Movie · 2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
“The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
Released 17 April 2008 104 min Action / Adventure / Fantasy More from 2008 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Jackie Chan
as Old Hop / Lu Yan
Jet Li
as The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Collin Chou
as Jade Warlord
Li Bingbing
as Ni Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch
Morgan Benoit
as Lupo
Thomas McDonell
as Young Southie
Michael Angarano
as Jason Tripitikas
Liu Yifei
as Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Jack Posobiec
as Southie
Juana Collignon
as Southie Girl
Zhi Ma Gui
as Old Woman
Shen Shou He
as Farmer
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The numbers
34years between the oldest and youngest billed
54Jackie Chan — oldest on the call sheet
20Liu Yifei — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast