---
title: 'The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Minkoff'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-forbidden-kingdom-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

2008 · 104 min · Fantasy, Action · People's Republic of China, United States


## Synopsis

The Forbidden Kingdom is a 2008 fantasy wuxia film written by John Fusco and directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Collin Chou, and Li Bingbing. Loosely based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, the plot revolves around Jason Tripitikas (Angarano), a modern-day American teenager who is transported back to ancient China after discovering Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang. He accompanies Lu Yan (Chan), Silent Monk (Li), and Golden Sparrow (Yifei) on their quest to return the staff to its rightful owner while trying to avoid the minions of the evil Jade Warlord (Chou) and the White-Haired Witch (Bingbing). The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rob Minkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-minkoff)
- **Screenplay:** [John Fusco](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fusco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-buckley)
- **Producer:** [Casey Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-silver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Pau](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-pau)
- **Editor:** [Eric Strand](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-strand)

## Cast

- [Michael Angarano](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-angarano)
- [Liu Yifei](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-yifei)
- [David No](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-no)
- [Jet Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/jet-li) as Sun Wukong
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan) as Lü Dongbin
- [Li Bingbing](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-bingbing)
- [Thomas McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mcdonell)
- [Collin Chou](https://cinepixo.com/people/collin-chou) as Erlang Shen

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Official site: http://www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-forbidden-kingdom-2008
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