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Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong-sang, ; 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese stuntman, actor, and director whose perilous acrobatic stunts and engaging physical humour made him an action-film star in Asia and helped to bring kung fu movies into the mainstream of American cinema.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.
The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action movie.Chan, launching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival with co-stars Kwone Sang Woo, Yao Xingtong and Liao Fan, said that people don't believe him when he says he is going to retire."They say 'no, you're still young, you can still do it,' but I have to stop one day."The 58-year-old says he is bowing out with "Chinese Zodiac" — in which he plays a fortune hunter, travelling the world trying to track down missing astrological antiques — because it is one of the "most important" films in his career.Chan says he spent seven years working on the movie — writing, producing, directing and coordinating fight scenes."For the last ten years I've been choosing the director to direct me. This one I direct myself." he said. "I hope this mo...
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Jackie Chan says he is landing his last punch.The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action movie.Chan, lau...
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