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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) [PG-13]

Release Date:
April 17, 2008

Original Title:
The Forbidden Kingdom

Alternate Titles:
Forbidden Kingdom
Gong Fu Zhi Wang
Gong fu zi wong
Gung Fu Ji Wong
King of Kung Fu
L'impero proibito
Yasak Krallık
포비든 킹덤

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Arclight Films
Casey Silver Productions
China Film Co-Production Corp.
Huayi Brothers Pictures
J&J Project
Lionsgate
Relativity Media
Salon Films
The Weinstein Company

Production Countries:
China | Hong Kong | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  AU: PG  CH: 18  DE: 12  DK: 11  ES: 7  FR: U  GB: 12A  GR: PG  IE: 12  KR: 12  MX: B  NL: 12|18  NO: 15  PT: M/12  TR: PG-13  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 104

The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Che Kiu Lam

Assistant Director:
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung

Casting:
Nancy Foy
PoPing AuYeung

Costume Design:
Shirley Chan Koo-Fong

Director:
Rob Minkoff

Director of Photography:
Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Editor:
Eric Strand

Executive Producer:
Michael Paseornek
David U. Lee
Lynwood Spinks
Ryan Kavanaugh
Wang Zhongjun
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Yuen Wo-Ping
Solon So Chi-Hung

Line Producer:
Bill Badalato
Hester Hargett
Matthew Tang
Chi Nai-Liang

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Yuen Wo-Ping

Original Music Composer:
David Buckley

Producer:
Casey Silver
Philip Lee
Scott Fischer

Production Design:
Bill Brzeski

Production Manager:
Johnny Wang Yin-Ming

Set Decoration:
Bin Lan
Yu Ci Wen

Writer:
John Fusco

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