Jackie Chan Quits...

[Ranger REG]

I might be wrong, but is it true that Jackie Chan and Jet Li are out of the martial arts film business? Are they jealous that Chow Yun Fat is getting some choice roles from Anna and The King (with Jodie Foster) to Pirates of the Caribbeans 2: Dead Man's Chest?

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

I can't speak to Jackie Chan, but as for Jet Li, he's said in interviews from a while ago (a year at least) that he was planning to retire from the martial arts film genre.

Another thing to consider is that both men aren't getting any younger, and with new guys like Tony Jaa on the horizon, being able to deliver the kind of performance audiences expect out of a martial arts movie has got to be increasingly difficult on their bodies. Heck, Jackie Chan's body has been put through the wringer during his film career (as the blooper reels at the end of his movies attest to). So that could be a major reason why they are stepping out of that film genre; they want to get out before they really hurt something and end up crippled, or worse, dead.

Besides, Chow Yun Fat wasn't in PotC2; he's scheduled for PotC3.

 

[librarius_arcana]

Well I know that Chan is doing at least another Rush Hour movie

 

[Taelorn76]

I think Jet Li's last movie is called "Fearless" They really are hyping it as his last martial arts film in the trailers.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I think Jet Li's last movie is called "Fearless" They really are hyping it as his last martial arts film in the trailers.

His last 'epic' martial art film. From what I understand they'll still be plenty of Craddle 2 the Grave stylings around the corner.

 

[Rackhir]

I think Jet Li's last movie is called "Fearless" They really are hyping it as his last martial arts film in the trailers.

I really wish he had chosen something other than yet another "Evil Foriegners out to humiliate and destroy the Noble Chinese" film for his last Martial Arts flick. As China rises in power the constant harping on past slights and insults makes me nervous and I don't plan to go see it for that reason. Which is sad, since I've really enjoyed his non-rapper related films.

While Jackie Chan has good reason to retire from the action flicks, Jet Li hasn't suffered nearly the kind of damage that Jackie has, but he isn't exactly a spring chicken any more either (43 yrs old). The only injury mentioned in his IMDB listing is that apparently he was in Maldives when the Tsunami hit and his foot was injured when he was hit by a piece of furnature while he was scooping up his daughter and taking her to safety.

 

[mmu1]

I really wish he had chosen something other than yet another "Evil Foriegners out to humiliate and destroy the Noble Chinese" film for his last Martial Arts flick. As China rises in power the constant harping on past slights and insults makes me nervous and I don't plan to go see it for that reason. Which is sad, since I've really enjoyed his non-rapper related films.

I said something similar to my friends when I saw the previews - I'm not paying money for nationalistic Chinese propaganda that features Westerners as villains. Though in my eyes, it's more laughable than worrying and smacks of insecurity... They need to make a fictional "epic" because they have precious few real stories to tell about victories over the Evil Westerners. (Well, just now, anyway... History is chaotic enough that 50 years from now, it might seem obvious we should have worried.)

 

[ShinHakkaider]

I said something similar to my friends when I saw the previews - I'm not paying money for nationalistic Chinese propaganda that features Westerners as villains. Though in my eyes, it's more laughable than worrying and smacks of insecurity... They need to make a fictional "epic" because they have precious few real stories to tell about victories over the Evil Westerners. (Well, just now, anyway... History is chaotic enough that 50 years from now, it might seem obvious we should have worried.)

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Having actually seen the movie it's less about the "evil Westerners" than it is about a man fighting his own demons and overcoming his own hubris and obsession with being number one. Even the "Evil Westerners" arent ALL really evil as demonstated briefly at the end of Huo's fight with the westerns boxer O'brien and the mutual respect between Huo and his Japanese opponent Tanaka. The movie is based on the life of a real person Yuan jia huo who was the founder of the jin Wu martial arts school / federation.

In fact if any of you have seen Fist of Legend, Huo is the teacher who Jet Li's character comes back from japan to avenge. So basically in Fearless he's playing his own teacher from Fist of legend.

 

[Piratecat]

They need to make a fictional "epic" because they have precious few real stories to tell about victories over the Evil Westerners.

No politics, please.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Well I know that Chan is doing at least another Rush Hour movie

Thought that was canned because of the other guy (can't remember his name) asking for two much money.