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Jackie Chan Latest Movie ‘Skiptrace’ And Upcoming ‘Bleeding Steel’ Prove Age Hasn’t Slowed Him Down

Published on: September 9, 2016 at 10:52 AM
By Stacey Cole

Jackie Chan, the 62-year-old actor, has demonstrated that age has never stood in the way of his ability to entertain his fans with his martial arts moves and witty dialogue.

According to Forbes , Skiptrace , Jackie Chan’s latest movie, shows the Rush Hour star plays the role of a Hong Kong-based detective teaming up with an American gambler in his pursuit for an enigmatic criminal kingpin .

Like a typical Jackie Chan movie, Skiptrace shows the detective and his sidekick going through a number of misadventures while taking a perilous route that passes through Russia, the snowy mountains of Mongolia, the Gobi desert, and Hong Kong. As usual, Jackie Chan’s sidekick in the movie is depicted as a funny character, bringing about a splash of comedy to the film.

Johnny Knoxville, the American comedian, plays the role of the gambler who invites trouble by having a close brush with the Russian mafia and Chinese criminals. However, The A.V. Club reports that Knoxville’s character is different from the previous side-kick roles portrayed by Owen Wilson and Chris Tucker in Jackie Chan’s earlier movies like Shanghai Noon and Rush Hour .

And apart from his comic facial expressions, it is the way that Jackie Chan thrashes the criminals that entice the audiences. It is evident from Skiptrace that age hasn’t slowed Jackie Chan down, and in fact, the actor still has as much confidence to deliver a lively kung-fu fighting scene today as he ever did.

There is a certain level of fascination that is felt by the audiences when they watch their favorite action hero aging gracefully on the big screen. And it is this fascination that director Renny Harlin wished to exploit when he stepped into direct the latest Jackie Chan movie. According to Forbes , Renny Harlin was so thrilled about the prospect of directing the Jackie Chan movie that he put everything at stake to travel to China and direct the film.

Fortunately for Renny Harlin, Jackie Chan’s latest film has become a huge hit in China, where it has already made more than $100 million, thereby setting a record of becoming the highest-grossing Jackie Chan movie ever released in China. Apart from undoubtedly being a phenomenon in his native region, Jackie Chan has a huge fan-following across the globe, and this fact has led experts to speculate that Skiptrace will be a box-office success in other parts of the world as well.

Jackie Chan might have earned his name in the martial arts film genre with his death-defying stunts and inculcating comedy in his action movies, but now the Drunken Master actor will be seen bringing his action in the sci-fi film genre as well, as he is busy shooting Bleeding Steel . Jackie Chan’s upcoming Chinese sci-fi movie is due to be released in 2017.

Jackie Chan’s enthusiasm makes it evident that it is too early for fans to expect the Rumble in the Bronx star to retire from action films, as he still displays the flamboyance that keeps audiences glued to the screens. And acknowledging his considerable influence, the committee members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feel that the legend has contributed a huge amount towards the field of cinema, and hence they have decided to honor Jackie Chan by selecting him as one of the recipients of the 2016 Governor Award.

According to Entertainment Tonight , Jackie Chan’s award reception will place the actor in the league of other veteran experts who have dedicated their lives to the cinema.

There is little doubt that today Jackie Chan is one of the world’s top-grossing actors. Next Shark reports that the actor ranks second amongst the highest-paid actors of 2016, as he recently made $61 million in 2016. However, more than his money-minting abilities, it is his caliber as a martial artist that has wowed the audiences.

[Photo by Rob Griffith/AP Images]

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