Jackie Chan is the man. When a performer… any kind of performer… does things so well that he almost becomes a genre in an of himself, you’ve got something really special. Jackie Chan one of those guys. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny the massive influence he’s had on the movie industry or the amazing career he’s carved out for himself and the fact that he paved the way for guys like Jet Li and Tony Ja to become recognizable names in North America.
Chan’s career is now about to hit another milestone. He’s planning his 100th movie project. The folks over at Yahoo News give us this:
The 55-year-old “Rush Hour” star said on his Web site he will co-direct the film tentatively called “Chinese Zodiac” with Stanley Tong (also directed Chan in Rumble In The Bronx, with shooting to take place in China, Austria and France. The brief statement seen Wednesday did not give further details. Tong, whose credits include the TV series “Martial Law” and the comedy movie “Mr. Magoo,” directed Chan in the 1995 action film “Rumble in the Bronx” and the 2005 fantasy “The Myth.”
I’ve always thought it was a shame that Jackie Chan was never really (in my opinion) used properly in the North American movie market, aside from perhaps the first two Rush Hour movies (I really loved the second one). I hope the 100th will be something special.
