Although Bingbing Li is not featured as prominently in this Behind the Scenes look at The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) it is still interesting to not that Miss Li was not dubbed but in fact did all her lines which she learned phonetically. Pretty impressive!
For those people who may not have seen the movie (yet), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), is one martial art film worth watching. Starring Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Liu Yifei and (of course) Bingbing Li, it is one martial art film that has done well both in the United States as well as abroad. Due to its success the producers plan to move forward with a sequel where the relationship between Bingbing Li’s character, Ni Chang, and Jet Li’s character are in a relationship. Not much more is known about this sequel at this time.
According to Associated Press article date May 29th, 2008, Chinese stars have been spearheading their own efforts to help the victims in Sichuan. Lead by Jet Li, Bingbing Li, Andy Lau and other Chinese celebrities have been putting their hearts and souls into helping those in desperate need.
At a recent March event covered by, sohu.com, the cast and director for The Forbidden Kingdom showed up to talk about the film, Jackie Chan and Jet Li’s collaboration, and how the East is learning a lot through Hollywood’s production values. Throughout the event Jackie Chan was apparently cracking jokes with Jet Li.