Tag Archive for ‘Jackie Chan’
Jackie Chan is NOT retiring from Action Films
A month ago it was reported that Jackie Chan, while at the Cannes Film Festival promoting his latest film Chinese Zodiac, made a public announcement that he would no longer be doing action films. His fans were shocked, saddened and (let’s face it) heartbroken. No more awesome to the extreme Jackie Chan stunts? No more brilliantly… Read More ›
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008): Jackie Chan & Jet Li Wow
Directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little 1 & 2) and written by John Fusco (Hidalgo, Young Guns 1 & 2), The Forbidden Kingdom has scored a couple of ‘firsts.’ It is the first time in cinema history that a western film company was allowed to film in China and use the Hengdian World Studios, Heng… Read More ›
Twins Effect (2003) AKA Vampire Effect: Pop Goes the Vampire
Co-directed by Dante Lam, Donnie Yen, and starring Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi (from the Cantopop group Twins), Ekin Cheng, Edison Chen (The US Grudge 2) and Jackie Chan (in a brilliant cameo). The film was made to capitalise on the Twins popularity. The Twins Effect is an action/adventure/comedy. While the two girls were the main draw for the film, Donnie Yen asked Jackie… Read More ›
