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The First King
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Details
Release Date: Unknown; that will depend upon when filming is eventually scheduled to start.
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Company: Silver Pictures (Dungeons & Dragons, Romeo Must Die, The Matrix) (Jet Li is also producing)
Cast: Jet Li (The First King); other cast not announced yet.
Director: Not announced yet.
Screenwriter: Patrick Massett, John Zinman (writing team of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)
Based Upon: In addition to being based upon the first King of China, this project started with a story idea by Jet Li, who is starring in another movie about the first Emperor, Hero.
Premise: The first King of China (Li) and his royal court are brought back to life in modern times in this action roller-coaster ride that is compared to The Mummy and Indiana Jones. (source: Variety, 4/17/00)
Genre: Action, Eye Candy, Historical
Filming:
6/14/00 - Production is scheduled to start sometime in 2001, after Jet Li wraps up Kiss of the Dragon, The Green Hornet, and The Matrix Reloaded. Given how loaded that schedule is, it's conceivable this film could be pushed back to a 2002 start. (10/4/00) Yes, that's almost certainly going to be the case. Two new factors have come in. Li has signed on to do The One next after Kiss of the Dragon, and there's the expected SAG strike in mid-2001 that would push lots of things back a bit. There's no word yet on where this project fits into all this.
Read about the First King:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Status: In Development
News
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