Emily and I have been invited to the world premiere of the new Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie on Monday evening! The film's writer and one of its stars are Vermonters and for some odd scheduling reason, this special Vermont showing is actually predating the official premiere in Bejing, so it's technically the world premiere of the film. According to Seven Days...The Forbidden Kingdom has its roots in Fusco’s lifelong love of martial arts and the Chinese folklore and iconography that inform them. When his young son showed a similar bent, he says, he found himself wondering, “What would be the best way to get him really interested in that level of it, so he’s not just another taekwondo kid? I created a time-travel story for him, where a young guy goes back into this world, the world of the martial heroes and, in order to complete the hero’s journey quest, has to learn the deeper precepts of kung fu.”
I happen to have a meeting scheduled with one of the owners of the Majestic on Monday evening and in an email he said, "why don't you stick around for the premiere?" So I will! W00t!