The film is directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little movies).
The Forbidden Kindgom was earlier titled The J & J Project. The film is about an American teenager, who is obsessed with kung fu. He makes an extraordinary discovery -- in a pawnshop in a town in China -- a legendary weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King.
With the lost relic in hand, the teenager finds himself travelling to ancient China to join a crew of martial arts warriors to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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