The Bridesmaids filmmaker appeared at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film titled Jackpot!, which follows a lottery winner who has to survive losing ticket holders who can kill her to claim the prize until sunset. “I’m a comedy guy and to me it was just so funny, and it was a good chance to do a lot of physical comedy, which I love,” Feig told the PA news agency on why he was drawn to the project. “I’m a big Jackie Chan fanatic and I felt like this was a Jackie Chan movie that I always wanted to make.
“I love physical comedy, but it also has a lot of heart, and that’s what I like about it. It’s got kind of a meaningful core to it too.” Honorary Oscar winner Chan starred in more than 30 martial arts films in his native Hong Kong before achieving worldwide fame in Rumble In The Bronx in 1995.
He went on to star in a string of Hollywood films, including the Rush Hour trilogy, Shanghai Noon and its sequel Shanghai Knights starring Owen Wilson, Around The World In 80 Days and the Kung Fu Panda franchise alongside Jack Black. US actor turned WWE star Cena described martial arts star Chan as the “greatest physical storyteller of our generation”. “I’ve actually got to work with Jackie, and I’ve got to see him approach an action piece and shoot an action piece, not only as a performer, but as an eye behind the lens – there’s none better,” Cena told PA about filming 2023 film Hidden Strike.
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