The Forbidden Kingdom

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Release date

2008-04-18

Country

China, Hong Kong, United States

Production

The Weinstein Company, Relativity Media, Lionsgate, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Casey Silver Productions, Arclight Films, J&J Project

Genre

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Budget

$55 000 000

Revenue

$127 980 002

Website

http://www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com/

Director

Rob Minkoff

Actors

Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou, Morgan Benoit, Jack Posobiec, Thomas McDonell, Juana Collignon
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Scenario

John Fusco

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

Operator

Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Composer

David Buckley

Artist

Audition

Nancy Foy, PoPing AuYeung

Editing

Eric Strand
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• Lu Yan uses the style of a drunken master in the film, perfectly replicating the movements from the 1978 film 'Drunken Master'.
• Jet Li's monk character employs the praying mantis style, echoing the patriarch from the film "Shaolin Temple 3: Shaolin Kung Fu" (1985).
• 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).