Jackie Chan meets with RUSH HOUR director Brett Ratner and old friend in Los Angeles
On his trip through Los Angeles, Jackie Chan met up with director Brett Ratner and RUSH HOUR 3 actress Zhang Jingchu for dinner last night. Will they bring the band back for part 4?
Jackie Chan bumps into Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan in Beverly Hills
Jackie Chan is known for being somewhere different almost every day. You never really know where you might bump into the actor. Yesterday, there was a meeting of giants from China and India when Hrithik Roshan was in Beverly Hills on a private visit.
Simu Liu wants Jackie Chan’s Action Style for “Sleeping Dogs”, Fans react
After Donnie Yen failed to turn the popular video game ‘Sleeping Dogs’ into an action film over the past eight years, Simu Liu is now taking over and apparently wants to emulate Jackie Chan’s action style once again. Fans are already responding online with further film ideas.
Jackie Chan shoots “Armour of God 4: Ultimatum” in Kazakhstan with Salem Entertainment
As Salem Entertainment announced online today during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival), Jackie Chan’s next film will be shot with them in Kazakhstan. The filmmakers are drawing on a recipe for success from the 80s and 90s: ARMOUR OF GOD. Can it work? And what additional title will German distributors give the film?
Shanghai Knights revisited: An Interview with Jackie Chan’s Double and Stand-in
During the premiere of KARATE KID: LEGENDS in New York City on 27 May 2025, Jackie Chan mentioned in an interview that, in addition to RUSH HOUR 4, he would also like to shoot the third part of the SHANGHAI NOON series, SHANGHAI DAWN. So I had a chat with Jackie’s double from the second part.
A kind of Open Letter to Jackie Chan: The Future of the Jackie Chan Extended Universe
Jackie Chan turned 71 years old on 7 April 2025. I actually wanted to publish a text in his honour on this day. But like Jackie himself, I was once again too busy. However, there is a reason for everything, and since then I have been able to collect further arguments, which I would like to share with the world today – belatedly on Big Brother’s day of honour.
“My book pays tribute to Jackie Chan” – An interview with martial arts novelist Ramona Lee Soo-Jun
For decades, Jackie Chan has had a loyal fan base that still grows to include new generations. He has touched and inspired some of his fans so deeply that they have been able to follow their own creative path – I myself know what I am talking about. So does writer Ramona Lee Soo-Jun, who honours her idol with her English translation of her novel “Agent 00: Volume I”.
The Jackie Chan International Action Film Week and its winners
What do you do when you’ve already achieved everything as an actor, director, action legend and singer? Exactly, you set up your own award show to give something back to the film industry. It’s this what the annual Jackie Chan International Action Film Week stands for and even much more.
