I have just been reading that there is a Jackie Chan/Jet Li collaboration in the works to be released next year. The Forbidden Kingdom is another movie based on the legend of the Monkey King. It is rumoured that Zhang Zi Yi will also star.
I've enjoyed other Monkey King movies, and most of the modern Chinese movies targeting the US (Crouching Tiger, Flying Daggers, Hero, Fearless) have actually been quite watchable.
So why do I have a bad feeling about this one? While I'm a fan of these actors individually, they have very different styles - I don't see a natural chemistry there. And in theory, considering the post-Fearless era, Jet Li won't be too focused on Kung Fu (rather, acting?).
We will see. In 2008.
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Watchable! I think they've been fantastic. I am a little biased though. I'm entirely satisfied by exoticism (is that a word?) and eye candy. Missed Curse of the Golden Flower at the cinema (curses, hehe) but will hopefully check it out in Asia where it is probably already widely available on DVD :)
Totally agree about the different styles. While I can appreciate Chan's movies I'm much keener on the wuxia.
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