Nana Ouyang, Jackie Chan, Erica Xia-hou and Tess Haubrich pose during a press conference for "Bleeding Steel." (Photo : Getty Images/Brendon Thorne)
The filming of Jackie Chan's upcoming movie "Bleeding Steel" became slightly disrupted on July 29, Friday, when a few drunken revellers gatecrashed the set in Australia. The actor was filming a carnival scene on Sydney Harbour.
According to the reports, the filming of "Bleeding Steel" was in full swing when a a catamaran full of young men and women pulled up to the pier. The drunken group of people not only called out to the cast and crew of the film, some of them even flashed their bare behinds while others erupted in hysterical laughter, Toronto Sun reported. It was later revealed that the group was actually a part of a bachelor party.
Chan was present on the set at the time of the incident. The 62-year-old actor, who was accompanied by two personal bodyguards, tried to ignore the disruption and continued to shoot along with his co-stars, Nana Ou-Yang and Erica Xia-Hou.
The carnival scene was being filmed at the popular tourist spot, Mrs Macquarie's Chair, that overlooks the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The set was said to be secured by a perimeter fence along with security guards.
"Bleeding Style" is expected to hit theatres in 2017. Chan will be seen playing the role of hardened special forces agent who fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" actor Callan Mulvey and Australian actress Tess Haubrich have also joined the cast of the Chinese-Australian sci-fi thriller.
Earlier, Chan was spotted shooting for the film in light rain in Moore Park. The movie will continue its filming in the streets of Sydney for the next few days, after which it will move to mainland China and Taiwan for further shooting. It is written and directed by China's Leo Zhang.
"Bleeding Steel" is Chan's first movie to be filmed in Australia after a lapse of 20 years. In 1996, he had starred in "Mr. Nice Guy," which was filmed across Melbourne.
"I love Australia and (I always) come back here again and again," CRI English quoted the actor as saying. "My parents lived in Australia for 40 years, (so) anytime we got (a) chance we come here."
Meanwhile, watch the trailer of Chan's upcoming movie, "Skiptrace," below:
