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DRAGON BLADE Shines Warrior Gold With New Character Posters!
In 48BC, during the Han Dynasty, Roman general Lucius (John Cusack) crosses into China after being accused of treason. In the Gobi Desert, he fights and then befriends Huo An (Jackie Chan), a once high-ranking commander, who has been framed by corrupt court officials and forced into slavery. The encounter ignites a thrilling piece of history that has never before been told.
Eve Torres Boards SKIPTRACE With Chan & Knoxville
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.
Production News On DRAGON BLADE, SKIPTRACE And CHINESE ZODIAC 2!
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.
SKIPTRACE Skips To A New Director + DRAGON BLADE Gets New Sales Art
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Chan And Gibson Board Daniel Lee's DRAGON BLADE
While legendary action thespian Jackie Chan prepares to debut his latest musical labor of love in the form of new boyband JJCC, the actor is also on his way to the production of a brand new period action flick titled Dragon Blade. The film will mark Chan‘s first time on the big screen with Hollywood actor Mel Gibson after the two were rumored in earlier reports last year as possible choices to appear together in director Patrick Hughes’ upcoming blockbuster release, The Expendables 3, before the latter of the two was solely confirmed.
Directed by Black Mask and 14 Blades helmer Daniel Lee, Dragon Blade will see Chan portraying a Chinese hero who forges a partnership with a Roman legion commander, played by Gibson, to save the world from a greater, ultimate evil. No other details are available for the film which will likely release in 2015.
Chan is currently working on his next big film adventure with co-star Sean William Scott in next year’s release of Skiptrace from director Sam Fell. Gibson will make his next appearance in The Expendables 3 in theaters nationwide on August 15, 2014.
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Jackie Chan Talks RUSH HOUR 4
While it’s nice to know that Chan and Tucker are just a few steps closer to doing this particular movie than Chan with any of the titles mentioned two paragraphs earlier, time is always an issue, and anything can happen between now and the next several years as Chan maintains his focus on his next three stated projects, Skiptrace, DragonBlade, and another big action movie which he adamantly says he would be the one producing, directing and choreographing. And if that wasn’t enough, Chan also says he plans on starting his own action academy to personally instruct all action and stunt actors and pass down his knowledge to future generations of martial arts screenfighters.