When will Jackie Chan and Andy Lau star in new Shaolin movie?
HONG KONG – The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China’s famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, “Shaolin,” the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” with David Carradine. Chan’s Chinese-language film will co-star veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The production, said to boast 1,000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down, will start shooting later this year for release in late 2010. It was announced in a joint statement Thursday by four Chinese film studios: the state-run China Film Group Corp., Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media Corp. and Beijing Silver Moon Productions Ltd. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on “New Police
HONG KONG – The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China’s famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, “Shaolin,” the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” with David Carradine. Chan’s Chinese-language film will co-star veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The production, said to boast 1,000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down, will start shooting later this year for release in late 2010. It was announced in a joint statement Thursday by four Chinese film studios: the state-run China Film Group Corp., Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media Corp. and Beijing Silver Moon Productions Ltd. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on “New Police
HONG KONG – The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China’s famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, “Shaolin,” the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” with David Carradine. Chan’s Chinese-language film will co-star veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The production, said to boast 1,000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down, will start shooting later this year for release in late 2010. It was announced in a joint statement Thursday by four Chinese film studios: the state-run China Film Group Corp., Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media Corp. and Beijing Silver Moon Productions Ltd. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on “New Police
HONG KONG – The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China’s famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, “Shaolin,” the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” with David Carradine. Chan’s Chinese-language film will co-star veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing. The production, said to boast 1,000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down, will start shooting later this year for release in late 2010. It was announced in a joint statement Thursday by four Chinese film studios: the state-run China Film Group Corp., Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media Corp. and Beijing Silver Moon Productions Ltd. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on “New Police
