[UPDATED] Viral DRAGON BLADE Set Photo Shows Chan In Costume
In the weeks since Cannes, news regarding international action hero and Interpol’s crime fighting ambassador, Jackie Chan‘s latest film, Dragon Blade, have been slowly pouring in, with Black Mask helmer Daniel Lee directing from his own script, inspired by a long-developed story concept by Chan, which centers on a fallen Han Dynasty commander who crosses paths with a Roman general, whereupon they venture through the Western Desert on a thrilling adventure. The film, which joins Chan with actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody (discounting earlier mentions of Mel Gibson), has also reportedly broken records since last month pertaining to its ¥2 billion budget, as well as its record sales activity during Cannes where Chan made other headlines for separate films as well.
UPDATE: Correspondence with fellow film writer and Asian cinema enthusiast Asian Film Strike offers a small collage of at least two viral set pics of Chan in costume, which may or may not coincide with the photo above, but are legitimate nonetheless. Take a look:
@FCSyndicate I think it might just be a hastily put together Cannes promo poster. This looks more legit : pic.twitter.com/fQKA1Q8I9M
— Asian Film Strike (@AsianFilmStrike) June 13, 2014
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June 14, 2014 @ 9:52 am
Couple of things:
Thanks for the mention :).
The script is Daniel Lee's but it is based on a story concept by Jackie Chan that he has been developing and researching for some time.
The photo of Jackie is a fake and first appeared on a fan page on VK.com as a PS creation.
June 14, 2014 @ 11:20 am
Thanks for the deets SCB! I hate it when the internet does this sort of thing to me. Photoshop is the devil. Lol