Director: Rob Minkoff
Writer: John Fusco, Ch'eng-En Wu
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, Crystal Liu Yi Fei, Li Bing Bing
Released: July 24, 2008
Rating: (PG)
Runtime: 104 minutes
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Story: In "Forbidden Kingdom," American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself transported back to ancient China.

There, he meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kungfu beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kungfu, and thus frees himself.
Cast:
Jet Li The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan Lu Yan / Old Hop
Yifei Liu Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Collin Chou Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon Southie Girl
Morgan Benoit Lupo
Bingbing Li Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec Southie
Thomas McDonell Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui Old Woman
Shen Shou He Farmer
Bin Jiang Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng Inn Keeper