Jackie Chan, Jet Li unite for Monkey King tale – Arts & Entertainment

www.cbc.ca — More details have been released about the rumored pairing of China's top martial arts exports - Jackie Chan and Jet Li. The new movie will feature the cinematography of Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and choreography from famed Matrix/Kill Bill/CT,HD guy - Yuen Woo Ping.

The story will weave bits of the Chinese classic, The Journey West, with a modern spin. IMDb's listing has Chan as the monk and Li as Sun Wukong - lets hope there's a kickass fight scene between the two.

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sunwukong 4 years 41 weeks ago

wells there wouldnt be any fight between them because their on the same team and in fact the monk not suppose to know how to fight.....

Ryan 4 years 40 weeks ago

Bah... it's a movie... it's Jackie Chan and Jet Li... there's gotta be a fight scene between them!

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