Jackie Chan announces last major action feature
Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan said that while the upcoming film Chinese Zodiac 2012 will be his last major action movie, citing his increasing age, he will still be packing punches in the world of philanthropy.
Chan wrote, directed and produced his latest film, set to premiere in cinemas in China next month. He also plays the lead role and said that he regarded it his best in the last ten years. “I’m the director, I’m the writer, I’m the producer, I’m the action director, almost everything,” the 58-yearold actor told Reuters while in Beijing to film a documentary. “This really, really is my baby. You know, I’ve been writing the script for seven years,” and the film took a year and half to make, he added. In the film, Chan is a treasure hunter seeking to repatriate sculpture heads of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac He said it was an important movie for him because it will be his last major action feature, although he insisted it is not the end of his action career. “I’m not young any more, honestly,” he candidly admitted.
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