The Forbidden Kingdom
“The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Details
Release Date: 4/17/2008
Runtime: 104 minutes
Languages: English, Mandarin, French
Director: Rob Minkoff
Budget: $55.0M
Revenue: $127.9M
Production
Companies: Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production, Relativity Media, Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company, Arclight Films, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, J&J Project, Salon Films
Countries: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
