Jackie Chan's next movie: The Hypocrite

Jackie Chan reportedly told The Times of India that "Asians should unite against American cinema." Chan, star of such American movies as Around the World in 80 Days, The Medallion, Shanghai Knights, The Tuxedo, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2 and Shanghai Noon, went on to say, "Why do we need to ape their culture. I see an Indian saying 'Yo Man!' but that's not what Asian are about." He added, "Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality."

Chan will earn $15 million for Rush Hour 3 -- which we think is also an American film -- set to be released in 2007. He also gets 15 percent of the movie's gross and owns the film's distribution rights in China and Hong Kong. Chan is also set to play the voice of "Master Monkey" in the animated film Kung Fu Panda, set to hit theaters in 2008. Here's a plot summary of that American movie:

A CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, Po (Voiced by Jack Black), who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Set in the legendary world of ancient China, this is the story of Po, our unlikely hero, who enters the rigid world of Kung Fu and turning it upside down. Po ultimately becomes a Kung Fu hero by learning that if he believes in himself, he can do anything