History Trivia / TheForbiddenKingdom

* CastingGag: An unintended version with Creator/ShuichiIkeda, already the designated dub voice of Jet Li, [[spoiler:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam voicing]] [[CharClone a clone]].]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: From the primary cast, Liu Yifei was "who?" when the film came out - she just had her big breakthrough in China, and was totally unknown outside of it.

* BillingDisplacement - Neither the posters, nor the [[NeverTrustATrailer trailers]] ever mentioned Jason. The only hint that he was there ''at all'' was his appearance in fleeting images in early trailers, which only served to confuse people.

** Lui Yifei plays Golden Sparrow, and an IdenticalStranger in the closing BookEnd.

* ActorAllusion - Jackie Chan as the DrunkenMaster! Also, Creator/JetLi as a Shaolin monk!
** To the uninitiated, Film/DrunkenMaster was Chan's starmaking film, and Film/TheShaolinTemple was Jet Li's.

->And three weeks later, Michael Angarano could do a full split.

* DyeingForYourArt: Just like his character, Michael Angarano had to undergo TrainingFromHell. Though somewhat athletic, he did not know kung fu and had to learn it during the shooting of the movie. Some of the stuff went a little like this:

'''Michael Angarano:''' Wait, wha-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! IT HUURTS!!\\
And three weeks later, Michael Angarano could do a full split.

'''Michael Angarano:''' Wait, wha-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! IT HUURTS!!

** Creator/JetLi plays the monk [[spoiler:and the Monkey King. Justified, considering the monk is actually just one of the Monkey King's magical clones.]].
** Creator/JackieChan as Lu Yan [[spoiler: and Old Hop. Also justified, since they're actually the same person.]].

** To the uninitiated, DrunkenMaster was Chan's starmaking film, and TheShaolinTemple was Jet Li's.

* ActorAllusion - Jackie Chan as the DrunkenMaster! Also, JetLi as a Shaolin monk!

** JetLi plays the monk [[spoiler:and the Monkey King. Justified, considering the monk is actually just one of the Monkey King's magical clones.]].
** JackieChan as Lu Yan [[spoiler: and Old Hop. Also justified, since they're actually the same person.]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Jet Li, as the Monkey King, is a grinning, giggling trickster. This is precisely the opposite of [[TheStoic almost every other role of his.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: We don't need to say [[Creator/JackieChan which]] [[Creator/JetLi actors]] are in this movie.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the Japanese dub:
** [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Jason is]] [[Manga/BlackLagoon Rokuro Okajima]] and [[{{Manga/Gantz}} Kei Kurono]]
** Both [[HiroyaIshimaru Lu Yang]] and [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda The Silent Monk]] are [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] respectively. That make really HilariousInHindsight since, in the same way Creator/JackieChan and Creator/JetLi are the greatest exponents in their different kinds of kung-fu, both Japanese voice actors voiced two of the series who defined the Super Robot and Real Robot genres. You can see their performances right [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIXYQbAVHc4 here]].
** [[Creator/SanaeKobayashi Golden Sparrow is]] [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy/Nyuu]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: We don't need to say [[Creator/JackieChan which]] [[Creator/JetLi actors]] are in this movie.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the Japanese dub:
** [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Jason is]] [[Manga/BlackLagoon Rokuro Okajima]] and [[{{Manga/Gantz}} Kei Kurono]]
** Both [[HiroyaIshimaru Lu Yang]] and [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda The Silent Monk]] are [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] respectively. That make really HilariousInHindsight since, in the same way Creator/JackieChan and Creator/JetLi are the greatest exponents in their different kinds of kung-fu, both Japanese voice actors voiced two of the series who defined the Super Robot and Real Robot genres. You can see their performances right [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIXYQbAVHc4 here]].
** [[Creator/SanaeKobayashi Golden Sparrow is]] [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy/Nyuu]]

** [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Jason is]] [[Manga/BlackLagoon Rokuro Okajima]] and [[{{Gantz}} Kei Kurono]]

* CriticalDissonance: This received much better reception from critics than from audiences.

** Both [[HiroyaIshimaru Lu Yang]] and [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda The Silent Monk]] are [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] respectively. That make really HilariousInHindsight since, in the same way Creator/JackieChan and Creator/JetLi are the greatest exponents in their different kinds of kung-fu, both Japanese voice actors voiced two of the series who defined the Super Robot and Real Robot genres.

* HeyItsThatGuy: We don't need to say [[Creator/JackieChan which]] [[Creator/JetLi actors]] are in this movie.

** [[DaisukeNamikawa Jason is]] [[Manga/BlackLagoon Rokuro Okajima]] and [[{{Gantz}} Kei Kurono]]

** [[SanaeKobayashi Golden Sparrow is]] [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy/Nyuu]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: We don't need to say [[JackieChan which]] [[JetLi actors]] are in this movie.

** Both [[HiroyaIshimaru Lu Yang]] and [[ShuichiIkeda The Silent Monk]] are [[MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] respectively. That make really HilariousInHindsight since, in the same way JackieChan and JetLi are the greatest exponents in their different kinds of kung-fu, both Japanese voice actors voiced two of the series who defined the Super Robot and Real Robot genres.
** [[SanaeKobayashi Golden Sparrow is]] [[ElfenLied Lucy/Nyuu]]

** Both [[HiroyaIshimaru Lu Yang]] and [[ShuichiIkeda The Silent Monk]] are [[MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] respectively. That make really HilariousInHindsight since just like JackieChan and JetLi are the greatest exponents in their different kinds of kung-fu, both Japanese voice actors voiced two of the series who defined the Super Robot and Real Robot genres.

** [[DaisukeNamikawa Jason is]] [[BlackLagoon Rokuro Okajima]] and [[{{Gantz}} Kei Kurono]]