Fusco

Studio: Lionsgate Studios
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Key Facts

The legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping will handle all the action sequences.

Production Updates for The Forbidden Kingdom

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of martial arts action and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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The Forbidden Kingdom was released in on Friday, April 18, 2008. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Life Before Her Eyes and 88 Minutes.

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Sun., Dec. 21, 2008 2008-12-21

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