Jet Li says he and Jackie Chan are getting old and audiences
that view The Forbidden Kingdom should not expect too much
from the martial arts scenes.
"When Jackie Chan and I first wanted to work together 15 years
ago, our passion was at its peak. ... Our desire to succeed was
very strong," the 44-year-old Li told The Associated Press. "Now we
joke that when we watch the The Forbidden Kingdom our
combined age is 100." (Chan is 53.)
The martial arts stars come to grips and blows in The
Forbidden Kingdom, about an American teenager's fantasy
journey to ancient China to rescue a mythological Monkey King, but
Li warns:
"How intense are the battle scenes? My mentality is to not have
high expectations."
The film is tentatively scheduled for US release next
spring.
(Xinhua News Agency via agencies September 1, 2007)