Jackie Chan is seen in a photobooth promoting a special screening of 'Chinese Zodiac'. (Photo : Getty Images/Stuart C. Wilson)
"Rush Hour" and "Kung Fu Panda" superstar Jackie Chan is preparing for a major shoot of 'Bleeding Steel' in Sydney while Chinese filmmakers are on the lookout for potential filming locations in Australia.
The film is anticipated to be the largest Chinese production to be shot in Australia in terms of budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter. One of "Bleeding Steel's" long-term objectives is to strengthen the relationship between China and Australia in film production.
This will also include the completion of post-production work of Chinese films in Australia, and not just to have it as a desirable shooting location for filmmakers. The support and organisation for the tour primarily comes from major Australian film bodies and promotion partnerships, including Perfect World Pictures, Ausfilm, and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia.
Heyi Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia will co-produce Chan's upcoming crime drama, which is scheduled for principal photography this month. According to Ausfilm's chief executive officer Debra Richards, Chinese filmmakers and screenwriters will also have more exciting projects in Australia beyond "Bleeding Steel".
Village Roadshow's president Ellen Eliasoph commented that they are thrilled to be contributing to a film production by Chan, and that the Asian film company has had deep roots in Australia. Moreover, when the actor was still a child, his parents had migrated and settled in Canberra, Australia.
"Bleeding Steel" stars the Hollywood martial-arts actor as a special forces agent protecting a young woman he has feelings for from a sinister criminal syndicate. As of now, other details about the cast are unavailable, but it is rumored to be an ensemble film, which means it will have an all star cast, a report from Variety said.
Chan continues to entertain us over the years in his films with death-defying stunts performed by himself along with cleverly improvised weapons during his martial arts bouts, all with a twist of light-hearted comedy. From his hit Rush Hour with Chris Tucker, which has successfully spawned two sequels and the possibility of a third sequel, to his old classics Drunken Master and The Armour of God, "Bleeding Steel" will surely be another treat for the fans of his work.
