Posted: Fri., Feb. 15, 2008, 5:06pm PT

Maple taps 'Forbidden' rights

Production co. to distribute Jackie Chan pic

MONTREAL -- Maple Pictures has snared Canadian rights to Jackie Chan and Jet Li starrer "The Forbidden Kingdom," Maple co-prexies Brad Pelman and Laurie May said Friday.

Helmer Rob Minkoff's China-shot pic features the choreography of Wo Ping ("The Matrix," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon").

The deal was negotiated by Laurie May from Toronto-based Maple Pictures and Erick Feitshans from Magnetik, a division of Relativity Media. The pic will be released April 18 across North America.

 


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