PANDA PLAN Revealed In Tokyo As Next Jackie Chan Action Adventure
Panda Plan is the name of the next Jackie Chan headlining action adventure, previously touted in August as “Project P” following suit from the actor’s rollicking 1983 Golden Harvest hit, Project A, and its 1987 sequel.
Panda Plan sees Chan in the role of a version of himself – an international action star forced to get involved in a daring rescue mission when a Middle Eastern tycoon hatches a plan to kidnap baby pandas from China zoo, including a rare panda with a dark circle around just one eye. Film details were announced reportedly on the final day of TIFFCOM content market ahead of the next AFM in Los Angeles this week.
The film is reportedly aiming for a release in the new year, as is Chan’s latest reunion with Stanley Tong for A Legend, a sequel to 2005’s The Myth; The actor is also tapped to produce and star in New Police Story 2, reuniting with Nicholas Tse on screen and who is also directing.
Mainland filmmaker Zhang Luan is directing Panda Plan, joining Chan with actors Shi Ce, Wei Xiang, and Han Yanbo among the cast. Mandarin Motion Pictures, the film’s international sales rep at the upcoming AFM, is producing along with Wishart Media Co., and has revealed a first look at Chan which you can view below.
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