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Chan And Knoxville Jump Leaps And Bounds In The New SKIPTRACE Teaser!

Anyone here wondering if action star Jackie Chan can keep doing what he does on screen needn’t look further than his participation this month at the Shanghai International Film Festival in lieu of Jackie Chan Action Movie Week…or, for all intents and purposes, the latest official teaser for Renny Harlin‘s globetrotting action romp, Skiptrace. This one appears to welcome much more international appeal with English dialogue by Chan and co-star Johnny Knoxville with actress Fan BingBing playing the niece who needs rescuing, and MMA beauty Eve Torres squeezing into the mix! SYNOPSIS: One of the last good cops around, Hong Kong detective Bennie Black (Chan) has been tracking dangerous crime boss Victor Wong for over a decade. When Bennie’s beautiful young niece Samantha (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with Wong’s crime syndicate, he must track down the one man who can help her: fast-talking, American gambler Connor Watts (Knoxville). Watts, […]

SKIPTRACE Fires A Dragon Through The Desert In The Latest Poster

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Make room on your plate for the next few years because action star Jackie Chan hasn’t gone away just yet. Kung Fu Yoga, Civilian, Rush Hour 4, Shanghai Dawn and STX Entertainment’s The Foreigner are all worth bearing in mind as the devout action cinema mainstay and newly established film school dean keeps his focus just about everywhere in relation to anything involving film, specifically nowadays with director Renny Harlin‘s globetrotting sleuth buddy comedy, Skiptrace, in post-production. The film is certainly another sizeable up in antee for a China-based Chan film production following Daniel Lee’s Dragon Blade, and though Chan may be getting older and unable to do a lot of what he used to, he always manages to find a way to deliver grand-scale impact which is always refreshing. Of course, the accidental death of veteran cinematographer Chan Kwok-hung off the coast of Lantau Island back in December can’t […]

Eve Torres Boards SKIPTRACE With Chan & Knoxville

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Probably one of the more known unknowns at this point is whether or not action icon Jackie Chan will be performing his usual assortment of big stunt feats for his current production, Skiptrace. He likely did it for his recently wrapped epic actioner, Dragon Blade, but with his newest film now already in production, the new film is adding some extra athletic muscle. Meet WWE Diva Eve Torres, wife of pioneering Gracie Jiu-Jitsu purveyor and instructor, Rener Gracie. Torres herself is an actress, model, dancer and martial artist who has already done some training before flying out to China for her newly cast role in Chan‘s film. She posted the following message on her blog: Hi Believers, I am SUPER excited to announce that I am off to Beijing, China for a sweet role in an upcoming film! I am totally thrilled because I will be working with one of […]

Chan’s Next, SKIPTRACE, Now Filming + Knoxville Replaces Scott

Lee B. Golden III

Fresh off of filming his forthcoming epic, Dragon Blade, action star Jackie Chan has since moved on to his personal labor of love as of late, the forthcoming production of the action comedy, Skiptrace. The actor is currently in Malaysia filming with The Legend Of Hercules helmer Renny Harlin who was announced to direct back in May following the departure of then-director Sam Fell. With production now underway as of last month, Deadline has the official word of another name change, this time for actor Johnny Knoxville (The Last Stand, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) now up for the role previously announced for actor Sean William Scott. The report also emphasizes the film’s tone will be similar to director Martin Brest’s 1988 award-winning comedy, Midnight Run. Chan will portray Bennie Black, a detective forced into an unlikely partnership with Connor Watts (Knoxville), a conman on the lam from the mob, as […]

SKIPTRACE Skips To A New Director + DRAGON BLADE Gets New Sales Art

Lee B. Golden III

You are forgiven if you were under the impression that international action star Jackie Chan had begun any principal photography yet on his newest crime comedy flick, Skiptrace. The film was supposed to begin shooting in January of last year with Chan starring and also producing, but apparently no updates have come about since then. This week however, that all changes with reports coming out of Cannes thatThe Legend Of Hercules helmer Renny Harlin will direct the film instead. Based on an original script written by Jay Longino, Chan joins actor Sean William Scott and actress Fan Bing Bing in a story centered on a Hong Kong detective on an epic mission to rescue his niece from a notorious crimeboss with the reluctant help of a fast talking American gambler on the run from the Mob. The screenplay was later revised by Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka, Geoff Moore, David Posmentier […]

Kellan Lutz Stars In The Newly Titled THE LEGEND OF HERCULES

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Following a recently settled lawsuit between Lionsgate and MGM, Summit Entertainment has since unveiled its newest retitling of director Renny Harlin‘s epic fantasy action adventure, Hercules: The Legend Begins, now rebranded as, The Legend Of Hercules. Releasing on January 10, 2014 in 2D and 3D as the first of two films (the other sepetately directed by Brett Ratner for MGM’s August release), The Legend Of Hercules stars Kellan Lutz, Scott Adkins and Gaia Weiss, with Liam McIntyre, Liam Garrigan, Johnathon Schaech, Roxanne McKee and Rade Serbedzija. The film is written by Daniel Gliat, and is produced by Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, Boaz Davidson and Harlin. SYNOPSIS: In the epic origin story THE LEGEND OF HERCULES, Kellan Lutz stars as the mythical Greek hero — the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man blessed with extraordinary strength. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his […]

Catch The Brand New Trailer For HERCULES: THE LEGEND BEGINS!

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The new trailer for director Renny Harlin‘s upcoming action epic, Hercules: The Legend Begins, made its world premiere online on Tuesday, with actor Kellan Lutz playing the titular role of the demigod who rises against the empire he once served. Written by Daniel Gliat, the film also stars Scott Adkins, Liam McIntyre, Liam Garrigan, Gaia Weiss, Johnathon Schaech, Roxanne McKee and Rade Serbedzija, and is produced by Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, Boaz Davidson and Harlin. Hercules: The Legend Begins is set for a January 10, 2014 2D and 3D release courtesy of Summit Entertainment. SYNOPSIS: In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been […]

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Kellan Lutz Begins His Legendary Tale As HERCULES This February!

Lee B. Golden III

Variety is reporting that Summit Entertainment (Lionsgate) has announced its acquisition of distribution rights for director Renny Harlin‘s large scale fantasy epic, Hercules: The Legend Begins for a February 7, 2014 2D and 3D release. The news follows the explosive premiere of the film’s extended trailer at New York City Comic Con, accompanied by a star-studded panel back in October, previously teased by the film’s lead actor, Kellan Lutz from the set of The Expendables 3 which releases this August. Written by Daniel Gliat, the film also stars Scott Adkins, Liam McIntyre, Liam Garrigan, Gaia Weiss, Joh nathon Schaech, Roxanne McKee and Rade Serbedzija, and is produced by Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, Boaz Davidson and Harlin. The film is executive produced by Avi Lerner, Trevor Short and John Thompson. SYNOPSIS: In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow […]