Actress Li Bingbing appointed as South Korea’s cultural ambassador
August 20, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Kung-fu blockbuster “The Forbidden Kingdom” has given Chinese actress Li Bingbing not only a solid international following, but also a historic honor.”
“On Wednesday, Li was appointed by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the country’s Cultural Ambassador in China. She will be named as the Promotional Ambassador for Seoul by the city mayor on Thursday, Sina.com.cn reported.”
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[CHINA] A “Forbidden Kingdom” sequel in the works?
May 7, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “The overwhelming box-office success of the action-adventure flick “The Forbidden Kingdom” has prompted its producers to shoot a sequel.”
“Sources from the film’s Chinese investor and distributor, Huayi Brothers, said Tuesday they will once again collaborate with Hollywood for part two of the Jackie Chan-Jet Li film, the Beijing Times reported.”
“The two action heroes will appear in the follow-up film, together with actress Li Bingbing, who made her major Hollywood debut with “Forbidden Kingdom.”
“The sequel is likely to feature a romance between Jet Li and Li Bingbing’s characters, the Beijing Times report says.”
[USA][SF] Sneak Preview screening of “THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM” on April 10th (RSVP by Monday April 7th)
April 7, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
LIONSGATE AND THE CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA (CAAM) INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO A SPECIAL ADVANCED SCREENING OF “THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM” Starring JACKIE CHAN and JET LI Thursday, April 10 7PM Sundance Kabuki Cinema 1881 Post Street
San Francisco, CA Stars Collin Chou and Liu Yifei will be joined by director Rob Minkoff and screenwriter John Fusco RSVP by Monday, April 7 @ 5PM to ForbiddenKingdomSF@thaweb.com or (415) 591-9632 WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER & AFFILIATION (CAAM) This invitation will not gain you admittance. You must RSVP. RSVPs will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
[HK] Jackie Chan and Jet Li promote “The Forbidden Kingdom”
March 19, 2008 by Dennis Amith · 1 Comment
CRIEnglish.com reported, “Two of China’s best-known action film stars, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, appeared together on Tuesday in Hong Kong to kick off promotions for their first collaboration, “The Forbidden Kingdom.”
“Director Rob Minkoff and female leads Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing also attended the press conference, the film’s first in Asia.”
“‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ is being heavily promoted as the first film starring both Jackie Chan and Jet Li, an opportunity Li said both he and longtime friend Chan had waited 15 years for. He said working together made them even closer, like brothers.”
[HK] Jet Li and Jackie Chan change script of movie to suit Western Audience
March 6, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
According to the Associated Press, “Jet Li said he has changed the script of his upcoming movie with fellow action star Jackie Chan to better suit Western tastes, an online news site reported Thursday.”"Li said “The Forbidden Kingdom” was conceived as a film about Chinese mythology’s monkey king and he thought the idea of a kung fu fighting monkey was too far-fetched for Western viewers, according to an interview transcript posted on the Chinese news Web site Sina.com.”
“Li said he altered the script, inspired by the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” to turn the story into a child’s dream about Chinese mythology. He said this would make characters with special powers like the monkey king more believable to a Western audience.”
“The West can’t accept a traditional interpretation of ‘Journey to the West.’ Westerners can understand Superman, Batman, but not this — a monkey that’s so dominating,” the actor was quoted as saying.
