Jackie Chan & Jet Li work together for The Forbidden Kingdom

Lionsgate has boarded martial-arts actioner “The Forbidden Kingdom,” which pairs Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time on the bigscreen. Indie studio is planning a September 2008 domestic release. Director Rob Minkoff (”The Lion King,” “Stuart Little”) is set to begin lensing the pic in China on May 2 from a script by John Fusco. Action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, who has worked on films including “The Matrix” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” is creating the fight sequences.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li - two legendary martial arts superstars in one cool movie? This must be a dream come true for all Kung Fu fans.

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