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Screw Retirement. Jackie Chan Re-Affirms Shanghai 3, Rush Hour 4, Armour Of God 4…And Who's Counting?

For 60-ish Guinness world record-holding martial arts star and legendary action cinema mainstay Jackie Chan, any talk of retirement has always been suspect considering the workload he continues to mount for himself. The 2012 release of Chinese Zodiac ’12 – CZ12, followed by Police Story 2013 and the recent box office success of director Daniel Lee’s record period epic, Dragon Blade, are all prime examples of Chan‘s fortitude in what seems to be a non-ending growth in career, which has always left a daunting affect on any discussion regarding whether or not he would turn the page on doing films for good considering his age. Chan himself has spoken to the press in recent years about the subject with regard to the caliber and danger level of his signature action and stuntwork his career has become so known and celebrated for, and for his age it obviously makes sense that […]

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Production News On DRAGON BLADE, SKIPTRACE And CHINESE ZODIAC 2!

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It took a little bit more time to bring some veracity to the latest photos news regarding the current prodiction of action star Jackie Chan‘s new epic, Dragon Blade, which just wrapped filming at Hengdian World Studios and will continue shooting in parts of the Gobi Desert this week. On Sunday, long after previous reports mentioning actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody joining the cast, official news arrived via industry site Variety formally announcing the actors who, based on a story by Chan, will respectively play Lucius, a Roman general who leads a legion of soldiers into China and escapes treachery at the hands of power-hungry warlord Tiberius. Opposite Brody, Cusack joins Chan who will play a fallen Han Dynasty commander who escapes enslavement as the two embark on a journey to protect China’s borders and sovereignty. The production is also getting some new official pictorial support with character photos […]

Jackie Chan Talks RUSH HOUR 4

Lee B. Golden III

Multifaceted international action star, Guiness World Record holder and filmmaker Jackie Chan attended a press interview this past Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur to promote his newest film, Police Story 2013. It has been speculated that Chan was possibly nearing the end of his career as an action star while leaning toward an interest in more drama-oriented or musical roles. And while this is mostly true, Chan eventually clarified things back in October expressing the facts a little bit more to The Wall Street Journal‘s Don Steinberg regarding what some believed was his wish to retire from action in general. “No, I never said that!” he exclaimed. “I was in Cannes Film Festival and said ‘Chinese Zodiac’ is my last big action movie. All the media, they skipped the ‘big.’. Probably they misunderstand my English. Now I have to say that’s my last BIIIIG action movie. I’m still doing […]

CZ12 Gets A North American Release! Watch The New Trailer!

Lee B. Golden III

It took a bit of time, but we now have a trailer for AMC Amazing’s upcoming North American theatrical release of CZ12. Shortened by about 20 minutes, film is latest directorial project earning international action legend, co-writer/producer and director Jackie Chan two Guiness World Records, including “Most Stunts Performed By A Living Actor”, and “Most Credits In One Movie”. The film is also one of Chan‘s final performances in an action role before promoting his currently completed Police Story 2013 and moving onto non-action roles such as his next film, Skiptrace. Made as a pseudo-reboot to his previous Hong Kong classics, Armor Of God (1987) and Armor Of God 2: Operation Condor (1991), CZ12 was filmed early last year and saw its release in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines between December 2012 and January this year, ultimately becoming a huge box office success and earning the film an award […]