The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: ・・・・、ォ・ケ・・・・: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated is King of Kung Fu (English)Working title: The J & J Project is a 2008 Chinese-American martial arts film written by John Fusco, and directed by Rob Minkoff, and starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The film is loosely based on the novel Journey to the West, it is the first film to star together two of the best known names in the martial arts film genre. The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.
The film is distributed in the United States through The Weinstein Company and Lionsgate Films, and through The Huayi Brothers Film & Taihe Investment Company in China. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA and Hong Kong on 9 September 2008 and the United Kingdom on 17 November 2008.
- Actors:Jet Li,Jackie Chan,Michael Angarano,Yifei Liu,Yifei Liu,Juana Collignon,
- Directors:Rob Minkoff,
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Studio: Lions Gate
- Run Time: 104 Minutes
- Rated: PG-13