The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
ActionAdventureFantasymartial artsbased on novel or booktemplelegendvillainesstime travelfistfightshaolineast asian leadmedievalwuxiawarrior
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Character
Unpretentious, classical in form, resolved and nostalgic.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Jackie ChanOld Hop / Lu Yan
- Jet LiThe Silent Monk / The Monkey King
- Michael AngaranoJason Tripitikas
- Liu YifeiGolden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
- Li BingbingNi Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch
- Collin ChouJade Warlord
- Morgan BenoitLupo
- Jack PosobiecSouthie
- Thomas McDonellYoung Southie
- Juana CollignonSouthie Girl
Crew
- Rob MinkoffDirector
- John FuscoWriter
- Peter Pau Tak-HaiDirector of Photography
- David BuckleyOriginal Music Composer
- Eric StrandEditor
- Casey SilverProducer
- Philip LeeProducer
- Scott FischerProducer
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