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The Forbidden Kingdom

Year:

2008

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Awards:

4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-04-18

Filming Locations: Anji bamboo forest, Jiangsu, China

Earnings

Budget: $55,000,000

Opening Weekend: $21,401,121 (USA) (20 April 2008)

Gross: $52,040,293 (USA) (15 June 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Thomas McDonell

The Forbidden Kingdom

Jet Li

The Monkey King

Michael Angarano

Jason Tripitikas

Jackie Chan

Lu Yan

Juana Collignon

Southie Girl

Morgan Benoit

Lupo

Jack Posobiec

Southie

Zhi Ma Gui

Old Woman

Shen Shou He

Farmer

Bin Jiang

Young Village Man

Shaohua Yang

Jade Soldier

Yu Yuan Zeng

Inn Keeper

Deshun Wang

Jade Emperor

XiaoLi Liu

Queen Mother

Collin Chou

Jade Warlord

Yifei Liu

Golden Sparrow

Xiao Dong Mei

Inn Keeper's Wife

Mathew Tang

Jade Officer #1

Jun Cheng Hong

Jade Officer #2

Alan Ng

Jade Officer #3

Michelle Du

Painted Girl

Yang Jun

Herald #1

Crystal Kung

Slave Girl

Jeffrey Kung

Herald #2

Bingbing Li

Ni Chang

Jia Xu Wei

Tracker

Sheng Huang Ming

Cult Killer #1

Rui Li

Cult Killer #2

Zhang Fei Long

Cult Killer #3

Cheng Luo

Cult Killer #4

Xiao Zhou

Cult Killer #5

Hai-Bin Lin

Cult Killer #6

Jie Zhi Hui

Cult Killer #7

Ju Shi Xiao

Golden Sparrow's Mother

Meng Guo

Young Golden Sparrow

Lu Cui Wen

Goat Herder

Yong Li Xiao

Young Monk #1

Zhen Zhang

Young Monk #2

Xiao Keng Ye

Abbot

Wan Zhao Zi

Medicine Monk

Matthew Grant

Paramedic

Alexis Bridges

Kam

Jason Chong

Lu Yan

Kathleen LaGue

Mom (voice) (uncredited)

David No

Jade Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Tony Persico

Lopo's right hand (voice) (uncredited)

Ming-Sing Wong

Cult Killer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jackie Chan described the first day of shooting as "very relaxing" because the shots only required drama and walking, with no action

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This film marks the reuniting of star Jackie Chan and legendary action choreographer Woo-ping Yuen after nearly 2 decades.

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Jason Tripitikas' last name is derived from Tripitaka, the monk whom Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, accompanied in "Journey To The West".

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Goofs

The silent Monk tells Jason they should attack "In two nights, when the moon will be darker." But later that night in the balcony scene with Jason and Golden Sparrow the moon is clearly waxing, and will be almost half full in two nights - brighter not darker.

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In the fight between The Monk and Jade Warlord, Warlord cuts Monks shoulder with pole-arm and his robe is getting soaked in blood. Camera changes, and there is no cut or blood. Later on, it is visible again.

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The folklore associated with the Monkey King only has Five Finger Mountain, not Five Element Mountain. The mountain depicted in the movie is even shaped like five fingers. Hence Five Element Mountain is a mistranslation.

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Quotes

Lu Yan: And as one legendary journey ended for the Traveller, so did another journey begin.

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Lu Yan: Ahh, good to get off my feet! Long day. So, where you from? Shangdong Province? You look like the Shangdong Province type. You come here often?

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Old Man Hop: [to Jason] You been watching too much Hong Kong Phooey...

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Faq

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Why did Ni Chang have white hair?

That is explained in Yusheng Liang's (1958) novel The Bride with the White Hair. Her hair turns white overnight after her spineless boyfriend Zhuo Yihang breaks her heart.

Are there any other movies with the Monkey King in them?

Yes. Sai yau gei: Yut gwong bou haap [A Chinese Odyssey] (1994) and Sai yau gei: Sin leui kei yun [A Chinese Odyssey 2] feature the Monkey King, both times played by Hong Kong actor and martial artist Stephen Chow. The character also shows up in the animated film Bao lian deng [Lotus Lantern] (1999), in which he is voiced by Chinese actor Peisi Chen, and in The Lost Empire (2001).

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