JACKIE CHAN SOUNDS OFF ON ACTION MOVIES, SPECIAL EFFECTS

BY CASSIDEE MOSERJackie Chan has some pretty strong words for the makers of modern action movies. Speaking with IndieWire, the actor shared his feeling about the state of action movies, and how what is seen on screen isn't necessarily "real." "I think, slowly, slowly, the real action's gone. Really," he said. "Because, now we still have a few people who do...

Jackie Chan Explains Why He Turned Down Expendables 2 And 3

On the list of "shoulda-been-Expendables," Jackie Chan ranks pretty highly. He's one of the more highly-decorated members of the Action Hero Hall Of Fame, and he's done movies with several of the people in The Expendables 3, including Sylvester Stallone (Burn, Hollywood Burn: An Alan Smithee Film), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Around The World In 80 Days) and Jet Li (Forbidden Kingdom)....

Jackie Chan Wraps Shanghai’s First Action Movie Week

COURTESY OF F MEDIA JUNE 18, 2015 | 08:32AM PT Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Shanghai festival’s first Jackie Chan Action Movie Week wrapped with a sweet, but largely unnecessary, awards show. The prizes, apparently chosen by the Shanghai public using QQ social media, were dominated by recent Chinese actioner “Wolf Warriors.” One also went, posthumously, to Thai director and action choreographer Panna...

Jackie Chan on Why Hollywood Isn't Producing Good Martial Arts Films Anymore

The world's best known martial arts star spoke to press in Udine, Italy about his new film "Dragon Blade" and his wish to be the Asian Robert De Niro, but also about his preoccupation for his legacy and the transformation of action films. Far East FestivalJackie Chan at the Far East Festival The Hong Kong actor, director, producer,...

JACKIE CHAN’S BEST MOVIES WE COUNT DOWN THE BEST-REVIEWED WORK OF THE KARATE KID STAR.

An international star in the truest sense, Jackie Chan has appeared in more than 100 films over the last 30-plus years — and even in today’s hyper-hyphenated Hollywood, Chan has amassed a dizzying array of credits, serving as an actor, director, choreographer, screenwriter, and stuntman. And that doesn’t take into account his career as a pop singer or his voice work...