Leading Taiwan actor Kai Ko was seriously injured by a camera-carrying drone while filming Mandarin-language fantasy series “Agent From Above.” The show is set to play on Netflix.
The incident happened on Dec. 27, 2022, but was first reported this week by Taiwan’s United Daily News. It has subsequently been confirmed by the producers. They told Variety that production has resumed, but said that Ko (aka Ko Chen-tung) has not yet returned to work.
Ko’s manager told Taiwan media that the star had suffered “serious disfigurement” after he was hit in the face, close to his cheekbone. The manager said that he required 20-30 stitches.
The fantasy drama is produced by Singapore’s mm2 Asia and Taiwan’s Good Films Production.
“Kai Ko was involved in a drone accident during the production of ‘Agent From Above’ on 27 December 2022. The shoot was operating within standard safety guidelines. The drone’s propeller...
The incident happened on Dec. 27, 2022, but was first reported this week by Taiwan’s United Daily News. It has subsequently been confirmed by the producers. They told Variety that production has resumed, but said that Ko (aka Ko Chen-tung) has not yet returned to work.
Ko’s manager told Taiwan media that the star had suffered “serious disfigurement” after he was hit in the face, close to his cheekbone. The manager said that he required 20-30 stitches.
The fantasy drama is produced by Singapore’s mm2 Asia and Taiwan’s Good Films Production.
“Kai Ko was involved in a drone accident during the production of ‘Agent From Above’ on 27 December 2022. The shoot was operating within standard safety guidelines. The drone’s propeller...
- 1/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The Chinese government’s crackdown on the tech and entertainment sectors has now turned to “sissy idols,” “effeminate men” and all things “overly entertaining.”
The measures were sketched out in an eight-point plan on Thursday by the National Radio and Television Administration. It called for “further regulation of arts and entertainment shows and related personnel.”
Announcing the measures, the Communist Party of China’s propaganda department accused some in the entertainment industry of bad influence on the young and of “severely polluting the social atmosphere.”
One of the eight sections to one one “boycotting being overly entertaining” explained a need to put more emphasis on “traditional Chinese culture, revolution culture and socialist culture.” It said that authorities will establish a “correct beauty standard,” and boycott vulgar internet celebrities.
It also called for Chinese media to spread more positive values, and for trade associations in the television and internet entertainment sectors...
The measures were sketched out in an eight-point plan on Thursday by the National Radio and Television Administration. It called for “further regulation of arts and entertainment shows and related personnel.”
Announcing the measures, the Communist Party of China’s propaganda department accused some in the entertainment industry of bad influence on the young and of “severely polluting the social atmosphere.”
One of the eight sections to one one “boycotting being overly entertaining” explained a need to put more emphasis on “traditional Chinese culture, revolution culture and socialist culture.” It said that authorities will establish a “correct beauty standard,” and boycott vulgar internet celebrities.
It also called for Chinese media to spread more positive values, and for trade associations in the television and internet entertainment sectors...
- 9/3/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Actor Kai Ko, the mournful star of Un Certain Regard film “Moneyboys,” declined to jump the queue for vaccinations in his native Taiwan, and so couldn’t walk the red carpet in person at Cannes this year.
Nevertheless, his performance in first-time director C.B. Yi’s exploration of Chinese hustlers balancing the pressures of love, family and financial stability has cemented him as formidable talent to watch.
The film will likely prove a helpful boost to his now decade-long career, which was derailed despite a rapid rise after an infamous 2014 marijuana bust in Beijing alongside Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan.
Ko points out that he never intended his subsequent break with entertainment world to last. “I never left! I took a break for a while, but I don’t know why people keep using the phrase ‘comeback,’” he said. Taiwan is too small a market for actors to...
Nevertheless, his performance in first-time director C.B. Yi’s exploration of Chinese hustlers balancing the pressures of love, family and financial stability has cemented him as formidable talent to watch.
The film will likely prove a helpful boost to his now decade-long career, which was derailed despite a rapid rise after an infamous 2014 marijuana bust in Beijing alongside Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan.
Ko points out that he never intended his subsequent break with entertainment world to last. “I never left! I took a break for a while, but I don’t know why people keep using the phrase ‘comeback,’” he said. Taiwan is too small a market for actors to...
- 7/16/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Beijing’s city government reviewed a new anti-drug bill tightening oversight of celebrity drug use on Wednesday, the country’s latest attempt to codify its unspoken practice of banning entertainers with drug history.
The bill was discussed at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the municipal People’s Congress, the city’s top legislative body. China’s congresses are mostly rubber-stamp entities, so the draft bill will almost certainly go through.
This year, which marks the politically sensitive 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese authorities have stressed that entertainers and celebrities with the power to sway public opinion should keep up the right politics and conduct, should they wish to remain in the public eye.
“Films, radio and TV programs, and other types of literary and artistic works are important vehicles for spreading exemplary socialist culture and guiding the public towards the practice of socialist core values,...
The bill was discussed at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the municipal People’s Congress, the city’s top legislative body. China’s congresses are mostly rubber-stamp entities, so the draft bill will almost certainly go through.
This year, which marks the politically sensitive 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese authorities have stressed that entertainers and celebrities with the power to sway public opinion should keep up the right politics and conduct, should they wish to remain in the public eye.
“Films, radio and TV programs, and other types of literary and artistic works are important vehicles for spreading exemplary socialist culture and guiding the public towards the practice of socialist core values,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Disney has been killing it with live-action remakes of their beloved animated movie catalog. While the upcoming Mulan might look like yet another relatively straight adaptation of a previous animated film, it’s not quite the same. Mulan, in 1998 and now, is based on an ancient Chinese legend. Not a fairy tale. Her story was commonly known across Asia long before Disney’s animated feature, and it’s that story (as much as the animated feature) that makes up the inspiration for the new film.
When it was announced that the new live-action film would not include the songs or her mini-dragon sidekick Mushu, fans of the “original” were disappointed. But Disney is hoping for an international blockbuster, especially in that lucrative Chinese film market, and many Asian fans were relieved to hear of the planned changes. In China, Disney’s first Mulan feature flopped because audiences saw it as...
When it was announced that the new live-action film would not include the songs or her mini-dragon sidekick Mushu, fans of the “original” were disappointed. But Disney is hoping for an international blockbuster, especially in that lucrative Chinese film market, and many Asian fans were relieved to hear of the planned changes. In China, Disney’s first Mulan feature flopped because audiences saw it as...
- 9/3/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
The 1998 animated Disney’s Mulan introduced many in Western audiences to the legend of a young Chinese woman who disguised herself as a man to fight against an invading army. But the legend of Mulan had been around a lot longer—the first transcription of the story appears in the sixth century, and the earliest film version appeared in 1927. If you just can’t get enough of Mulan, check out these other versions of her story.
The Ballad of Mulan (1998)
While this picture book is geared at a young audience, it’s notable because it includes the text of one of the early poem versions in the untranslated Chinese, alongside a prose translation by author-illustrator Song Nan Zhang. It also came out the same year as Disney’s animated feature, which means young readers could have picked it up around the same time they saw the film on the big screen.
The Ballad of Mulan (1998)
While this picture book is geared at a young audience, it’s notable because it includes the text of one of the early poem versions in the untranslated Chinese, alongside a prose translation by author-illustrator Song Nan Zhang. It also came out the same year as Disney’s animated feature, which means young readers could have picked it up around the same time they saw the film on the big screen.
- 9/3/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
British Hollywood director Simon West has been ordered by a Beijing tribunal to return $200,000 in directors fees to Chinese firm Hongmaisui Hms Entertainment in a legal dispute over an unmade 2014 film.
Hms filed the case with the Beijing Arbitration Commission back in 2016, after the production was derailed by difficulties in procuring a visa for West that left him unable to enter China for pre-production at the scheduled time. The commission issued its award decision in December 2019.
As of late July, however, West — who is best known for U.S. action films like “Con Air” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” — has yet to pay the determined sum and has stopped communicating on the matter, the Hms side says.
On Tuesday, the company officially filed an arbitration petition in Los Angeles to get the American legal system to recognize the Chinese decision, allowing them to pursue and collect on West’s U.
Hms filed the case with the Beijing Arbitration Commission back in 2016, after the production was derailed by difficulties in procuring a visa for West that left him unable to enter China for pre-production at the scheduled time. The commission issued its award decision in December 2019.
As of late July, however, West — who is best known for U.S. action films like “Con Air” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” — has yet to pay the determined sum and has stopped communicating on the matter, the Hms side says.
On Tuesday, the company officially filed an arbitration petition in Los Angeles to get the American legal system to recognize the Chinese decision, allowing them to pursue and collect on West’s U.
- 7/22/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The upcoming Chinese period drama “The Diary”, written, produced and directed by Jackie Chan is expected to be released in autumn 2020.
About the soundtrack:
American composer Nathan Wang and French composer Alan Tyler will curate the score for “The Diary”. The film will also contain original soundtracks. Nathan Wang has already worked several times with Jackie Chan in movies including: “Rumble in the Bronx”, “Who Am I”, “First Strike” or the upcoming “Vanguars”. Alan Tyler is a French composer who works in Los Angeles; he contributed to the music of films and TV like “Curb your Enthusiasm” and “Nurses”, and more recently on Jackie Chan’s production “Project X-Traction” (Sparkle Roll Media). Jackie Chan has chosen the composers himself and in addition to the main theme, the director/actor will sing for the movie’s soundtrack
About the movie:
“The Diary” will be a musical drama set in China and Europe during the 1930s.
About the soundtrack:
American composer Nathan Wang and French composer Alan Tyler will curate the score for “The Diary”. The film will also contain original soundtracks. Nathan Wang has already worked several times with Jackie Chan in movies including: “Rumble in the Bronx”, “Who Am I”, “First Strike” or the upcoming “Vanguars”. Alan Tyler is a French composer who works in Los Angeles; he contributed to the music of films and TV like “Curb your Enthusiasm” and “Nurses”, and more recently on Jackie Chan’s production “Project X-Traction” (Sparkle Roll Media). Jackie Chan has chosen the composers himself and in addition to the main theme, the director/actor will sing for the movie’s soundtrack
About the movie:
“The Diary” will be a musical drama set in China and Europe during the 1930s.
- 4/25/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Railroad Tigers Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 20th From Well Go USA Entertainment
Hong Kong’s cheeky, lovable and best-known film star Jackie Chan (Rush Hour franchise) reunites with Director Ding Sheng (Little Big Soldier) for a third time withRAILROAD Tigers, debuting on digital May 9 and on Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD June 20from Well Go USA Entertainment. With his patented blend of martial arts action and comedy, Chan plays a railroad worker in 1941 China who leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor. The action-packed Railroad Tigers also stars Huang Zitao (Edge of Innocence), Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan (1911), Wang Kai (The Golden Era), Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (Ip Man), Ping Sang (Saving Mr. Wu), Alan Ng (Young Bruce Lee) and Darren Wang (Our Times). Railroad Tigers comes loaded with bonus materials, including five behind-the-scenes featurettes that highlight “The Characters,...
Hong Kong’s cheeky, lovable and best-known film star Jackie Chan (Rush Hour franchise) reunites with Director Ding Sheng (Little Big Soldier) for a third time withRAILROAD Tigers, debuting on digital May 9 and on Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD June 20from Well Go USA Entertainment. With his patented blend of martial arts action and comedy, Chan plays a railroad worker in 1941 China who leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor. The action-packed Railroad Tigers also stars Huang Zitao (Edge of Innocence), Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan (1911), Wang Kai (The Golden Era), Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (Ip Man), Ping Sang (Saving Mr. Wu), Alan Ng (Young Bruce Lee) and Darren Wang (Our Times). Railroad Tigers comes loaded with bonus materials, including five behind-the-scenes featurettes that highlight “The Characters,...
- 6/2/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Wu Jing | Written by Benny Chan, Melody Lui, Rams Ling | Directed by Benny Chan
The paths of a renegade cop (Tse), a rookie police officer (Chan) and a veteran detective (Yue) converge with explosive results, as they each take on their most deadly assignment to date: the arrest of Hong Kong’s most lethal mercenary gang and their ruthless leader, played by Kung Fu impresario Wu Jing. The city becomes a battleground, as both sides break all the rules to defy each other in the ultimate fight for survival, justice and revenge!
Director Benny Chan has made some of the best action-packed police dramas in modern Eastern cinema – Man Wanted, Big Bullet, Gen-x Cops, and the superb New Police Story. With Invisible Target he re-teams with Nicholas Tse for what may be his most gloriously over-the-top, action-filled extravangza ever! And like New Police Story,...
The paths of a renegade cop (Tse), a rookie police officer (Chan) and a veteran detective (Yue) converge with explosive results, as they each take on their most deadly assignment to date: the arrest of Hong Kong’s most lethal mercenary gang and their ruthless leader, played by Kung Fu impresario Wu Jing. The city becomes a battleground, as both sides break all the rules to defy each other in the ultimate fight for survival, justice and revenge!
Director Benny Chan has made some of the best action-packed police dramas in modern Eastern cinema – Man Wanted, Big Bullet, Gen-x Cops, and the superb New Police Story. With Invisible Target he re-teams with Nicholas Tse for what may be his most gloriously over-the-top, action-filled extravangza ever! And like New Police Story,...
- 1/22/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If you could use a good hearty laugh that comes from the gut, watch Well Go USA’s Railroad Tigers starring Jackie Chan. In Railroad Tiger’s Jackie teams up with his son, Jaycee Chan, to form a band of train thieves bent on causing trouble for the Japanese. The duo are joined by the Wang Kai, Darren Wang and Huang Zitao.
They are basically a group of misfits from a small town overrun by Japanese soldiers. Each, passionate for their own reasons, have joined together to give the Japanese as much trouble as possible. When a chance encounter offers them a shot at making a real difference in the fight, they leap at it. The once rebels, now heroes clumsily set out on their mission while racing through a boisterous and authentic set true to its time.
Since the movie is meant to focus on historical events, the stunt...
They are basically a group of misfits from a small town overrun by Japanese soldiers. Each, passionate for their own reasons, have joined together to give the Japanese as much trouble as possible. When a chance encounter offers them a shot at making a real difference in the fight, they leap at it. The once rebels, now heroes clumsily set out on their mission while racing through a boisterous and authentic set true to its time.
Since the movie is meant to focus on historical events, the stunt...
- 1/7/2017
- by CoolHappyMe P
- AsianMoviePulse
Railroad Tigers is one of those films where, despite its few-versus-many premise, the antagonist often feels like the one with nine lives. That is to say, it is not star Jackie Chan and his small band of freedom fighters who seem like they are surviving by the skin of their teeth, but instead gliding effortlessly through hazardous scenarios. With its 1941 setting in a small Chinese town invaded by the Japanese, this feels like a bit of an anomaly. Yet Chan and company dodge around, knock-out, and dupe their exceptionally silly Japanese oppressors (led by Hiroyuki Ikeuchi of Ip Man villainy) through almost every set-piece and moment of tension, conjuring up images of Buster Keaton or Road Runner. This function makes for some giddily fun scenarios, with wonderful choreography and cartoonish violence, but director and editor Ding Sheng makes the mistake of stuffing his two-plus-hour runtime with unnecessary downtime and bouts of narrative incoherence.
- 1/5/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
The Austin Film Society's "French Noir" series continues tonight with a Free Member Friday screening at The Marchesa of Henri Verneuil's The Burglars, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, and Dyan Cannon. Based on the pulp novel by David Goodis, tonight's digital screening is free for all Afs members, and the movie will also screen on Sunday afternoon at The Marchesa.
Monday night, SXSW alumni Above All Else (Don's review) is presented by The Texas Observer. Austin filmmaker John Fiege and two subjects from the documentary about the Keystone Xl pipeline protests in East Texas will be on hand for a post-film panel discussion with Forrest Wilder, associate editor of The Texas Observer. The current Essential Cinema series, "Songs Of The South," continues this week on Tuesday night with a screening of To Kill A Mockingbird. Richard Linklater is taking the week off from the new installment of "Jewels In The Wasteland,...
Monday night, SXSW alumni Above All Else (Don's review) is presented by The Texas Observer. Austin filmmaker John Fiege and two subjects from the documentary about the Keystone Xl pipeline protests in East Texas will be on hand for a post-film panel discussion with Forrest Wilder, associate editor of The Texas Observer. The current Essential Cinema series, "Songs Of The South," continues this week on Tuesday night with a screening of To Kill A Mockingbird. Richard Linklater is taking the week off from the new installment of "Jewels In The Wasteland,...
- 4/17/2015
- by Matt Shiverdecker
- Slackerwood
Beijing — The son of actor Jackie Chan was released from a Beijing jail Friday after completing a six-month sentence for allowing people to use marijuana in his apartment, amid a crackdown on illegal narcotics in the Chinese capital. A statement issued by Jaycee Chan's entertainment company said the 32-year-old actor and singer left the city's Dongcheng jail a few minutes after midnight Thursday. Read More China Jails Jackie Chan's Son For Six Months On Drugs Charges Photos showed chaotic scenes as reporters chased his car and surrounded it at a toll station. The statement thanked fans
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- 2/13/2015
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was back in August that word broke that Jaycee Chan - son of international action icon Jackie Chan, and an increasingly successful young actor in his own right - had been arrested in Beijing on drugs charges. The trouble began when Chan and Taiwanese actor Ko Chen Tung were arrested for smoking marijuana in a Beijing foot massage parlour with a subsequent search of Chan's home yielding roughly 3.5 ounces of pot and leading to charges against Chan that carried a maximum sentence of up to three years in prison. Chan's day in court came yesterday and, after pleading guilty to providing a venue for drug users, Chan has been sentenced to six months imprisonment and a 2000 yuan fine. The jail time will...
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- 1/10/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Jackie Chan's son was sentenced to six months in prison Friday after pleading guilty to providing a venue for drug users. Per NBC News, 32-year-old Jaycee Chan, who was among those arrested in a Beijing drug bust this past August, was also ordered to pay a fine of approximately $320. He had faced a maximum penalty of three years in prison. According to the Chinese court's microblog (as excerpted by the New York Times), Jaycee told the judge, "I have broken the law and should be punished." He also stated, "After I return to society, I won't offend again, because I would disappoint my family and friends once again." The court showed leniency toward Jaycee because he voluntarily...
- 1/9/2015
- E! Online
Chinese prosecutors on Monday indicted the son of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan on the charge of sheltering others to use drugs, more than four months after he was detained. If convicted, singer-actor Jaycee Chan could be jailed for up to three years. Chan, 32, was among a string of celebrities detained over the summer for vices such as drug use and hiring prostitutes, as Beijing vowed to clean up social morals. Chan's case has been particularly embarrassing for his more famous father, who was named by Beijing as an anti-drug ambassador in 2009. Beijing police detained the younger Chan...
- 12/22/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
China’s media watchdog has banned "tainted" stars who have used drugs or visited prostitutes from TV and other media outlets, after a flurry of big names in the entertainment industry were nabbed in drug and vice busts in recent weeks. Last month, Golden Bear-winning director Wang Quan’an was arrested for "paying for sex," while Jaycee Chan, son of veteran Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, was busted smoking marijuana at a foot massage parlor in Beijing in August. "Celebrities who break the law should not be invited to appear in programs, and transmission of their works should be
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- 10/10/2014
- by Clifford Coonan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
China’s media watchdog has warned TV stations not to air shows featuring stars “with bad records” after a fistful of big names in the entertainment industry were nabbed in drug and vice busts in recent weeks. Earlier this week, Golden Bear-winning Chinese director Wang Quan’an was arrested for "paying for sex," while Jaycee Chan, son of veteran Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, was busted smoking marijuana at a foot massage parlor in Beijing last month. The all-powerful State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (Sarppft) made the warning in an informal circular to TV
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- 9/17/2014
- by Clifford Coonan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a strange twist of fate, the recent arrest of Jaycee Chan on drug charges seems to have brought him closer to his action star father, Jackie Chan. Earlier this week news surfaced that 32 year old Jaycee Chan, also known as Fong Cho Ming, was arrested along with 23 year old Taiwanese actor Ko Chen Tung, after they were caught smoking marijuana at a foot massage parlour in Beijing. Police promptly searched Chan's house, where more than 100 grams of the drug was found. The Lee's Adventure star has subsequently been put under criminal detention for "providing a shelter for others to abuse drugs" and could face 6 months inside, while Ko, who shot to fame in 2011's You Are The Apple Of My Eye,...
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- 8/21/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Veteran Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan has publicly expressed his shame at the arrest of his son Jaycee Chan last week on drug-related charges. Chan took to Chinese social media site Weibo to address his 32 year-old son's predicament. "I'm very furious and very much in shock," said a clearly emotional Chan to his 22 million followers in what was his first public statement on the scandal reports the South China Morning Post. Chan blamed himself for not raising Jaycee, also known as Jaycee Fong Cho-ming, the right way. "Here, I'm telling Cho-ming: take
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- 8/21/2014
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jackie Chan is speaking out after his son was caught in a Beijing drug bust, saying the incident has left their family "heartbroken." Police detained actor Jaycee Chan, 31, on Thursday after finding 100 grams of marijuana in his home as part of a widespread crackdown. He stands accused of accommodating drug users, a charge that could land him in prison for up to three years, according to the Associated Press. His action-star father - who became an anti-drug ambassador for China in 2009 - addressed the controversy on his website Wednesday. "When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged. As a public figure,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
Jackie Chan is speaking out after his son was caught in a Beijing drug bust, saying the incident has left their family "heartbroken." Police detained actor Jaycee Chan, 31, on Thursday after finding 100 grams of marijuana in his home as part of a widespread crackdown. He stands accused of accommodating drug users, a charge that could land him in prison for up to three years, according to the Associated Press. His action-star father - who became an anti-drug ambassador for China in 2009 - addressed the controversy on his website Wednesday. "When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged. As a public figure,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
The action star speaks out following his son's arrest in China
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee Chan ran into trouble last Thursday in Beijing when the 31-year-old was detained for marijuana use.
Taking to his blog, Jackie wrote openly about his son's mistake: "Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked. As a public figure, I'm very ashamed. As a father, I'm heartbroken."
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An offense that carries a maximum of three years imprisonment, Jaycee is accused of aiding and abetting other drug users. Jaycee was in China with Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, 23. Police said that both actors tested positive for the marijuana and that "100 grams of it were taken from Chan's home."
Jackie wants Jaycee to learn a lesson and hopes young people learn from his son as well, "I say to Jaycee that you have to accept the consequences when you...
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee Chan ran into trouble last Thursday in Beijing when the 31-year-old was detained for marijuana use.
Taking to his blog, Jackie wrote openly about his son's mistake: "Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked. As a public figure, I'm very ashamed. As a father, I'm heartbroken."
Pics: Actor's Kids Who Went on to Become Stars
An offense that carries a maximum of three years imprisonment, Jaycee is accused of aiding and abetting other drug users. Jaycee was in China with Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, 23. Police said that both actors tested positive for the marijuana and that "100 grams of it were taken from Chan's home."
Jackie wants Jaycee to learn a lesson and hopes young people learn from his son as well, "I say to Jaycee that you have to accept the consequences when you...
- 8/20/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Jackie Chan is “heartbroken” over his son's marijuana arrest in China last week. The Associated Press reported that the star of the “Rush Hour” franchise — and an anti-drug ambassador for China — took to his microblog Wednesday to apologize to the public for son Jaycee Chan's actions. “Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked,” he wrote. “As a public figure, I'm very ashamed. As a father, I'm heartbroken. Jaycee and I together express our deep apology to society and the public.” Also read: Robert Downey Jr.'s Son, Indio, Arrested for Cocaine Possession Jaycee,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Jackie Chan is speaking out after his son, Jaycee Chan, was arrested in a Beijing drug bust last week. The martial arts legend posted a heartfelt statement on his website, thanking fans for their support and well wishes as well as apologizing on behalf of his son. "First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for your care and concerns. The recent news about my son, Jaycee, is very shocking and the impact it has caused on society is heartbreaking," the movie star shared. "When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged. As a public figure, I feel very ashamed; as his dad, I'm very sad and disappointed. But the person who feels heartbroken the most is his mom. I hope our younger...
- 8/20/2014
- E! Online
Jackie Chan broke his silence following his son Jaycee Chan's drug arrest last week on his official website on Wednesday, Aug. 20. "First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for your care and concerns. The recent news about my son, Jaycee, is very shocking and the impact it has caused on society is heartbreaking. When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged," the 60-year-old wrote. As previously reported, Jaycee, 31, tested positive for marijuana and was arrested in Beijing on Aug. 14. According to CNN, [...]...
- 8/20/2014
- Us Weekly
Jackie Chan has released a statement apologizing for the actions of his son, Jaycee Chan, who was arrested in Beijing on drug charges.
Jaycee Chan Arrested For Drugs
Jaycee Chan, 32, a young actor, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 14, alongside fellow actor Kai Ko, 23, and both men tested positive for marijuana. Police also found over 100 grams of marijuana in Jaycee Chan’s apartment, and has been accused of “hosting others to take drugs.” The second charge could lead to a three-year prison sentence, but it’s unknown how the prosecution will move forward.
Jaycee Chan has not released a statement on his arrest, and he is one of over 7,000 Beijing residents that have been arrested on drug charges this year as part of an increased anti-drug campaign.
Jackie Chan Releases Statement
After the news of his son’s arrest broke on Tuesday, Chan took to his official blog to address the incident,...
Jaycee Chan Arrested For Drugs
Jaycee Chan, 32, a young actor, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 14, alongside fellow actor Kai Ko, 23, and both men tested positive for marijuana. Police also found over 100 grams of marijuana in Jaycee Chan’s apartment, and has been accused of “hosting others to take drugs.” The second charge could lead to a three-year prison sentence, but it’s unknown how the prosecution will move forward.
Jaycee Chan has not released a statement on his arrest, and he is one of over 7,000 Beijing residents that have been arrested on drug charges this year as part of an increased anti-drug campaign.
Jackie Chan Releases Statement
After the news of his son’s arrest broke on Tuesday, Chan took to his official blog to address the incident,...
- 8/20/2014
- Uinterview
Jackie Chan's actor son, Jaycee Chan, was arrested in a Beijing drug bust along with Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, local media reports. The two stars were among several to be detained on drug-related offenses last week after police say they both tested positive for marijuana and confessed to being under the influence of the drug. Jaycee faces charges for "providing a shelter for others to use drugs" after police found and removed 100 grams of marijuana from his home. If convicted, Jaycee could face up to three years in prison. Jaycee's management company, M'Stones International, apologized on behalf of the star for the "social impact" that was caused after his...
- 8/19/2014
- E! Online
The son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Actor Jaycee Chan, 31, was detained last Thursday together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late Monday on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams of it were taken from Chan's home.
- 8/19/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan is in some hot water right now. The 31-year-old actor tested positive for marijuana and was promptly arrested in Beijing as a part of China’s crackdown on celebrity drug offenders. Jaycee, along with Taiwanese actor Kai Ko were detained following a raid on Thursday, Aug. 14, in which police uncovered more than 100 grams of marijuana in Chan’s apartment. CNN reports that Jaycee is also accused of “hosting others to take drugs,” and could face up to three years in jail. The China [...]...
- 8/19/2014
- Us Weekly
Jackie Chan‘s son, Jaycee Chan, was detained in Beijing, China on drug-related charges. The actor was apprehended with Kai Ko, a Taiwanese actor, for possession and use of marijuana. Police reported Tuesday on their microblog that the two had been arrested this past Thursday, according to the AP. According to authorities, both actors tested positive for marijuana and 100 grams of marijuana was confiscated from 31-year-old Jaycee Chan's house. He is facing charges of accommodating drug users, with a maximum sentence of three years in prison. Also read: Fortune Global 500: China Grows, but U.S. Still Top Nation...
- 8/19/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
Exclusive: China’s Desen International Media has brought on board top VFX houses including Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop for its upcoming $27m 3D fantasy adventure.
Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal is currently shooting in China with acclaimed Hong Kong DoP Peter Pau serving as producer, DoP and VFX director on the film.
The cast is headed by Chen Kun, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Bao Beier, Yang Zishan and Jike Junyi. Executive producer is Desen’s Ann An.
“This will be a unique, oriental-style visual feast that will raise the bar in terms of story-telling, performances, photography and VFX,” said Pau, who is working with 3D stereographer Vincent E. Toto (Dredd) and a 3ality TS5 rig.
Zhao Tianyu (The Law Of Attraction) is directing, while Guo Junli (Gone With The Bullets) headed the screenplay team.
The story is based on legendary Tang Dynasty hero Zhong Kui who struggles between his desire to bring justice...
Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal is currently shooting in China with acclaimed Hong Kong DoP Peter Pau serving as producer, DoP and VFX director on the film.
The cast is headed by Chen Kun, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Bao Beier, Yang Zishan and Jike Junyi. Executive producer is Desen’s Ann An.
“This will be a unique, oriental-style visual feast that will raise the bar in terms of story-telling, performances, photography and VFX,” said Pau, who is working with 3D stereographer Vincent E. Toto (Dredd) and a 3ality TS5 rig.
Zhao Tianyu (The Law Of Attraction) is directing, while Guo Junli (Gone With The Bullets) headed the screenplay team.
The story is based on legendary Tang Dynasty hero Zhong Kui who struggles between his desire to bring justice...
- 3/24/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
London, Dec 7: The first China International Film Festival has opened at the Central Hall of Westminster here.
Supported by the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the British Council, it was attended Friday by directors, actors and actresses including Xie Fei, Simon Yam, Jaycee Chan, Huang Yi and Fan Bingbing, reported Xinhua.
In a message sent to the opening ceremony, Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said: "With the increase of exchanges between China and foreign countries, movie has become an important medium to enhance understanding, hoping the festival could.
Supported by the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the British Council, it was attended Friday by directors, actors and actresses including Xie Fei, Simon Yam, Jaycee Chan, Huang Yi and Fan Bingbing, reported Xinhua.
In a message sent to the opening ceremony, Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said: "With the increase of exchanges between China and foreign countries, movie has become an important medium to enhance understanding, hoping the festival could.
- 12/7/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
The true joy of any film festival is to expose unknown gems to an unsuspecting crowd so they can then go out and spread the word to an even wider audience. That’s especially true at Fantastic Fest where movies come from some of the smallest and strangest niches around the world to play before audiences who think they’ve seen it all before. Lee’s Adventure arrives with little to no fanfare, but it will leave as one of this year’s best, funniest and most original features. It mixes live action with various types of animation in the service of a story that transcends time to show the lengths one man will go for the woman he loves. Lest you think it’s a sappy sci-fi romance though rest assured it also manages scenes of real awe, exciting action and some tear-inducing hilarity starring an anime Nicolas Cage. I...
- 9/25/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan follows in his father’s footsteps with mismatched buddy comedy “Double Trouble”, very much in the traditional Hollywood style of “Rush Hour” and other such hits. The film marks the debut of director David Chang, who recently provided action choreography for Jiang Wen’s amazing “Let the Bullets Fly”, with stunt work from Nicky Li (“Shaolin”), and co-stars Xia Yu (“Wind Blast”) in the role of Chan’s foil/nemesis/bromance love interest. The Taiwanese production also features plenty of local talent, including model Vivian Dawson and television variety show hosts Chen Han Dian (“Jump! Ashin”) and Chang Fei. The action takes place in Taiwan, with Chan as impetuous, non-team player museum security guard Jay, who runs into trouble when a crack squad of international art thieves led by the sinister Z (Vivian Dawson) steal a priceless piece of Chinese artwork on his watch.
- 9/18/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Other names: 吳京
Jacky Wu
Jing Wu
Birth date: 03/4/1974
Nationality: China
Workplace: China, Hong Kong
Selected Filmography:
1996:Tai Chi Boxer
2005:Sha Po Lang
2006:Fatal Contact
2007:Invisible Target
2010:Shaolin
2012:Special Identity
Wu Jing started off training in Martial Arts at the age of 6, where he attended the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first place in several national level wushu competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.
In April 1995, Wu was spotted by action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer,who had come to the institute to look for a martial artist for the film, his first Hong Kong film debut. Yuen Woo Ping was also the guy who brought us Donnie yen,...
Jacky Wu
Jing Wu
Birth date: 03/4/1974
Nationality: China
Workplace: China, Hong Kong
Selected Filmography:
1996:Tai Chi Boxer
2005:Sha Po Lang
2006:Fatal Contact
2007:Invisible Target
2010:Shaolin
2012:Special Identity
Wu Jing started off training in Martial Arts at the age of 6, where he attended the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first place in several national level wushu competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.
In April 1995, Wu was spotted by action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer,who had come to the institute to look for a martial artist for the film, his first Hong Kong film debut. Yuen Woo Ping was also the guy who brought us Donnie yen,...
- 7/2/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Double Trouble
Directed by David Hsun-Wei Chang
Written by Zhang Hongyi and Yeh Sho-Heng
China, 2012
It would be nice for Jaycee Chan to not be held to such an absurdly high standard. The problem is, he has his father’s nose: that daft proboscis which, each time it was broken and re-broken, more deeply signified Jackie Chan’s status as the clown prince of kung fu. Jackie Chan’s films set a near-impossible standard to meet, but worse, Jaycee’s new film Double Trouble (which the elder Chan was not connected with in any way) doesn’t meet the standards set by any good film.
Jaycee Chan plays a Taiwanese security guard who is assigned to protect a priceless painting, but due to a chance encounter with a visiting Chinese tourist (Xia Yu) the painting is lost anyway. Chan ends up chasing the painting with Yu in tow, thinking...
Directed by David Hsun-Wei Chang
Written by Zhang Hongyi and Yeh Sho-Heng
China, 2012
It would be nice for Jaycee Chan to not be held to such an absurdly high standard. The problem is, he has his father’s nose: that daft proboscis which, each time it was broken and re-broken, more deeply signified Jackie Chan’s status as the clown prince of kung fu. Jackie Chan’s films set a near-impossible standard to meet, but worse, Jaycee’s new film Double Trouble (which the elder Chan was not connected with in any way) doesn’t meet the standards set by any good film.
Jaycee Chan plays a Taiwanese security guard who is assigned to protect a priceless painting, but due to a chance encounter with a visiting Chinese tourist (Xia Yu) the painting is lost anyway. Chan ends up chasing the painting with Yu in tow, thinking...
- 6/12/2012
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Taiwanese director David Chang’s 2011 Jaycee Chan vehicle “Double Trouble” is what I like to call a lightly-carbonated action/comedy. This, of course, indicates that the film in question offers very conservative portions of both action and comedy. In case you were wondering, this isn’t a compliment. Chan is a natural born charmer, to be sure, and his goofy, cartoonish antics are reminiscent of those perpetrated in his world-famous father’s American endeavors. Here’s the downside: these shenanigans add up to very little in the long run. Which is a shame, really, because Chan is clearly capable of delivering much more if given the right script. The film follows the misadventures of an overly ambitious museum security guard Jay (Chan), who, as we learn early in the feature, has an extremely hard time following orders. Every time his superiors tell him to remain at his post, he blatantly...
- 6/7/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Jaycee Chan is, of course, son of the legendary Jackie Chan, who may or may not be quitting action movies, depending on who you ask. In “Double Trouble”, the tyke is flying solo in one of those movies reminiscent of his dad’s earlier works back in the ’80s. Unfortunately this doesn’t involve Jaycee Chan playing twins or double, or else this would have really had an ’80s vibe. It certainly looks stylish enough, and coming from Wen Jiang, the director of the insane “Let the Bullets Fly”, the action should be fast and furious and nuts. The film is hitting Stateside this June 8th in select theaters, but check out the trailer for it below first. Two security guards — one from Beijing, one from Taipei — are forced to work together to track down a legendary Chinese painting that has been stolen by international art thieves. Jaycee Chan, Xia Yu,...
- 5/20/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Never thought it would see the light of day in the United States, but here it is! Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen’s Twins Effect II has been picked up for release by Well Go USA. By all accounts they are releasing it intact and entirely uncut, so we’ll forgive them (only just) the slightly bizaree decision, to rename it ‘Blade of Kings??’ Lucky were here to steer Hk action fans in the right direction! As well as the main draw of it starring Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan slugging in out on screen, the cast also includes Charlene Choi (Triple Tap, The Jade and the Pearl), Gillian Chung (Vampire Effect), and Hong Kong Film Award nominee for Best Newcomer Jaycee Chan (Jackie’ son) in the tale of a humble boy born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
- 1/28/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Never thought it would see the light of day in the United States, but here it is! Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen’s Twins Effect II has been picked up for release by Well Go USA. By all accounts they are releasing it intact and entirely uncut, so we’ll forgive them (only just) the slightly bizaree decision, to rename it ‘Blade of Kings??’ Lucky were here to steer Hk action fans in the right direction! As well as the main draw of it starring Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan slugging in out on screen, the cast also includes Charlene Choi (Triple Tap, The Jade and the Pearl), Gillian Chung (Vampire Effect), and Hong Kong Film Award nominee for Best Newcomer Jaycee Chan (Jackie’ son) in the tale of a humble boy born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
- 1/28/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 6, 2012
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Donnie Yen (Ip Man), Jackie Chan (1911) and Bing Bing Fan (Shaolin) star in the 2004 Chinese epic action-adventure-romance-fantasy-comedy-martial arts mash-up movie Blade of Kings.
Directed by Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen, the film tells the fantastical tale of a humble boy (Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie!) born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
Originally released under the name of The Twins Effect II, Blade of Kings is a sequel to 2003’s The Twins Effect, though it has nothing whatsoever to do with its predecessor.
Quite a popular film in Asia when it was released in theaters in 2004, the unrated movie was nominated for four Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Visual Effects.
Presented in Mandarin with English subtitles and an English-dubbed version, the...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Donnie Yen (Ip Man), Jackie Chan (1911) and Bing Bing Fan (Shaolin) star in the 2004 Chinese epic action-adventure-romance-fantasy-comedy-martial arts mash-up movie Blade of Kings.
Directed by Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen, the film tells the fantastical tale of a humble boy (Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie!) born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
Originally released under the name of The Twins Effect II, Blade of Kings is a sequel to 2003’s The Twins Effect, though it has nothing whatsoever to do with its predecessor.
Quite a popular film in Asia when it was released in theaters in 2004, the unrated movie was nominated for four Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Visual Effects.
Presented in Mandarin with English subtitles and an English-dubbed version, the...
- 1/26/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
“1911” is a milestone film in two very important ways, marking the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and the 100th outing for the legendary Jackie Chan, his first as director since “Who Am I?” back in 1998. Charting one of the major turning points in the development of modern China, the film is another in the recent line of big budget patriotic epics, following in the footsteps of the hits “Founding of the Republic” and “Beginning of the Great Revival”, showing the same kind of celebratory air and attention to historical detail. With Chan headlining in a dramatic role, the film also packs in an impressive cast of popular Chinese stars, including Winston Chao (here playing Sun Yat Sen for the fourth time), Li Bing Bing (“Detective Dee”), Jiang Wu (“Let the Bullets Fly”), Joan Chen (“Lust, Caution”), Hu Ge (“Butterfly Lovers”), and his son Jaycee Chan (“Break Up Club”). In charting the 1911 Xinhai Revolution,...
- 12/15/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Fall of the Last Empire - 1911
Jackie Chan, Li Bing Bing, Joan Chen and Jaycee Chan Star in the War Epic,Debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD January 10.
Legendary action star Jackie Chan (Rush Hour trilogy, Drunken Master, Operation Condor) marks the milestone of his 100th film with 1911, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD January 10 from Well Go USA Entertainment.
From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, with no expense spared in production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy, making 1911 a true epic in every sense of the word.
The film details a key moment in modern Chinese history—the fall of the Qing Dynasty—and the violent rebellion that brought it down. In addition to Chan (who also co-directed with cinematographer Zhang Li), the film also stars Li Bing Bing (Triple Tap), Winston Chao (The Wedding Banquet,...
Jackie Chan, Li Bing Bing, Joan Chen and Jaycee Chan Star in the War Epic,Debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD January 10.
Legendary action star Jackie Chan (Rush Hour trilogy, Drunken Master, Operation Condor) marks the milestone of his 100th film with 1911, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD January 10 from Well Go USA Entertainment.
From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, with no expense spared in production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy, making 1911 a true epic in every sense of the word.
The film details a key moment in modern Chinese history—the fall of the Qing Dynasty—and the violent rebellion that brought it down. In addition to Chan (who also co-directed with cinematographer Zhang Li), the film also stars Li Bing Bing (Triple Tap), Winston Chao (The Wedding Banquet,...
- 12/13/2011
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
Release Date: Jan. 10, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $32.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Jackie Chan gets involving in the founding of the Republic of China in 1911.
Legendary action star Jackie Chan (The Spy Next Door) marks the milestone of his 100th film with the epic historical action-adventure movie 1911.
Starring, co-directed and produced by Chan, the film details a key moment in modern Chinese history—when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China was founded.
Along with Jackie Chan, the film stars Li Bing Bing (Triple Tap), Winston Chao (Eat Drink Man Woman), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor) and Jaycee Chan (Break-Up Club).
The R-rated Chinese production had a reported $30 million budget and it sure looks like the dollars are up on the screen, from the sloping walls of the Forbidden City to the expansive battlefields of the plains of China.
The film began a limited run in U.
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray $32.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Jackie Chan gets involving in the founding of the Republic of China in 1911.
Legendary action star Jackie Chan (The Spy Next Door) marks the milestone of his 100th film with the epic historical action-adventure movie 1911.
Starring, co-directed and produced by Chan, the film details a key moment in modern Chinese history—when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China was founded.
Along with Jackie Chan, the film stars Li Bing Bing (Triple Tap), Winston Chao (Eat Drink Man Woman), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor) and Jaycee Chan (Break-Up Club).
The R-rated Chinese production had a reported $30 million budget and it sure looks like the dollars are up on the screen, from the sloping walls of the Forbidden City to the expansive battlefields of the plains of China.
The film began a limited run in U.
- 11/14/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
There’s nothing quite like waking up bright and early to a some outrageous cinematic silliness. If you’re missing a little goofiness in your diet this morning, then take a quick peek at the teaser trailer for directors Jeffrey Lau and Susie Au’s “East Meets West 2011″. The upcoming superhero endeavor, which stars Karen Mok, Eason Chan, Alex Fong, Stephy Tang, Ekin Cheng, and Jaycee Chan, doesn’t look like it takes itself too seriously. Which is good, really, because the flick looks mind-numbingly stupid. In a good way, of course. Best to clear that up now. Need a plot synopsis? Good. You’re getting one: Ten thousand years ago eight gods fought incessantly, not realizing that by doing so they were securing their own demotion into the secular world. They can only return to heaven once they come to understand one another and can get along with each other harmoniously.
- 11/2/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Jackie Chan leads a revolution, a creepy urban legend comes to life, and Butch Cassidy rides again in this week's roundup of independent film. Opening This Weekend Jackie Chan stars in 1911, which will open on 33 screens across the country. Chan plays Huang Xing, a military leader who returns from Japan to discover his homeland in turmoil; he then leads a rebellion against the despotic rule of the Qing Dynasty. The large-scale historical epic also stars Li Bingbing, Winston Chao (as Sun Yat-Sen), Joan Chen, and Jaycee Chan. Jackie Chan served as "general director" of the film, sharing the credit with Zhang Li. Martin Sheen stars in The Way, written and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez. Sheen plays an...
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- 10/6/2011
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Title: 1911 Director: Jackie Chan and Zhang Li Cast: Jackie Chan, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao, Joan Chen and Jaycee Chan In the grand tradition of epic films, with epic battles and significant meanings and turning points in history, “1911″ is an exercise in how delicate the balance of success and failure when it comes to movies like these. For “1911,” it’s the latter in terms of execution, performance and pacing, which is embarrassing because the subject matter is too important to modern Chinese history to under shoot. It is a failure in terms of scope and managing to balance the information alone. At the turn of the 20th century, China...
- 10/4/2011
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
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1911 / Xinhai geming Trailer. Jackie Chan, Li Zhang‘s 1911 / Xinhai geming (2011) movie trailer stars Jackie Chan, Winston Chao, Jaycee Chan, Li Bing Bing, and Joan Chen. 1911 / Xinhai geming‘s plot synopsis: “ set in the beginning of the 20th century China, the country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor, is completely out of touch after 250 years of unquestioned power. With ordinary citizens beginning to revolt openly, the Qing Dynasty has created a powerful, modern army (the “New Army”) to quash any rebellion. But weapons are expensive, and desperate for cash, the Qing leaders are trading anything they can get their hands on with foreign countries… and selling China’s future in the process.”
It is actually refreshing to see Chan in a different type of character role than that of some Hollywood featured,...
1911 / Xinhai geming Trailer. Jackie Chan, Li Zhang‘s 1911 / Xinhai geming (2011) movie trailer stars Jackie Chan, Winston Chao, Jaycee Chan, Li Bing Bing, and Joan Chen. 1911 / Xinhai geming‘s plot synopsis: “ set in the beginning of the 20th century China, the country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor, is completely out of touch after 250 years of unquestioned power. With ordinary citizens beginning to revolt openly, the Qing Dynasty has created a powerful, modern army (the “New Army”) to quash any rebellion. But weapons are expensive, and desperate for cash, the Qing leaders are trading anything they can get their hands on with foreign countries… and selling China’s future in the process.”
It is actually refreshing to see Chan in a different type of character role than that of some Hollywood featured,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Aidy
- Film-Book
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