Directed by:
Rob MinkoffScreenplay:
John FuscoCinematography:
Peter PauComposer:
David BuckleyCast:
Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, Bingbing Li, Crystal Liu, Thomas McDonell, Mathew Tang, Morgan Benoit, Alan Ng, Deshun Wang, Jason Chong (more)VOD (3)
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Rummaging through a New York junk shop, American teen Jason (Michael Angarano), a martial-arts obsessive, can't believe his eyes when he finds the legendary Monkey King's (Jet Li) fighting staff. But no sooner does he have it in his hands, than he's transported back to ancient China, joining forces with a group of warriors led by kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan), pledged to free their king from his 500 years imprisonment by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou). As the mission draws him ever-nearer to his goal of returning the staff to its master, Jason is instructed in ancient kung-fu techniques, and begins to learn about the ages-old warrior codes of loyalty, honour and trust from his companions, in readiness for the epic final battle to come. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jet Li
China
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Fearless (2006)
Hero (2002)
Jackie Chan
China
Best movies:
Drunken Master (1978)
Legend of the Drunken Master (1994)
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
Michael Angarano
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Almost Famous (2000)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Collin Chou
Taiwan
Best movies:
Fearless (2006)
Hail the Judge (1994)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Bingbing Li
China
Best movies:
A World Without Thieves (2004)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Waiting Alone (2004)
Crystal Liu
China
Best movies:
Love in Disguise (2010)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Never Gone (2016)
Thomas McDonell
USA
Best movies:
The Spectacular Now (2013)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Dark Shadows (2012)
Mathew Tang
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Seoul Raiders (2005)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Supercop 2 (1993)
Morgan Benoit
USA
Best movies:
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)
Last Hour (2008)
Alan Ng
Best movies:
One Night in Mongkok (2004)
Little Big Soldier (2010)
Kung Fu Wing Chun (2010)
Deshun Wang
China
Best movies:
Full Circle (2012)
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Big Fish & Begonia (2016)
Jason Chong
Australia
Best movies:
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Little Monsters (2019)
Little Fish (2005)
Sam Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Legend of the Drunken Master (1994)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Flaming Brothers (1987)