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Jackie Chan announces his 100th movie project

Action Hero Jackie ChanNew Delhi, April 30 : Jackie Chan has announced his 100th movie project.

The 55-year-old said on his Web site that he is going to co-direct the film tentatively called ‘Chinese Zodiac’ with ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ director Stanley Tong.

The Hong-Kong based action hero said that the shooting is going to take place in China, Austria and France, reports the China Daily.

Jackie Chan defends his ‘China comments’

Jackie Chan defends his ‘China comments’Washington, Apr 22: After a controversy started following his comments about democracy in China, actor Jackie Chan has insisted that his remarks were taken out of context.

Chan, 55, a Hong Kong native and one of the Communist nation''s leading stars, had reportedly made the comment at a business forum in the country''s Hainan province on April 18.

Action star Jackie Chan faces backlash over China freedom remarks Eds: epa file photos available

Too much freedom in China can lead to ‘chaos’, says Jackie ChanHong Kong - Students and politicians in Hong Kong Tuesday hit out at comments by movie star Jackie Chan that Chinese people should be controlled and that too much freedom could harm China.

The Rush-Hour star sparked a growing controversy by saying at a business forum Saturday that freedoms had made Hong Kong and Taiwan "chaotic" and adding: "We Chinese need to be controlled."

Too much freedom in China can lead to ‘chaos’, says Jackie Chan

Too much freedom in China can lead to ‘chaos’, says Jackie ChanLondon, Apr 20 : Action star Jackie Chan has sparked an outrage after claiming that too much political freedom in China isn't good, and that people need to be controlled.

While speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia, the 55-year-old actor said that he wasn''t sure if a free society was what the country needed, as too much freedom could lead to chaos like in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Jackie Chan to sing at special one-off gig in Beijing

Jackie Chan to sing at special one-off gig in BeijingLondon, April 2: Jackie Chan has decided to hop his acting boundaries and take to the microphone for an exclusive one-off concert in Beijing, China.

The ‘Rush Hour’ actor will share the stage with other performers at the Beijing National Stadium for the show next month.

The 54-year-old will put his vocals to test during the gig, entitled Descendants of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and friends, at the 91,000-seat arena.

But the star said he was confident his fans would forgive him should he go off the track.

Jackie Chan’s new film is ‘too violent’ for release in China, says director

Jackie ChanLondon, February 17 : Jackie Chan's Chinese fans will not get to see his new movie, for its director Derek Yee considers it to be "too violent" to be released in China.

The Chinese-language `Shinjuku Incident' features Chan as a refugee who escapes to Japan, and gets embroiled in the local gang culture.

The 17 million-pound flick features several gruesome scenes, including one character getting his hand chopped off and being stabbed with knives.

So far as China's strict censorship laws are concerned, Yee thinks that the film can pass them.

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