I just realized that Michael Angarano is not the same person as Shia LaBeouf. No, just kidding, but I did just realize that he is to LaBeouf as Brian Cox is to Albert Finney, as Gary Busey is to Nick Nolte, as Skeet Ulrich is to Johnny Depp, etc. (for others see the Daily Doppel). Perhaps one day the two young actors will even get to star in a film together and it will be anticipated with the same excitement as The Forbidden Kingdom, which teams up for the first time Hong Kong superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Of course, I hope nobody has ever confused these two martial artists and do not mean to insinuate they are anything like each other’s doppelganger. In fact, they are such distinct and amazing performers in their own right, it’s almost too much to feature them both in this movie.
The last teaser trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom was pretty much a disappointment, as it focused almost entirely on Angarano’s character, an American teenager who magically winds up in ancient China. Sure, it’s alright for the little guy to be in the movie — he’s probably needed to water down the movie’s awesomeness, which is so extreme, what with Jackie Chan, Jet Li and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping on board, that it would probably make us all explode otherwise. With this new trailer, though, we get the whole story and a lot more of the real stars. Sure, it leads us to believe that Angarano is to become the next great kung fu master, and there’s a little more CGI than I like in a Jackie Chan movie (might as well get Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott), but it still looks hot.
The Forbidden Kingdom arrives in theaters April 18.
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