The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Der amerikanische Teenager Jason ist riesiger Kung-Fu-Fan und hat eine besondere Vorliebe für die chinesische Kultur. Als er in einem Pfandhaus den Kampfstab des legendären Affenkönigs entdeckt, wird er unvermittelt ins alte China geschleudert. Bevor er begreift, wie ihm geschieht, steckt er mitten in einem sagenumwobenen Kampf. Denn schnell stellt sich heraus, dass nur Jason den Affenkönig von seinem Fluch erlösen kann, indem er ihm den Stab bringt. Gemeinsam mit dem lebensfrohen Lu Yan und dem schweigenden Mönch stellt sich Jason der größten Herausforderung seines Lebens. Er muss den bösen Jadekriegsherrn und die weißhaarige Dämonin besiegen...
Der Regisseur: Rob Minkoff
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Jackie Chan as Old Hop / Lu Yan |
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Jet Li as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King |
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Michael Angarano as Jason Tripitikas |
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Liu Yifei as Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl |
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Li Bingbing as Ni Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch |
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Collin Chou as Jade Warlord |
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Morgan Benoit as Lupo |
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Jack Posobiec as Southie |
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Thomas McDonell as Young Southie |
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Juana Collignon as Southie Girl |
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Zhi Ma Gui as Old Woman |
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Shen Shou He as Farmer |
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Bin Jiang as Young Village Man |
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Shaohua Yang as Jade Soldier |
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Yu Yuan Zeng as Inn Keeper |
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David Will No as Jade Officer (voice, uncredited) |
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黃明昇 as |
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施小菊 as Sparrow's mother |
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王德顺 as |
| Directing | Rob Minkoff | Director |
| Crew | Yuen Woo-ping | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Writing | John Fusco | Writer |
| Production | Casey Silver | Producer |
| Production | Scott Fischer | Producer |
| Production | 李少偉 | Producer |
| Production | Raffaella De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ryan Kavanaugh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Paseornek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lynwood Spinks | Executive Producer |
| Production | 王中军 | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuen Woo-ping | Executive Producer |
| Production | David U. Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Solon So Chi-Hung | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chi Nai-Liang | Line Producer |
| Production | Hester Hargett | Line Producer |
| Production | 鄧漢強 | Line Producer |
| Production | Bill Badalato | Line Producer |
| Sound | David Buckley | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Peter Pau Tak-Hai | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Strand | Editor |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Art | Bill Brzeski | Production Design |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Production | 王延明 | Production Manager |
| Directing | 蕭偉強 | Assistant Director |
| Art | 林子僑 | Art Direction |
| Art | Bin Lan | Set Decoration |
| Art | Yu Ci Wen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | 陳顧方 | Costume Design |
| Crew | Cheung-Yan Yuen | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Marc Dominic Rienzo | Compositing Artist |
| Crew | Georgi Manchev | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Nicole Rowley | Visual Effects Coordinator |