FAQ

If you read through the Trivia section, these two seem to imply a respect, and indeed, a liking for each other.

One example: According to Jackie Chan, when he and Jet Li shot their fight together, they found it relaxing and easy: "I have not worked with someone who I'm comfortable with, in terms of movements, rhythm, and natural reactions, in the last ten years. I have done many fight scenes with others, but there were usually more than ten takes, which is a waste of time, as the person may forget his moves and unnecessary injuries. When I fought with Jet, our actions were quick. We also didn't have to do the same stunt over twenty times."

The Forbidden Kingdom is based on a script by screenwriter John Fusco and martial artist and principal actor Jet Li. However, the character of Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) comes from Journey to the West, a novel by Ming Dynasty novelist and poet Wu Cheng'en [c.1500-1582]. Jason Tripitikas' last name is derived from "Tripitaka", the monk whom the Monkey King accompanied.The white-haired witch Ni Chang is an established character from Ronny Yu's The Bride with White Hair (1993) [The Bride with the White Hair aka The White-Haired Demoness] (1993) and is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Chinese writer Chen Wentong (pen name: Yusheng Liang).

That is explained in Yusheng Liang's (1958) novel The Bride with the White Hair. Her hair turns white overnight after her spineless boyfriend Zhuo Yihang breaks her heart.

Yes. A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box (1995) [A Chinese Odyssey] (1994) and A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella (1995) [A Chinese Odyssey 2] feature the Monkey King, both times played by Hong Kong actor and martial artist Stephen Chow. The character also shows up in the animated film Lotus Lantern (1999) [Lotus Lantern] (1999), in which he is voiced by Chinese actor Peisi Chen, and in The Monkey King (2001) (2001).