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Hong Kong Stuntman Says He Doubles for Jackie Chan In Movies
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It may be true, according to Jackie Chan, that Brett Ratner can't direct action scenes, but maybe Chan can't fight in them, either. Stuntman Bruce Law claims on his blog that he has doubled for the martial arts action star in his Chinese-language films. Although some of Chan's appeal is that he performs stunts himself, it is widely known that for insurance purposes he is required to be replaced by stuntmen in dangerous scenes shot for Hollywood-financed films. But as for his films made back home in Hong Kong, Chan is supposedly doing all his own stunts in those. Chan's spokesman, Solon So, denies the claim, though, and insists that his client only uses substitutes when working for Hollywood.I don't completely disbelieve Law's claim. On Chan's Twin Dragons, Law is credited with car stunts, so it could very well be true that the stuntman was driving a car that one of Chan's characters is supposed to be driving. After all, Chan is a brilliant martial artist, but maybe he isn't so brilliant behind the wheel. Law's other credits for Chan films (according to the IMDb) include coordinating action scenes for Supercop 2, special effects for The Legend of Drunken Master and acting in Thunderbolt. Each of these could have required similarly simple bits in which Law had to double for Chan. It doesn't mean that Law ever performed any of Chan's really impressive stunts. Either way, though, we can all accept and appreciate that Chan is one of the greatest stunt performers ever to grace the movie screen, and as he's not getting any younger (he turns 53 on Saturday), we can tolerate him taking a break (as in rest, not bones) now and again.
Johnnie To is Remaking Hard-Boiled! No, Sorry - He's Not. Wait. Well, Maybe.
Filed under: Action », Classics », Foreign Language », Thrillers », RumorMonger », Newsstand », Remakes and Sequels », Cinematical Indie »
A whole lot has happened to Hong Kong action director
Johnnie To in the past 24 hours, and the likelihood
is that he didn't even notice. To start things off, a small item appeared in a Hong Kong tabloid yesterday, announcing
that To was going to direct a remake of John Woo's seminal Hard-Boiled. In the US.
With its original star, Chow Yun-Fat, on board.
Needless to say, certain Asian-film-loving corners of the internet erupted in a vivid mixture of disgust and disbelief.
But, before anyone even had a chance to get really worked up, To's denial to
the Hong Kong Sun was reported everywhere this morning (he also took the opportunity to make it clear that he's
considering lots and lots of projects in Hollywood, thanks very much). So it's all cleared up, right?Not so fast. It turns out that the quotes in the Chinese-language Sun actually came from an assistant, not from To himself. Not only that, but the assistant ended his statement with what is surely one of the top 10 most cryptic "denials" in film history: "There are still no answers about those questions: when will the Hard-Boiled remake begin filming, which US actor will star in the Hard-Boiled remake, which company will finance the Hard Boiled remake...Because the script of the Hard-Boiled remake is still not finished." Got it. So it's not happening, the non-script isn't done, and the non-movie isn't cast yet. Er, what?
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