A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend in the new action/adventure epic FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Shot on location in China, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM marks the historic first-ever onscreen pairing of martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (RUSH HOUR, DRUNKEN MASTER) and Jet Li (FEARLESS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA), and features the awe-inspiring action choreography of Wo Ping (THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON). While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason (played by Michael Angarano - “24”, “Will and Grace,” LORDS OF DOGTOWN, SEABISCUIT) makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in his quest by wise kung fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a band of misfit warriors including Silent Monk (Jet Li). But only by learning the true precepts of kung fu can Jason hope to succeed - and find a way to get back home.
In Theatres: April 18th, 2008
Rob Minkoff (dir.) Jackie Chan Jet Li Michael A. Angarano Crystal Liu Collin Chou
The Forbidden Kingdomหนังเป็นเรื่องราวของเด็กหนุ่มวัยรุ่น (Michael Angarano) จากโลกปัจจุบันที่ได้ไม้เท้าวิเศษแล้วถูกส่งมาอาณาจักรโบราณ ได้พบหลวงจีนใบ้ (Jet Li) และ ปรมาจารย์ด้านกังฟู (Jackie Chan) ทั้งหมดออกเดินทางนำไม้เท้าไปคืนให้พญาวานรที่ถูกคุมขังอยู่มารร้ายที่รับบทโดย Collin Chou (จาก The Matrix Reloaded)
BEST PICTURE Atonement Juno No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Michael Clayton
BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson : There Will Be Blood Ethan Coen, Joel Coen : No Country for Old Men Julian Schnabel : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Tony Gilroy : Michael Clayton Jason Reitman : Juno
BEST ACTOR George Clooney : Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis : There Will Be Blood Tommy Lee Jones : In the Valley of Elah Viggo Mortensen : Eastern Promises Johnny Depp : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
BEST ACTRESS Cate Blanchett : Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie : Away From Her Marion Cotillard : La Vie en Rose Laura Linney : The Savages Ellen Page : Juno
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Javier Bardem : No Country for Old Men Philip Seymour Hoffman : Charlie Wilson's War Hal Holbrook : Into the Wild Tom Wilkinson : Michael Clayton Casey Affleck : The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Atonement :Screenplay by Christopher Hampton There Will Be Blood :Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson Away From Her :Screenplay by Sarah Polley No Country for Old Men :Screenplay by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly :Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
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SOUND MIXING The Bourne Ultimatum No Country for Old Men Ratatouille 3:10 to Yuma Transformers
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