The Forbidden Kingdom is a 2008 martial arts adventure movie in which Jackie Chan and Jet Li collaborate for the first time. The movie will premier in theaters on April 18, 2008.
Synopsis
A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend.
Shot on location in China, The Forbidden Kingdom marks the historic first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and features the awe-inspiring action choreography of Wo Ping.
While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason (Michael Angarano) makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk (Jet Li). But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home.
