QUICK TAKES - Oct. 23, 2009
The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China’s famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple.
Jackie Chan will star in the $29-million production, “Shaolin,” the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year-old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” with David Carradine.
Chan’s Chinese-language film will costar veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing.
“Shaolin” will be an updated version of a 1982 movie, “The Shaolin Temple,” in which former Chinese kung fu champion Li made his screen debut, playing a boy adopted and trained by Shaolin monks who seeks to avenge his father’s death.
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