Author: Thorsten Boose

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?

By Thorsten Boose 6. October 2025 Off

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.

By Thorsten Boose 17. May 2025 Off

Breaking the generational curse: In the name of the Father, the Son and Jackie Chan

Those who learn nothing from history are condemned to repeat it. As a German, I was confronted with this idea early on in my school education. But the principle is universally applicable to every nation, every people, every individual, and has been an important reminder of the primordial human condition not only since the post-war years: Learn from your mistakes.

By Thorsten Boose 26. June 2024 Off

Hands of Stone: Jackie Chan’s face and hand prints for the professional collector

When you have reached the lowest point in your life, there is nowhere to go but up. This is where a person’s true character is revealed. In 1994, New York artist Joseph Malara made a virtue of necessity and worked his way up from flea markets to the living rooms of the stars in just a few years with a clever business idea. A true American story.

By Thorsten Boose 15. May 2024 Off