Posted in jet li, tagged academy, jet li on June 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
We’ve semi-retired the blog, but this news is so great we had to post!
Sacha Baron Cohen, Marion Cotillard, Ruby Dee and Jet Li have been invited to join Hollywood’s most exclusive club — the group that hands out the Academy Awards.
They were among 105 actors, filmmakers, executives and others in the movie business who were asked to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the Academy will give Jet an Oscar already!
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Media, tagged gag reel, interviews, jackie chan, jet li on May 2, 2008| 1 Comment »
Will Jackie really fire you if you don’t laugh at his jokes? Is Jet Li hiding something?? Who does Chris Tucker like more? Find out at after the cut!
Posted in casey silver, Collin Chou, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, Li Bing Bing, Media, Michael Angarano, Rob Minkoff, Uncategorized, Yifei Liu, Yuen Woo Ping, tagged casey silver, Collin Chou, forbidden kingdom, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, li bingbing, Michael Angarano, movie, Peter Pau, photos, pics, Rob Minkoff, Yuen Woo Ping on May 1, 2008| 4 Comments »
Having seen the film now a couple times, even we realize it’s time to start winding down Forbidden Kingdom-watch 2008. But to make it a party, we pooled our resources and searched far and wide, in all our favorite message boards and sites, for new pics… And hold onto your hats, we found a ton!
Take a peek under the cut… (WARNING: PHOTO HEAVY POST!)
Posted in jet li, tagged birthday, jet li on April 26, 2008| 6 Comments »
The great Jet Li is 45 today. Bless!
With thanks to Jackie Chan.com for the first shot and Jetli.com for the second! Great Jet clips under the cut…
Posted in interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Movie news, Peter Pau, Yifei Liu, tagged interviews, jackie chan, li bingbing, Peter Pau, photos, Yifei Liu on April 25, 2008| 3 Comments »
Star News Online posted a profile and interview of the fascinating Li Bingbing in which she talks about the movie and her co-stars, as well as the origins of her character and seminal performance by Brigitte Lin in Bride With White Hair…
Also, a new photo shoot showing the stars of the film in full glamour mode! More after the cut…
Posted in interviews, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, Media, Movie news, Reviews, tagged forbidden kingdom, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, twitch on April 24, 2008| Leave a Comment »
John Fusco, the screenwriter of The Forbidden Kingdom, wrote an article for Kung Fu Magazine that chronicles the production from the unique point of view of someone who was there. Also in today’s update, the great movie site Twitch Film has posted a cinematic itinerary of Jackie and Jet movies for newcomers to the kung fu superstars! Also, a new Forbidden Kingdom photo gallery from Jackie Chan!!
Read more after the cut…
Posted in Collin Chou, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Michael Angarano, Movie news, Uncategorized, Yifei Liu, tagged Collin Chou, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, li bingbing, Michael Angarano, press conference, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu on April 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
New junket interviews have found their way to youtube and Jetli.com has more cool Asian press conference mashups!
Take a look under the cut…
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, tagged anti-piracy, jackie chan, jet li, li bingbing, madame toussauds, singing, the one foundation on April 22, 2008| 6 Comments »
Read about the extracurricular activities of Jackie, Jet and Li Bingbing, Forbidden Kingdom’s fierce White Haired Witch, after the cut!
Posted in interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Media, Movie news, Reviews, tagged forbidden kingdom, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Reviews on April 22, 2008| 1 Comment »
Today’s update starts with a really funny video review, but also a new interview from the Star Online and more after the cut!
Posted in Collin Chou, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, Media, Movie news, Peter Pau, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, Yuen Woo Ping, tagged behind the scenes, footage, forbidden kingdom, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, John Fusco, Michael Angarano, Peter Pau, Rob Minkoff on April 21, 2008| 1 Comment »
Today’s post continues the theme of yesterday, but cranked up to 11! Movieweb has posted a ton of new behind the scenes video, including yesterday’s video but with sound, two more behind the scenes videos, and interviews with director Rob Minkoff, cinematographer Peter Pau, screenwriter John Fusco and Michael Angarano.
See the links after the cut…
Posted in interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Media, Michael Angarano, Movie news, tagged forbidden kingdom, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Michael Angarano, visual effects on April 19, 2008| 2 Comments »
We’re still amped from last night but we’re going again tonight and will post a review after the second viewing. Even knowing as much as we know about it, as soon as I walked out of the theater I said to my co-blogger that I needed to see it again to soak it in again! But while the movie has opened, the news hasn’t stopped flying across the nets!
In this installment, Michael Angarano in the LA Times, a look behind the scenes at the vis fx, more from Jackie and Jet, and Jackie’s five favorite flicks!! Plus, Kung Fu Cinema weighs in with a review and a Yifei Liu speaks! All after the cut…
Posted in Collin Chou, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, tagged Collin Chou, forbidden kingdom, interviews, morgan benoit, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu on April 18, 2008| 7 Comments »
Today’s the day! The Forbidden Kingdom opens on 3,151 screens across North America, and opened in Thailand, Russia, Philippines and Singapore yesterday! If you’ve seen the movie, let us know what you thought in the comments section of this post! We’re seeing it tonight after a Shaw Brothers marathon!!!!
In the meantime, stories are still breaking from the junket and other sources. We’ve got profiles of cast members Yifei Liu, Collin Chou, Morgan Benoit and director Rob Minkoff under the cut, and keep checking the Reviews section since we’ll be updating it as reviews roll in!
Update: Aint It Cool News’ Quint talks to Jackie Chan! And Reelz Channel talks to Collin Chou!
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Media, Movie news, Rob Minkoff, tagged dodgers, forbidden kingdom, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, mockumentary, Rob Minkoff, yao ming on April 18, 2008| 1 Comment »
With The Forbidden Kingdom opening tomorrow, some great stuff is showing up all over the interwebs! Jackie and Jet goofing on each other, Jackie with Yao Ming, throwing the first pitch and a great new interview story, all after the cut!
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Movie news, Yifei Liu, tagged crystal kung minkoff, forbidden kingdom, jackie chan, jane li, jet li, li bingbing, ping, premiere, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, yuen woo on April 16, 2008| 15 Comments »
Thanks to ‘firdonyt’ for pointing us to this snap from the Beijing premiere of The Forbidden Kingdom!!
On the red carpet: (left to right) Jet Li, his daughter(Jane), Jackie Chan, Yifei Liu and Bingbing Li
Lots more coverage from the ‘Gongfuzhiwang’ premiere after the cut!
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Movie news, Rob Minkoff, tagged beijing, forbidden kingdom, hong kong, jackie chan, jet li, li bingbing, premiere, press conference, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, Yuen Woo Ping on April 16, 2008| 4 Comments »
Photo credit: CRIENGLISH.com/ Xu Liuliu
It’s early morning three days out and tonight, The Forbidden Kingdom will make its world premiere in Beijing! Two stories have hit the nets from Hong Kong and Beijing events. Plus, reviews will be added as they break to the Reviews section, and we’ll be on the hunt for youtubes from Jackie’s Craig Ferguson appearance!
The media blitz continues under the fold…
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, tagged interview, jackie chan, jet li, li bingbing, Michael Angarano, press conference, Rob Minkoff, Yifei Liu, Yuen Woo Ping on April 15, 2008| Leave a Comment »
After yesterday’s epic blog of breaking media reports, we will be doing that again today. Click under the cut to see interviews, new pics from the Beijing press conference for the movie and more!
Another interview, info about the effects and Genesis camera, and international TV spots in the update of the day (and check the Reviews section for new additions)!
Posted in Collin Chou, jackie chan, jet li, Media, Yifei Liu, tagged forbidden kingdom, interviews, jackie chan, jet li, Reviews, the warlords on April 13, 2008| 4 Comments »
Reviews are leaking out and also stories from the junkets that have been happening over the past few days! Also, Jet Li wins Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards!
Details and links under the cut!
Posted in jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Movie news, tagged film clips, forbidden kingdom on April 12, 2008| 1 Comment »
We previously linked to Blackfilm’s interview bites from Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Turns out Blackfilm is also hosting seven new clips, which give much better, longer and more complete looks at scenes in the film than what’s surfaced on youtube – Lu Yan’s funny introduction to Jason, a full sequence from the teahouse battle, long takes of Silent Monk versus Drunken Immortal, the full cherry blossom fight, orphan versus white witch and monk versus warlord! See them all under the cut!
Posted in jet li, Media, Movie news, tagged forbidden kingdom, jet li, journey to the west, Monkey King, pics, sun wu kong, yesasia on April 11, 2008| 16 Comments »
The specter at the heart of the epic journey of The Forbidden Kingdom is Sun Wu Kong, the legendary Monkey King, imprisoned by the Jade Warlord.
It’s a story every child in East Asia knows. The bodhisattva Guan Yin sends Tang Dynasty monk Tripitaka on an epic journey west to bring the Buddhist scriptures from India to China. Three supernatural guardians protect him along the way: Friar Sand; Pigsy; and, of course, the one-and-only Monkey King, Sun Wu Kong, the self-proclaimed “Great Sage Equal to Heaven”.
Read more … and find a special surprise (SPOILER ALERT!) below the cut…
Posted in casey silver, jackie chan, jet li, Li Bing Bing, Media, Movie news, tagged clips, forbidden kingdom, screenings, stills on April 11, 2008| 1 Comment »
Thanks to everyone who has written in with your reactions to the screenings that have been happening. It sounds like you all had a lot of fun. There’s still a few more (read about them here ), so if you go to one of these, be sure to let us know what you thought in the comments or by shooting us an email!
Now, onto the clip! Two new ones have slammed onto the webs — one showing another glimpse of the Jet and Jackie throwdown, and the other a scene showing Ni Chang, the White Haired Bounty Hunter, throwing down some moves against Jason, the Seeker.
See these clips, and two new shots of the fierce White Haired one under the cut…
Silent Monkeys 