The Forbidden Kingdom

The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rob Minkoff
Written by	John Fusco
Produced by	Casey Silver
Starring	Jackie Chan; Jet Li; Collin Chou; Liu Yifei; Li Bingbing; Michael Angarano;
Cinematography	Peter Pau
Edited by	Eric Strand
Music by	David Buckley
Production; companies	Casey Silver Productions; Huayi Brothers; Relativity Media;
Distributed by	Lionsgate; The Weinstein Company (United States); Huaxia Film Distribution (China);
Release dates	April 18, 2008 (United States); April 24, 2008 (China);
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	United States; China;
Languages	English; Mandarin; Cantonese;
Budget	$55 million
Box office	$128 million

The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: 功夫之王: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project^[6]) 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 Chan and Li together. The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.

The film is distributed in the United States through Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company,^[7] and through The Huayi Brothers Film & Taihe Investment Company in China. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Hong Kong on September 9, 2008 and the United Kingdom on November 17, 2008. Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus praises the fight scenes but says the film has too much filler. The Forbidden Kingdom grossed $128 million against a budget of $55 million.

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^ "The Forbidden Kingdom (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 23, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ "The Forbidden Kingdom". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ "The Forbidden Kingdom". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
^ Frater, Patrick (April 11, 2008). "'Forbidden Kingdom' a global affair". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
^ Yan, Seto Kit (April 22, 2008). "Yin and yang". The Star. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
^ "Hollywood Reporter – Entertainment News". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

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[2] "The Forbidden Kingdom (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 23, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2016.

[3] "The Forbidden Kingdom". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[4] "The Forbidden Kingdom". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

[5] Frater, Patrick (April 11, 2008). "'Forbidden Kingdom' a global affair". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[6] Yan, Seto Kit (April 22, 2008). "Yin and yang". The Star. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2009.

[7] "Hollywood Reporter – Entertainment News". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

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