International action film star Jackie Chan has announced his 100th film project, currently called Chinese Zodiac. Chan will star and co-direct with Rumble in the Bronx director Stanley Tong.
Several other Chan films will hit the theaters beforehand. For more information, see the AP story.
Jackie Chan is a cinematic great whose superb stunt work and ability to blend action and comedy rank at the very top with the achievements of the great silent film hero Douglas Fairbanks, a very underappreciated filmmaker. And like those of Fairbanks, Chan’s films stand for good things while being immensely enjoyable. For more on Jackie Chan and his film persona, see my article on Chan and Shanghai Noon in Insight magazine.