Hong Kong detective Bennie Chan (Jackie Chan) has been tracking notorious crime boss Victor Wong for over a decade. When Bennie's young niece Samantha (Fan Bing Bing) gets into trouble with Wong's crime syndicate, Bennie must track down the only man who can help him: fast-talking American gambler Connor Watts (Johnny Knoxville). Bennie races against the clock to bring Connor back to Hong Kong and the unlikely pair embark on an entertaining, action-packed and perilous adventure from the snowy mountains of Mongolia to the windswept dunes of the Gobi desert.
A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
A Hong Kong cop pursues a notorious crime lord with the help of a brash American gambler in this action comedy starring Jackie Chan and Sean William Scott.
Skiptrace is an upcoming Hong Kong-Chinese-American action comedy film directed by Renny Harlin, produced by, starring and based on a story by Jackie Chan.
Knoxville plays the innocent gambler on a trip to Macau, who witnesses a murder that puts Chinese gangsters on his tail. It is up to a Hong Kong detective (Chan) to save Knoxville's skin, only for the pair to end up tearing across all of China in a desperate bid to stay alive. The cast includes Asian stars such as Fan Bingbing, Eric Tsang and the delightful Michael Wong.
Jackie Chan has been trying to break into the Hollywood mainstream for decades, with wavering results. The best efforts always come when he partners up with an American co-star, with Chris Tucker and Owen Wilson fulfilling those duties in the Rush Hour and Shanghai films respectively.
ReplyDeleteJackie Chan is getting back down to business with his latest movie, Skiptrace, directed by Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin. Johnny Knoxville will also appear.
ReplyDeleteThe story, with the style of Midnight Run, was the idea of Jackie Chan, who is producing the film along with Brian Gatewood, Esmond Ren, Damien Saccani and Charlie Coker.