Jackie Chan back in full blast action in latest ‘Police Story’ movie

Millions of Jackie Chan fans worldwide groaned when it was announced that the action maestro was about to retire from action films. But recently, Chan has been promoting his latest action flick “Police Story 2013,” set to open in cinemas (Philippines) this January 22.
               
Chan began as a stuntman in Chinese action movies and became his country’s action star in the 70s with his action comedy films such as “Snake in the Eagle's Shadow” and “Drunken Master” prior his big Hollywood fame in the 90s.
               
In the latest “Police Story 2013,” a reboot of his previous movie of the same title (sans 2013), Jackie Chan plays policeman Zhong Wen, a man dedicated to his work to the point of neglecting his own family. His distant and rebellious daughter Miao Miao (played by Jing Tian) one day asks to meet with him at an exclusive bar owned by Wu Jiang (played by Liu Ye), his daughter’s boyfriend, in the heart of the city. Upon arrival at the bar, Zhong senses something off, and this makes Miao all the more rebellious towards him.
               
Zhong proves himself right when Wu’s true intentions are revealed on the night the guests in the bar are held hostage in exchange for the release of a criminal named Fu, a notorious criminal Zhong imprisoned years ago. Meanwhile, Miao Miao realizes Wu had used her to get to her father, and is filled with guilt.
               
Showing no signs of retiring from movies, Chan said in recent interviews that “A genuine action movie is marked by real stunts.” As with all his other movies, Chan’s fight scenes looked very painful, and he admitted that they were as painful as they looked: “The fights were with genuine MMA (mixed martial arts) boxers, not stuntmen; so, they didn’t know how to control their strength when we were filming the fight sequences. Those were rock-hard, solid punches and kicks.”
               
“Police Story 2013” will open this January 22 from Megavision, Inc. in cinemas nationwide.  


Press release and photos from Megavision, Inc.