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Shen Hua |
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The Myth |
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Jing Tian Chuan Qi |
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(Astonishing Myth) |
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Time Breaker |
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Jackie plays takes on two
roles, a modern day archeologist and a Qin Dynasty warrior over two
millenniums ago. The movie is a rebirth of a dead project, Titanium Rain. |
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Release date: 2005 |
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Opening This
Week: September 17 - 23 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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September 23, 2005 |
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The Myth |
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(JCE, EMP) |
Jackie plays takes on two
roles, a modern day archeologist and a Qin Dynasty warrior over two
millenniums ago...
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here for detail
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The Making of Jackie Chan's THE MYTH
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September 14, 2005 |
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(JCE, EMP) |
China's CCTV just aired a special program covering the making of
Jackie Chan's newest flick
They Myth. The clip also
contains a very short interview of
Klaus Badelt, the
composer of
Wu Ji / Promise.
Chan recently said he might quit doing more on-screen actions in five
years and by then he might start producing action movies, low-budget
movies and documentaries. He also wanted to create more opportunities
for young directors and stunt actors.
Click here for the clip.
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Promotional Stills: Jackie Chan's THE
MYTH
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September 3, 2005 |
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(JCE, EMP) |
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Stills of Jackie Chan's THE MYTH
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July 25, 2005 |
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(JCE, EMP) |
Click here.
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THE MYTH Official Site by Jackie Chan's
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July 13, 2005 |
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Click here
(Thanks to Gary Logue).
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Jackie Chan's THE MYTH - New Trailer
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July 7, 2005 |
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THE MYTH Posters
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July 6, 2005 |
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(L to R): Jackie Chan, Kim Hee-Seon, Leung Ka-Fai, Mallika Sherawat.
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Jackie Chan's THE MYTH: Third Poster
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May 12,
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Jackie Chan's THE MYTH: Second Poster
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May 11,
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(Thanks
to Thiago Menezes (Brazil))
More about
The Myth
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THE MYTH Teasers
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April 11,
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Teaser trailer (Thanks
to Gary.Logue)
Left: teaser poster showing "Qin", the name of
the kingdom unified China over tow thousand years ago. It was
written in an ancient Chinese calligraphic style called "Xiao
Zhuan",
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Director Stanley Tong Talks about
Jackie Chan's THE MYTH
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April 3,
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Jackie Chan with director Stanley Tong. (The
Hong Kong Sun) |
Stanley Tong just had a chat with a reporter from
Chinese paper Southern Daily. According to him, the story of
The Myth was something like this:
Jackie Chan plays Jack, an archeologist who
repeatedly dreams about a white dress lady played by Kim Hee-Seon. Leung
Ka-Fai plays William, a scientist who is searching for some mysterious
stone.
Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read:
William invited Jack to a place
called Emperor's Sand, where they discovered an ancient place. Inside
the place, there is a coffin floating in midair and a painting showing
that white dress lady. William removes a stone from the altar and the
coffin falls to the ground immediately. Some tomb guardians appear and
try to get the stone back. While fighting these guardians, Jack falls
down a waterfall. He is then woke up by a dancer, Princess
Samantha, played
by Mallika Sherawat. Despite her invitation, Jack decided to leave and
continue his search for that white dress lady. Jack and William then go
back to the valley of the waterfalls by helicopter and eventually
discover a time tunnel, which is connected with a floating palace. At
the palace, Jack finally meets the white dress lady. She is actually a
Koguryian princess who has been waiting for her lover, a
general of The First Emperor of China (also played by Jackie Chan) for
over two millenniums. Meanwhile William starts robbing the place and
accidentally disabled the magic which keeps the place floating...
Tong said he wrote the story of The Myth after
visiting the mausoleum of The First Emperor, which cost over 700
thousands men's 38 years to build. There will also be over 900
shots with CG effects, like the one showing thousands of terra-cotta
warriors and sea of mercury fall from the sky. Battle scenes have been
shot with about 1000 extras and over 100 horses. Over 100 thousand CG
soldiers will be added to the final film.
Graham Ware Jr.
,horse trainer for The Lord of the Rings, was on board to train
the horses, especially the one Jackie Chan was riding.
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Jackie Chan Resumes
Working For
THE MYTH (MonkeyPeaches
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February 22, 2005 |
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Jackie Chan with director Stanley Tong. |
(Oriental Daily / The Hong Kong Sun) |
Shooting of Jackie Chan's fantasy action
The Myth has resumed in Hong Kong. For this scene, Jackie
Chan had to wear heavy armor and jump into the freezing
sea.
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Jackie Chan Makes
THE MYTH At Waterfall (MonkeyPeaches
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December 15, 2004 |
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This is still working on The Myth.
This time, he is at a waterfall of China's Yunnan Province.
More photos: click
here and
here.
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Jackie Chan's THE
MYTH Redtaped In India
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October 13, 2004 |
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According to Variety, the production of The
Myth was temporarily on hold after "India's Directorate of
Archaeology and Museums ordered cranes and sets to be removed from
grounds of the 15th-century Virupaksha temple at Hampi." Officials
from the directorate said the production did not have permission to
shoot there. However, director Stanley Tong said "permission was
granted by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Hampi World
Heritage Site." (thanks to Patrick Y.)
According to local paper Central Chronicle,
the scenes shot at the temple was a song sequence between Jackie
Chan and Bollywood beauty Mallika Sherawat. "Films earlier shot
amidst the historical monuments of Hampi include Agni Varsha and
Amol Palekar's Marathi film Anaahat."
Related Story:
Red tape sidelines Chan, by Bryan
Pearson, Variety via Yahoo! News
Follow-up: according to a new report by AFP,
shooting of The Myth had resumed.
Click here for the report.
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Snapshots: More Actions
From Jackie Chan's THE MYTH
(Gansu Daily) |
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September 17, 2004 |
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Click here for more.
(Thanks to
Marie M for the reminder.)
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More On-Location Photos
Of THE MYTH
(Gansu
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September 15, 2004 |
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Jackie Chan (2nd to the left) and Shao Bing
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(Gansu Daily) |
More photos.
(Thanks to
Marie M for the reminder.)
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Jackie Chan Shoots War
Scene For THE MYTH (Sina.com) |
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