Jackie Chan has celebrated a milestone with the announcement
of his 100th movie project - a collaboration with "Rumble in
the Bronx" director Stanley Tong.
The 55-year-old "Rush Hour" star said on his website he will
co-direct the film tentatively called "Chinese Zodiac" with
Tong, with shooting to take place in China, Austria and
France. The brief statement on 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."
Chan's main spokesman, Solon So, said he wasn't immediately
available for comment.
Chan's most recent release was the Chinese-language gangster
thriller "Shinjuku Incident," in which he plays a Chinese
immigrant who becomes a hit man for the Japanese mafia.
His upcoming films are the Hollywood action comedy "The Spy
Next Door," about an undercover Chinese spy whose cover is
blown, and another Chinese production, "Big Soldier,"
reportedly about the friendship between two soldiers set in
China's ancient Qin dynasty.
The veteran action star has also been in talks to star as the
Mr. Miyagi character in a remake of "The Karate Kid," the
1984 film about a mentor who teaches a youngster how to stand
up to bullies.
