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Review: NEW POLICE STORY (MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
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September 27, 2004 |
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***1/2
When Rush Hour came out, I considered it
as a smart move for Jackie Chan and the follow-up, Shanghai Noon,
was equally exciting for me. Then I realized the Hollywood formula was
only treating Jackie Chan as a funny stuntman, or worse, a circus
clown. Every time he was forced to act as a man half of his age and
to partner with an half-of-his-age American sidekick, who usually
took half of the show. Sequels to Rush Hour signed the fatal flaw
of such formula, but because it was so profitable, the alarm was
ignored, which contributed to the total failure of some of his most
recent Hollywood projects. However, just when you thinks Jackie Chan's career
is going through a downward spiral, he returned to Hong Kong,
reclaimed his roots, and made New Police Story
Click here to continue.
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NEW POLICE STORY Premièred In
Beijing
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September 20, 2004 |
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(Sina.com) |
More photos from the première:
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Stunts Of Jackie Chan's
NEW POLICE STORY
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September 16, 2004 |
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NEW POLICE STORY Videos -
Links Corrected
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September 7, 2004 |
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(JCE / China Film Group.) |
The Making Of:
New Police Story
(ASX / 15:37)
Music Video:
New Police Story
(ASX / 2:38)
- 'September Storm (literal)', Music by Wang Chieh,
lyric by Chen Tao, song by Jackie Chan.
Trailer 2:
New Police Story
(ASX / 1:37)
(Thanks to
Marie M and "Johnny" for the correction.)
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NEW POLICE STORY's New
Trailer
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September 5, 2004 |
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(JCE / China Film Group.) |
Trailer:
New Police Story
(Real Video / 1:37)
(Thanks to
Marie M.)
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Jackie Chan's Action In
NEW POLICE STORY
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September 3, 2004 |
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(JCE
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He is
trying to toss a grenade into the sewer.
More photos
(Thanks to
Marie M.)
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NEW POLICE STORY Stills
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August 31, 2004 |
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Jackie Chan |
Daniel Wu |
Nicholas Tse |
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(JCE
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Click here for more.
(Thanks to
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NEW POLICE STORY
Posters And Stills (G-Film)
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August 26, 2004 |
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More stills
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Official Site Of Jackie
Chan's NEW POLICE STORY Fully Launched
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August 19, 2004 |
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(JCE / China Film Group.) |
Click here for the site.
(Click "refresh" and you may see a different
page each time.)
(Thanks to Marie M and
pinoy.)
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NEW POLICE STORY, New
Trailer And The Real Original Jackie Chan
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July 10, 2004 |
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(EMP) |
The real and original Jackie Chan who
has been disapproved by the Hollywood.
Trailer:
New Police Story
(ASX / Cantonese Chinese with subtitles in Traditional Chinese and
English / 2:30)
Official site (preview)
(Thanks to Tlorenzi.)
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Jackie Chan Talks - 80 DAYS, PINK PANTHER, RUSH HOUR 3, NEW POLICE STORY,
THE MYTH...
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June 13, 2004 |
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Jackie Chan cameos in The Twins
Effect. (EMP)
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Jackie Chan just talked to Fred Topel
from About.com, apparently about his current and future
projects. Besides Around The World In 80 Days, he has
commented on several projects he will do, might do and will not do.
He is in talk for doing Pink Panther but he has been lost
in endless meetings. He still don't like
Rush Hour franchise but he will do the third one - "a little bit
serious" this time. His newest project, The Myth, not related
to Titanium Rain and Time Breaker, he said, is "more like
Indiana Jones", "not very technology" and "like an old fashioned
story". In the movie, Jackie Chan's character, an archeologist, will
"find the Ching Dynasty tomb
(should be Qin or Chin Dynasty. a mistranslation)", "also help the
American NASA do something" and he will "go to India". Jackie Chan
also said he was not going to sell his New Police Story to any US
distributor, because, presumably, he was afraid that it would not be
treated properly.
Click here for the 3-page report
(Thanks to Mark Singh and Marie M)
About The Myth, Korean actress
Kim Hee-Sun has been cast to play the girl repeatedly showing up
in Jackie Chan's dreams and
Hugo Weaving will play the main valiant,
according to an
Korean newspaper. Title of the project is SO4 and it is budgeted at
about US$30 million. The paper said Jackie Chan would get US$15 million
(I don't think so) and Kim would get 1 million. Also according to
the Korean paper, the script is penned by
Wang Hui-Ling (Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon) and the story is somewhat based on a Korean
folklore. In the movie, Jackie Chan will play an ancient warrior and
a modern day Indiana Jones. The Hong Kong part has been done last
month and shooting will restart next month in Shanghai. Release has
been targeted at next summer in over 60 Asian and European countries
(no mention of North America).
Related story:
Jackie Chan Starts Working
On LEGEND / MYTH With Director Stanley Tong
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
May 26, 2004 |
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Jackie Chan - Wrapping Up
NEW POLICE STORY, Getting Read For TIME BREAKER, And May Quit THE TWINS
EFFECT II
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February 12, 2004 |
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Last scene of New Police
Story's last scene. (Ming Pao) |
According to Hong Kong media, shooting of Jackie
Chan's New Police Story wrapped up two nights ago in Hong Kong.
(photos:
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thanks to Marie M for the pictures
and JF). Hangzhou Daily reports Jackie
Chan will finally start working on Time Breaker next month with
director Stanley Tong. This project is in fact not related to
Titanium Rain, which has dried out. Budgeted with US$40 million,
this one will feature a time traveling Jackie Chan with two love
stories. Stanley Tong says it will show relatively less Jackie Chan
action and more Jackie Chan acting. Production will take place in Yunnan,
the the province now hosting The Twins Effect 2. Also according
to Chinese media, Jackie Chan may still quit the sequel, to release the
pressure on his son, who is also in the project.
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NEW POLICE STORY Shots -
Double-Deck Bus Vs. Rubber Ducks
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January 17, 2004 |
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The sequence is: Nicolas Tse's car is pushed
into the sea by a double-deck bus and Jackie Chan come to rescue. After
saving all passengers, he pulled Nicolas Tse out of the water. Where did
those rubber duck come from? I don't know.
From the official site
Page by EMG
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Teaser Of Jackie Chan's
NEW POLICE STORY Now Online
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December 17, 2003 |
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Even though, according to some report, the biggest scenes
have yet filmed, a teaser has been released:
From the official site
From EMG
Try this one (Asianfilmweb.de) if you
want a download.
Thanks to Marie M and
Jost
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Jackie Chan Does
More Rooftop Stunt For NEW POLICE STORY
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December 16, 2003 |
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Yesterday, Jackie Chan somehow ended up on
the rooftop of
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The filming was interrupted the the police and everyone was evacuated
because the Israeli president was coming. The work resumed a hour later.
(left) Jackie Chan on the rooftop.
(right) A bird view of the building.
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See Jackie Chan Does
Stunts For NEW POLICE STORY
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December 14, 2003 |
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Shooting of New Police Story
continues in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong paper Oriental Daily,
three used double-decked buses were purchased for the filming. Jackie
Chan did incredible stunts in the original Police Story and its
first sequel.
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NEW POLICE STORY Trailer
Coming Tomorrow
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December 11, 2003 |
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According to Hong Kong paper Oriental
Daily, a trailer, probably a teaser, of Jackie Chan's The Police
Story will be shown at "100 theaters worldwide."
(Left) Jackie Chan and co-star
Yeung Choi-Nei (Charlie).
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NEW POLICE STORY
Over-Budgeted And Over-Timed
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November 25, 2003 |
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According to Hong Kong's Oriental Daily
and The Sun, the production of Jackie Chan's New Police Story is
severely over-budgeted and over-timed. The budgeted HK$100 million
(US$12.9 million) has almost run out. Last week Jackie Chan asked his
long-time partner
Willie
Chan to add 20 million more and the answer he got was "no". To ease
the tension between them, Yeung Sau-Shing the big boss of Emperor Group
which is co-producing the film, personally pumped in 20 million.
According to these two papers, Jackie Chan has designed lots of
expensive big scenes. A two minutes scene alone would burn three million
on location. He has added a few more car-blowing-up-in-street scenes,
which required another month to complete.
Thanks to Mark Singh
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Jackie Chan's NEW POLICE
STORY - Official Synopsis And Stills
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November 22, 2003 |
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According to EMG, plot of New
Police Story is something like a veteran cop (Jackie Chan) teaming
up with a rookie cop (Nicolas Tse) against the Gang of Five, led by the
main villain (Daniel Wu).
Click here for the plot
More stills:
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Jackie Chan Does NEW
POLICE STORY And Plans JackieLand
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November 17, 2003 |
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According to Hong Kong paper Oriental Daily,
Jackie Chan's New Police Story is selling very well in Southeast
Asia. Meanwhile, when he was promoting Shanghai Knights in Japan,
Jackie Chan told two local papers that he would build a theme park
called JackieLand in Hong Kong.
(Left) On location of New Police Story
(Right) What would the theme park look like. From left to
right: "Museum", "Theme Park", "Studio", "Theater".
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Jackie Chan Did
Spiderman-Like Stunt For NEW POLICE STORY, And Then Accident Again
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The scene is: A bad guy rides a bicycle down
through the outer wall of a tall building with help from a rope. Jackie
Chan and
Nicholas Tse
start lower themselves with the same rope.
During a shot only involving Jackie Chan and a stunt actor playing the
bad guy, the wire holding them suddenly went loose. Jackie Chan's right
waist got tangled with the rope and the stunt actor almost fell to the
ground. Fortunately both of them were not seriously injured.
More pictures:
the stunt:
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Nicolas Tse:
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Jackie Chan and the stunt double of the bad guy
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More Actions From NEW POLICE "Jackie Chan"
STORY
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October 31, 2003 |
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Here are more shots from the Jaciie-Chan-getting-close-to-be-hit-by-a-flipped-over-cop-car
sequence:
(left) Jackie and
Wang Chieh, who cameos as a
wrong-place-wrong-time cop
(mid)
Daniel Wu as the bad buy
(right) The cop car
Photos:
Oriental Daily,
Sina.com
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NEW POLICE "Jackie Chan"
STORY - This Time He's Not Drunk
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Jackie Chan lives in a dangerous life, even
when he is behind the camera. This sequence shown on the left is: a bad
guy, played by
Daniel Wu, shot at a cop car, the
car then exploded, flipped over and slid toward Jackie Chan who was
operating the camera (the last part was not suppose to happen).
Photos:
The Sun
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Jackie Chan's NEW
"Drunken" POLICE STORY Continues In Hong Kong
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October 19,
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Jackie Chan and his team were making New
Police Story yesterday at a commercial complex and posing for cameras in
between takes.
(From left to right): Boy'z,
Charlene Choi,
Nicholas Tse,
Jackie Chan, director
Benny Chan,
and
Yu Rongguang.
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Jackie Chan In NEW
"Drunken" POLICE STORY
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Sing Tao Daily) |
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Here are two snapshots of Jackie Chan playing a drunken
cop in the street of Hong Kong. According to the script, dozens of
police officers are murdered by the bad guys and Jackie Chan's character
finds relief from alcohol. According to Hong Kong paper Oriental
Daily,
Nicolas Tse,
mainland Chinese martial-art star
Yu Rongguang and
Ken Lo, a member of Jackie Chan's team,
participated in the shooting of the scene.
Thanks to Marie for the
photos.
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Jackie Chan Shows Some
Action NEW POLICE STORY Production Continues
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October 11,
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Jackie Chan is showing Nicolas Tse how to catch
two robbers, played by BOYZ, a local boy band.
More:
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Jackie Chan In The Street
- NEW POLICE STORY Under Production In Hong Kong
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October 8,
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Jackie Chan has been shooting a gun battle scene
for several days. Dozens extras
were hired to play cops, by-standers and reporters.
(Left) Is Jackie Chan the action
director?
(Mid) Jackie Chan with two cast
members - Timmy Hung (Sammo Hung's son) and Ng Ho-Hong.
(Right) A snack break.
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More On-Location Shots Of
Jackie Chan's NEW POLICE STORY
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Oriental Daily posted two new
on-location shots of New Police Story (looks like promotional
photos released by the studio). It is a funeral for ten police
officers kills by the bad guys. The picture on the left shows Jackie
Chan and co-star Charlie Yeung. According to Jackie Chan, New
Police Story is not the fourth Police Story and he is
playing a different cop, although they both names Chan. So far we
know nothing about the plot except the story largely happening in
Hong Kong and partially somewhere in the rest of China.
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Jackie Chan Making NEW
POLICE STORY In Hong Kong
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September 24,
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Jackie Chan and co-star Nicolas Tse
showed up in the street of Hong Kong last night. The sequence is
Jackie Chan getting drunk and falling in a small alley. There was no
action involved. About the tumor just discovered at his throat, it
is harmless so far.
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Jackie Chan Found Charlie
Yeung As His The Other Half In NEW POLICE STORY
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
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September 20,
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According to Hong Kong media, actress
Yeung Choi-Nei (Charlie) has been
cast to play Jackie Chan's girlfriend in New Police Story.
Director
Benny Chan
said final list the cast would be revealed during a news conference
in Hong Kong September 25. This will be Yeung's first big screen
performance since 1997. Maggie Cheung, who played Jackie Chan's
girlfriend in the first three episodes of the series, has declined
showing up for the fourth time. New Police Story would be the
first production by JCE (Jackie Chan Emperor), a joint-venture
between Jackie Chan and Hong Kong's Emperor Multimedia Group.
Shooting will start soon in Hong Kong and "other places".
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Jackie Chan's NEW POLICE
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September 6,
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Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse (AP) |
Shooting of the fifth of Police Story
series, under the title New Police Story, will start this
month, according to Nanfang Daily. Director
Benny Chan said the story
was not too complicated and it follows the good vs. the bad
tradition of previous Police Stories.
Nicholas Tse will play
another cop and
Charlene Choi play her girlfriend.
The bad guys will be portrayed by
Daniel Wu,
Wang Chieh(?),
Terence Yin and
Andy On. Benny Chan also
said there would be a lot more hand to hand fights and less CG
effects (How about no CG effects?). Now the biggest unanswered
question is who will play Jackie Chan's girlfriend, possibly wife?
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Jackie Chan Will Do More
POLICE STORY And RUSH HOUR Sequel
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August 17, 2003 |
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According to Hong Kong media, Jackie Chan has promised the coming of the
fifth POLICE STORY with a budget of HK$80 million (US$10.3 million). He recently
pumped HK$18 million into Hong Kong studio EMG and opened a
joint-venture with EMG. The new POLICE STORY will be the first
production of the new company.
Nicholas Tse and
Charlene Choi (one
of The Twins) have made their commitment to the project. There is no
word whether
Maggie Cheung, played Jackie Chan's girlfriend in the
first three movies, will return or not, but Jackie Chan has said in January
that he wanted his character Chan Ka Kui to marry his girl
friend in the final installment of the series. The sequel will be helmed by
Benny Chan (HEROIC DUO,
GEN-Y COPS, GEN-X COPS, WHO AM I?
Jackie Chan appeared on
"Total Request Live" on MTV last week. He was asked when the
next RUSH HOUR would come and he replied "next year." I think he
actually meant he would start working on the sequel next year, but
the sequel itself would not come out next year.
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Jackie Chan Wants To
Finish His POLICE STORY
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January 25, 2003 |
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According to Hong Kong's THE SUN, Jackie Chan said he wanted
to make one more POLICE STORY. In the fifth, also will be the last
installment of the series, he will get married with his girlfriend
played by Maggie Cheung. According to him, the script is ready. The
first POLICE STORY, released in 1985, features some of Jackie Chan's
best stunts.
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