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



Jackie Chan is a hypocrite, but that puts him among ninety-five percent working in Hollywood.
it is better to be a "hypocrite" than a self-engrossed actor
Actually Chan returned to HK a couple years ago and has been taking daring roles he would never get in Hollywood. He's making RH3 due to contractual obligations which he thought would be finished years ago when RH3 s supposed to be made. His costar, Chris Tucker, demanded more money and delayed the project until New Line could come to an agreement. Chan also publicly commented that Tucker was wrong in delaying the film for greed. Plus Tucker really has no clout as he makes no films other than co-starring with Jackie.
And thank god. I wish he quit sometime after "Friday." As for Jackie Chan, he definitely peaked with Fantasy Mission Force, with Brigitte Lin. Maybe he should have quit there, and left them wanting more.
The idea of the Hong Kong and Bollywood forming like Voltron is surreal enough to be appealing. I want to see Triad musicals.