Hey folks, Harry here with Ye Meng reporting in from the far east in China with news upon Jackie Chan's latest film which is underway. He'll be moving straight from this film into shooting with Brett Ratner on RUSH HOUR 2, which is currently in all it's preproduction glory. hehehe... Here's Ye...
Hi Harry!
Ye is here.
The first official photos from Jackie Chan’s Accidental Spy (called Spy in my previous scoops) have been released. The production has moved from Turkey to South Korea.
Warning: The following is the detail description of the plot. You don’t have to read:
Dreaming about being a spy, gym equipment salesman Siu Bak (Jackie Chan) not only knows some Kong Fu staff but also have some supernatural talent of foreseeing things. One day he apprehended a group of bank robbers and was reported in headline news. Read the paper, a private investigator found out that Siu Bak was an orphan and thought he was the long lost son of his Korean client, Pak Won-chong. After met Pak’s lawyer, Siu Bak went to Korea to search for his identify. In a hospital, Pak told Siu Bak he left some money to him and passed away. Pak gave Siu Bak a key, the cross he had worn and asked Siu Bak to put his ash over his wife’s grave. From a female reporter from some American magazine, Pok Hui (Kim Mai), Siu Bak knew the secret identities of Pak and his wife - two well-known double agents. With the help from Pok Hui, Siu Bak got the money in Turkey and started his rich man’s life. Unexpectedly, a mysterious girl (Cheui Yeuk Syun) had entered his life. After a series of strange events, he felt he was in great danger - something was in behind. Using his physical and supernatural skills, he discovered the whole thing, long lost father, the will, and the money, are all related to the anthrax been stolen from US government.
Warning Ended.
Photos:
1. Click here to see Siu Bak (Jackie Chan) and Pok Hui (Kim Mai). Are they being chased?
2. Click here to see Siu Bak battling a bad guy in a hospital. Ouch!
3. Click here to see The mysterious girl (Cheui Yeuk Syun). Who’s that guy?
4. Click Here to see Cutting a roasted pig during the open-shooting ceremony.
5. Click here to see Kim Mai has become very popular in China, even Jackie feels the heat.
(Source: Southern City, China, August 15, 2000)
Hong Kong action flick Gen-Y Cops just got a subtitle – Mobile Mission (might have different translations). Three robots and the American operating team with ten members have joined the shooting. Worth $2.6 million US, the robots were built by the team from The Terminator. Among them, RS1 is the most expensive one. After postproduction, it will show up in some Matrix like scenes. Under the security by the American, the robots have not been revealed to the public. Paul Rudd from Clueless, The Object of My Affection and Cider House Rule, got a role in it. Beside the initial budget of $5.1 million US, its North American distributor Regent Films has injected another $2.6 million.
(Source: unknown)
In other news, Madame Tussaud’s fifth wax museum will be opened on August 17 in Hong Kong. The opening ceremony will be hosted by Michelle Yeoh. Many famous people are “waxed”, including Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan.
(Source: Ming Pao, Hong Kong, August 16, 2000)
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