The movie is about a teenager boy called Jason (played by Michael Angarano - “Seabiscuit,” “ Sky High,” “One Last Thing”) who's obsessed with Kung-fu movies, but his dreams soon become a reality when he stumbles upon a historical artefact while checking out pirate DVD's. He's transported through time to ancient China, where the age of martial arts was rife. There he meets Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and an imprisoned warrior known as the “Monkey King” (played by Jet Lee).

This has been a well anticipated movie moment for fans of both these amazing martial artist. When Jet Lee made a name for himself with the Once Upon A Time In China movies back in the early 90's, arguably it hailed him as the new Kung-Fu King. At the same time fans of Jackie Chan stood firmly behind their hero while still paying homage to Lee.

The Forbidden Kingdom has another added feature to it. Not only is Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) in charge of choreography, but this is the first time that he and Jackie Chan have worked together since the golden days of Snake In The Eagles Shadow and Drunken Master (directed by Yuen Woo Ping) which highlighted Chan's physical ability and boosted his career.

With Yuen at the helm of the action, it wouldn't surprise me if Michael Angarano gets a fighting part and pulls it off like Keanu Reeves from The Matrix. Let's hope that this movie will guarantee bums on seats and bring more fans to the world of martial arts. The UK release of the movie is yet to be confirmed.