"Shinjuku Incident" Japanese Theatrical Poster
HKSAR reports that while Jackie Chan was promoting CZ12 (aka Chinese Zodiac, Armour of God 3) at the film’s Los Angeles premiere, he revealed that he and director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) were discussing scripts.
Before you get too excited, don’t assume that this project will be an action-martial arts movie like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Knowing Lee’s track record, there’s a good chance the two are discussing a drama or art house movie. Also, Chan has openly expressed that he wants to concentrate on serious acting, so working with Lee would be his perfect opportunity to do so.
The idea of Chan not performing any martial arts or stuntwork in a movie isn’t exactly a bad thing. If you don’t believe me, the proof is in 2008’s Shinjuku Incident, which I think is one of the best movies of his career.
Whatever the case, we still have some action to look forward to from Chan. One of them is the action-drama Police Story 2013 (since it’s being released early next year, wouldn’t it make more sense if they changed the title to Police Story 2014?), as well as the action-comedy Skiptrace. We’ll keep you posted!
