GEAR-UP for a high-octane, adrenaline-pumping action-adventure
for the whole family as Star Cinema releases Kung Fu Yoga starring
legendary Asian action superstar Jackie Chan.
Directed by renowned Hong Kong film director, producer, action
choreographer, screenwriter, and philanthropist Stanley Tong, who first
directed Jackie Chan in Police Story 3: Super Cop in 1992, Kung
Fu Yoga marks the much-awaited reunion between Chan and Tong since
their mega-blockbuster collaboration in Chinese Zodiac 12 (CZ12) back
in 2012.
Kung Fu Yoga is centered on the exploits of
Chinese archeology professor Jack (Chan) who teams up with beautiful Indian
professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate lost Magadha treasure. The team
travel across Asia, Europe and the Middle East as they dodge one obstacle after
the other until they are ultimately led to a remote mountain temple in India
where they will use a rare diamond as a key to unlock the real treasure that
will culminate their quest.
During their Dubai press conference, director Stanley Tong
revealed that they employed 70 super sports car during the car chase in the
streets of Dubai, amounting to US $30M. The said scenes feature luxury brands
including Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Ferrari.
It is also director Tong who has always been interested to
India’s culture. He integrated traditional Indian magic tricks, including the rope trick and the
levitation into the action choreography.
A scene in Iceland
made Jackie Chan dived into the water beneath the ice cave,he then stayed
underwater for hours at a sub-zero temperature to achieve the best effect of
the scene.
With an illustrious career that spans more than five decades,
Chan was honored by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences an honorary
Oscar for his extraordinary achievements in film at the 8th Annual
Governors Awards ceremony last November 2016 and Kung Fu Yoga marks
his very first full-length feature film this 2017.
The movie features an international cast that highlights some of
Asia’s most talented and accomplished actors led by Hong Kong actor and singer
Aarif Rahman, who was catapulted to stardom after winning Best New Performer
and Best Original Song at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards in
2010, for his superb performance in the critically acclaimed drama Echoes
Of The Rainbow; and three of Bollywood’s biggest stars: Amyra Dastur,
who is considered today as the fresh face of Bollywood; former Indian beauty
queen and now rising Bollywood star Disha Patani; and character actor Sonu Sood.
Who is a household name in India who has done 70 movies, Chinese multi-media
star and Korean pop band “EXO” member Zhang Yixing and China’s “Most Beautiful
Yoga Instructor” Mu Qi Mi Ya are also featured in the movie in unforgettable
supporting roles.
Follow the journey Jack and his incredible team and discover
what dangers and treasures await them in this gargantuan action movie that will
open 2017.
Kung Fu Yoga hits Philippine cinemas
nationwide starting Feb. 1.
*Text and photos from Star Cinema PR
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