What do you get when you mix the director of Stuart Little with the
doofy kid from Sky High, and the two greatest Martial arts film legends
of the past twenty years?
The Answer, of course, is The Forbidden Kingdom, a feudal Martial Arts
fantasy film starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan, as well as
Michael Angarano, who is also in my friend David Gordon Green's new film,
Snow Angels,so there's some indie cred, then.
I'm excited about this film, not because I think it's going to be good, but it's
because it's nice when these guys get to be in an English-language film without
goofing next to Owen Wilson, Chris Tucker, and Jason Statham.
It will be nice, as well, that this film may expand the Western martial arts audiences
in ways that Hero, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, and House of Flying Daggers
could not, based on the fact that those films were in Chinese and relied heavy on ancient
folklore that may have not translated to general audiences.
I'm excited about this film, and look forward to what will probably be the biggest Dragon Dynasty
release...ever!
Enjoy the trailer.
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