Five reasons to see The ForeignerFive reasons to see The ForeignerScott Goodyer1/16/2018 9:30:00 Am
Jackie Chan karate kicks his way back onscreen in The Foreigner! The action movie has Chan playing a humble businessman with a buried past who seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. Pierce Brosnan also stars, teaming up again with GoldenEye director Martin Campbell.
Here are 5 reasons why you need to check this movie out:
1. The Stunts
Jackie Chan has endured many years of long, hard work and a ton of injuries to establish international success via his early beginnings in Hong Kong's martial arts movie industry. Making his way to North American audiences in 1995 with Rumble in the Bronx, this was the first time we saw an action star do his own stunts as he ran up walls and bounced off cars. It was very impressive and Jackie hasn't slowed down.
Jackie Chan karate kicks his way back onscreen in The Foreigner! The action movie has Chan playing a humble businessman with a buried past who seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. Pierce Brosnan also stars, teaming up again with GoldenEye director Martin Campbell.
Here are 5 reasons why you need to check this movie out:
1. The Stunts
Jackie Chan has endured many years of long, hard work and a ton of injuries to establish international success via his early beginnings in Hong Kong's martial arts movie industry. Making his way to North American audiences in 1995 with Rumble in the Bronx, this was the first time we saw an action star do his own stunts as he ran up walls and bounced off cars. It was very impressive and Jackie hasn't slowed down.
- 1/16/2018
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
Before the L.A. premiere of “The Foreigner” began, the audience received a message from its star, Jackie Chan. “Aside from the fighting,” he said, “I hope you like my acting.” It was a curious request, especially from Chan, whose on-screen work has largely benefited from the fact that we’re watching Jackie Chan. You can’t help but watch Chan. This is the international superstar’s blessing and curse. Jackie is Jackie, no matter the character’s name. In Martin Campbell’s film, an adaptation of Stephen Leather’s novel “The Chinaman,” Chan plays a soft-spoken man of humility...
- 10/12/2017
- by Sam Fragoso
- The Wrap
The book that Jackie Chan movie The Foreigner is based on was called The Chinaman, but producers changed the title for obvious reasons. While using the phrase “Chinaman” was relatively common when Stephen Leather wrote the thriller back in 1992, it’s now widely regarded as offensive due to the derogatory contexts in which it has often been used. However, in an exclusive interview with Monsters and Critics director Martin Campbell revealed he did decide to include the term in the film. One scene sees Pierce Brosnan’s character Liam Hennessy use it to refer to Jackie Chan’s character Quan Ngoc Minh. Asked if...read more...
- 10/11/2017
- by Julian Cheatle
- Monsters and Critics
“The Foreigner” is a twisty political thriller about an deputy minister (Pierce Brosnan) who’s plotting to pardon some imprisoned Ira fighters without reigniting the Troubles. “The Foreigner” is also a revenge saga in which Jackie Chan plays a Vietnamese (?) explosives expert who’s obsessively determined to identify and eliminate the bombers who blew up his teenage daughter. Believe it or not, those two narratives don’t really complement one another all that well. It turns out there might be a good reason why no one’s ever watched “In the Name of the Father” and thought to themselves: “You know what that movie was missing? Jackie Chan.”
On paper, it almost makes sense why someone would try to sandwich these very different storylines together — immigrants, so often assumed to be the perpetrators of domestic terrorism, are often the most overlooked of its casualties. And it’s possible this mash-up...
On paper, it almost makes sense why someone would try to sandwich these very different storylines together — immigrants, so often assumed to be the perpetrators of domestic terrorism, are often the most overlooked of its casualties. And it’s possible this mash-up...
- 10/11/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Legend is a much abused word in the movie business – but Jackie Chan really is a legend. The undisputed king of martial-arts movies kicked up a notch with slapstick and jaw-dropping stunts, the star is acrobatic poetry in motion. American audiences know him best from his three Rush Hour action comedies with Chris Tucker (No. 4 is on the drawing board), but true aficionados rightly point to Chan's death-defying Hong Kong cinema epics – see Drunken Master, Police Story and Armor of God – as pinnacles of the form. The lifetime achievement Oscar...
- 10/11/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The Foreigner is a gripping and relevant action thriller directed by a master of the smart action genre, Martin Campbell (Casino Royale and Goldeneye.) Justice, retribution and redemption are at the heart of this provocative story of two men whose hidden pasts explode in the present.
The film marks a blazing return to the screen by Jackie Chan (the Rush Hour trilogy, Skiptrace) and Pierce Brosnan (Tomorrow Never Dies, The November Man), two actors in roles that take full advantage of and build upon their legendary star status.
(Left to Right) Jackie Chan as Quan and Pierce Brosnan as Hennessy at Hennessy’s office in The Foreigner
The film tells the story of humble London restaurant owner Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism.
The film marks a blazing return to the screen by Jackie Chan (the Rush Hour trilogy, Skiptrace) and Pierce Brosnan (Tomorrow Never Dies, The November Man), two actors in roles that take full advantage of and build upon their legendary star status.
(Left to Right) Jackie Chan as Quan and Pierce Brosnan as Hennessy at Hennessy’s office in The Foreigner
The film tells the story of humble London restaurant owner Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism.
- 10/8/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cliff Martinez is as consistent as he is prolific. The composer has scored everything from “The Neon Demon” and “The Knick” to “War Dogs” and “Rough Night” in the last few years; he most recently handled the music for the Jackie Chan thriller “The Foreigner.” IndieWire can exclusively premiere the new track “I Wouldn’t Count On It.” Listen below.
Read More:‘American Made’ Review: Tom Cruise Finally Lands a Role Worthy of His Talents
Anyone familiar with Martinez’s electronic soundscapes will instantly recognize his distinct vibe, which vacillates between hypnotic and unsettling. “The Foreigner” is is based on Stephen Leather’s novel “The Chinaman” and stars Chan as a restaurateur who sets out on a quest for vengeance after his daughter is killed in an Ira attack.
Read More:‘American Made’ Trailer: Tom Cruise is a Drug Smuggler Turned CIA Informant in Wild True Story
Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale,...
Read More:‘American Made’ Review: Tom Cruise Finally Lands a Role Worthy of His Talents
Anyone familiar with Martinez’s electronic soundscapes will instantly recognize his distinct vibe, which vacillates between hypnotic and unsettling. “The Foreigner” is is based on Stephen Leather’s novel “The Chinaman” and stars Chan as a restaurateur who sets out on a quest for vengeance after his daughter is killed in an Ira attack.
Read More:‘American Made’ Trailer: Tom Cruise is a Drug Smuggler Turned CIA Informant in Wild True Story
Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale,...
- 10/7/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Based on Stephen Leather 's 1992 novel The Chinaman, Martin Campbell's first film in six years was rechristened The Foreigner possibly because of the discriminatory connotations of the original title. The new title is somehow fitting, with Jackie Chan's against-type performance pushed to the side in something more akin to a conspiracy thriller. Chan's sullen avenger might plant bombs, but the narrative is more concerned with multiple betrayals among Irish terrorists and political chicanery between them and the British political establishment.
In fact, while marketed widely as a Chan-led vehicle, The Foreigner's main focus is on the struggle of Pierce...
In fact, while marketed widely as a Chan-led vehicle, The Foreigner's main focus is on the struggle of Pierce...
- 9/29/2017
- by Clarence Tsui
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The latest trailer for the Martin Campbell-helmed actioner The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan was just released. The film, which is being distributed by Stx is being released on Oct. 13 stateside and in China on Sept. 30 where it should bring in huge grosses as he is so beloved in the Middle Kingdom. The action thriller, adapted by David Marconi from the novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather, follows a London businessman (Chan) whose long-buried past…...
- 9/13/2017
- Deadline
All this week, IndieWire will be rolling out our annual Fall Preview, including the very best indie cinema has to offer, all the awards contenders you need to know about, and even blockbuster fare that seems poised to please the most discerning tastes, all with an eye towards introducing you to all the new movies you need to get through a jam-packed fall movie-going season. Check back every day for a new look at the best the season has to offer, and clear your schedule, because we’re going to fill it right up.
Next up: blockbusters and popcorn fare for even the pickiest of cinephiles.
“It” (September 8)
While 2017 has been a relatively low-key year for horror, the promise of a remake of one of Stephen King’s most beloved and horrifying works, “It,” still glimmers on the horizon. Long before the creepy clown scares of summer 2016 (but not too...
Next up: blockbusters and popcorn fare for even the pickiest of cinephiles.
“It” (September 8)
While 2017 has been a relatively low-key year for horror, the promise of a remake of one of Stephen King’s most beloved and horrifying works, “It,” still glimmers on the horizon. Long before the creepy clown scares of summer 2016 (but not too...
- 8/17/2017
- by Kate Erbland, Zack Sharf, Jamie Righetti, David Ehrlich and Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Jackie Chan’s casting in the upcoming dramatic thriller “The Foreigner” sparked controversy after critics of the film believed the Chinese actor had been cast as a Vietnamese immigrant. Now, a rep for the film clarifies Chan’s character is in fact Chinese. Though the movie is based on a book by Stephen Leather in which a […]...
- 6/30/2017
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
Jackie Chan is 63-years-old, but this trailer for director Martin Campbell’s The Foreigner is proof that he can still kick a whole bunch of ass. The movie sort of looks like a spin on Taken, with Chan as a businessman whose daughter is killed in a terrorist attack, but instead of immediately getting revenge on the people behind the bombing, he quietly mourns and repeatedly asks a British government official played by Pierce Brosnan for help identifying the attackers. Unfortunately, Brosnan seems to have been in on it, and Chan goes on a full-on rampage once he puts that together. The trailer doesn’t specifically show Chan beating the snot out of Brosnan, but it definitely won’t be a fair fight whenever it goes down.
The Foreigner is based on Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman (changing the name seems like it was a good idea), and it...
The Foreigner is based on Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman (changing the name seems like it was a good idea), and it...
- 6/26/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Simon Brew Sep 14, 2017
From the director of Casino Royale and The Mask Of Zorro comes The Foreigner. Here’s the latest trailer…
For the first time since 2011’s Green Lantern, director Martin Campbell has a new film coming to cinemas. Campbell, who’s previously directed movies such as Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Mask Of Zorro and Edge Of Tomorrow, has more recently done a couple of films for television. But he’s putting the finishing touches to his latest venture, The Foreigner, that stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.
The script for this one has been penned by David Marconi, and he in turn has adapted Stephen Leather’s novel, The Chinaman. Jackie Chan will take on the role of a London restaurant owner, who seeks to track down the terrorists who killed his daughter.
The new trailer for the movie has now been released, and here’s a taste...
From the director of Casino Royale and The Mask Of Zorro comes The Foreigner. Here’s the latest trailer…
For the first time since 2011’s Green Lantern, director Martin Campbell has a new film coming to cinemas. Campbell, who’s previously directed movies such as Casino Royale, GoldenEye, The Mask Of Zorro and Edge Of Tomorrow, has more recently done a couple of films for television. But he’s putting the finishing touches to his latest venture, The Foreigner, that stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.
The script for this one has been penned by David Marconi, and he in turn has adapted Stephen Leather’s novel, The Chinaman. Jackie Chan will take on the role of a London restaurant owner, who seeks to track down the terrorists who killed his daughter.
The new trailer for the movie has now been released, and here’s a taste...
- 6/26/2017
- Den of Geek
The Foreigner is based Stephen Leather's novel "The Chinaman" (title changed to appeal to generation snowflake, I presume). It is directed by Casino Royale's Martin Campbell and stars Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.
Worth noting here that Martin Campbell also directed the awesome 90s Pa actioner, No Escape which is totally underrated.
Synopsis:
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of Casino Royale. The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a reveng [Continued ...]...
Worth noting here that Martin Campbell also directed the awesome 90s Pa actioner, No Escape which is totally underrated.
Synopsis:
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of Casino Royale. The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a reveng [Continued ...]...
- 6/26/2017
- QuietEarth.us
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of “Casino Royale.”
The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism.
In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Jackie Chan and James Bond in the same film? Whoa yeah!
Directed by Martin Campbell, the screenplay is by David Marconi, based on the Novel “The Chinaman” by Stephen Leather.
Catch it in theaters Friday, October 13, 2017.
Visit the film on Facebook: /ForeignerMovie
Twitter: @ForeignerMovie
The post The Foreigner Trailer Stars Jackie Chan And...
The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism.
In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Jackie Chan and James Bond in the same film? Whoa yeah!
Directed by Martin Campbell, the screenplay is by David Marconi, based on the Novel “The Chinaman” by Stephen Leather.
Catch it in theaters Friday, October 13, 2017.
Visit the film on Facebook: /ForeignerMovie
Twitter: @ForeignerMovie
The post The Foreigner Trailer Stars Jackie Chan And...
- 6/26/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Between “Rush Hour” and the James Bond films, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan became two of the biggest action stars of the ’90s. Now they are going head-to-head in Stx’s revenge thriller “The Foreigner,” which got its first trailer on Monday. Based on Stephen Leather’s novel “The Chinaman,” Chan stars as Quan, a humble businessman and single father who emigrated to London from Vietnam. One day, his peaceful life is shattered when his daughter is killed in a terrorist bombing. With nothing left in his life, he finds a British government official named Hennessey (Brosnan) and demands he reveal the.
- 6/26/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Jackie Chan in a serious acting role, which is why “The Foreigner” could be a game-changer. The multi-hyphenate actor, martial artist, director and singer has had success with children’s franchise hits “Kung Fu Panda” and “The Karate Kid,” and his comedy chops are well known to “Rush Hour” fans. Now, audiences get a different side of him in “The Foreigner,” a slick revenge thriller which released its official trailer today.
Read More: ‘Dunkirk’: 9 Things You Need to Know About Christopher Nolan’s WWII Blockbuster
Based on the unfortunately titled novel “The Chinaman,” by British crime novelist Stephen Leather, the movie has thankfully been renamed. Chan plays Quan, a restaurant owner with some serious combat skills whose daughter dies in an attack by the Ira. When the authorities botch the case, he is determined to find the people responsible and avenge his daughter’s death.
Read More: ‘Dunkirk’: 9 Things You Need to Know About Christopher Nolan’s WWII Blockbuster
Based on the unfortunately titled novel “The Chinaman,” by British crime novelist Stephen Leather, the movie has thankfully been renamed. Chan plays Quan, a restaurant owner with some serious combat skills whose daughter dies in an attack by the Ira. When the authorities botch the case, he is determined to find the people responsible and avenge his daughter’s death.
- 6/26/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
At 63 years old, Jackie Chan is not the indestructible action star he once was. So it looks like the next stage of his career might see him going more Liam Neeson, with roles that play off his onscreen presence, but don’t require any demanding stunt work, which makes “The Foreigner” such an intriguing offering.
Co-starring Pierce Brosnan, directed by Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale“), and based on the book “The Chinaman” by Stephen Leather, the film follows an immigrant living in London who seeks vengeance after his daughter is killed in an Ira bombing.
Continue reading Jackie Chan Wants Revenge In First Trailer For ‘The Foreigner’ at The Playlist.
Co-starring Pierce Brosnan, directed by Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale“), and based on the book “The Chinaman” by Stephen Leather, the film follows an immigrant living in London who seeks vengeance after his daughter is killed in an Ira bombing.
Continue reading Jackie Chan Wants Revenge In First Trailer For ‘The Foreigner’ at The Playlist.
- 6/26/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The first official international trailer for Jackie Chan’s next, The Foreigner – an action thriller co-starring Pierce Brosnan – has just come out. The film is directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye), and also stars Katie Leung and Liu Tao.
A British-Chinese co-production, the film is based on the 1992 Stephen Leather novel The Chinaman, and showcases Chan in a role very different, and much darker, from the familiar guise of a heroic action figure we have seen him as in recent films like Railroad Tigers and Kung Fu Yoga.
Poster for the film The Foreigner (2017). Source: IMDb.com
In The Foreigner, Chan plays a Chinese restaurant owner, who loses his young daughter in a bombing that Brosnan’s Liam Hennessy, an Ira-man turned government minister, is responsible for. With no help from the police forthcoming, Chan sets out on a revenge mission to find the man responsible for his loss,...
A British-Chinese co-production, the film is based on the 1992 Stephen Leather novel The Chinaman, and showcases Chan in a role very different, and much darker, from the familiar guise of a heroic action figure we have seen him as in recent films like Railroad Tigers and Kung Fu Yoga.
Poster for the film The Foreigner (2017). Source: IMDb.com
In The Foreigner, Chan plays a Chinese restaurant owner, who loses his young daughter in a bombing that Brosnan’s Liam Hennessy, an Ira-man turned government minister, is responsible for. With no help from the police forthcoming, Chan sets out on a revenge mission to find the man responsible for his loss,...
- 6/26/2017
- by Arnav Sinha
- AsianMoviePulse
Author: Zehra Phelan
“Never push a good man to far” The trailer for Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner makes an explosive debut and you can watch the new trailer below.
Related: Jackie Chan news
Based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman from Stephen Leather, The Foreigner tells the story of one man’s obsession to find the Ira bombers who killed his daughter in a senseless attack. Chan plays the grieving father Quan on a mission to track down the killers no matter what the cost. Money is no issue but when Liam Hennessy, played by Pierce Brosnan, unconvincingly denies knowing who they are Chan wages a one-man war to find the truth.
The synopsis for the book reads;
Jungle-skilled, silent and lethal, Nguyen Ngoc Minh had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. Imprisoned and tortured after the Communist victory, he escaped with his wife and baby...
“Never push a good man to far” The trailer for Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner makes an explosive debut and you can watch the new trailer below.
Related: Jackie Chan news
Based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman from Stephen Leather, The Foreigner tells the story of one man’s obsession to find the Ira bombers who killed his daughter in a senseless attack. Chan plays the grieving father Quan on a mission to track down the killers no matter what the cost. Money is no issue but when Liam Hennessy, played by Pierce Brosnan, unconvincingly denies knowing who they are Chan wages a one-man war to find the truth.
The synopsis for the book reads;
Jungle-skilled, silent and lethal, Nguyen Ngoc Minh had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. Imprisoned and tortured after the Communist victory, he escaped with his wife and baby...
- 6/26/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan, has landed a September 29 release date in China. The news came out of Stx’s CinemaCon presentation Tuesday morning in Las Vegas, where Stx motion picture group chair Adam Fogelson noted that the project is a Chinese co-production. Chan is a beloved star in the Middle Kingdom; his past two films — Kung Fu Yoga and Railroad Tigers — did gangbuster business in the country. The Foreigner is based on the book The Chinaman by Stephen Leather…...
- 3/28/2017
- Deadline
What do you get when you team up James Bond with director Martin Campbell? Only some of the best installments of the 007 franchise, namely Goldeneye and Casino Royale. But what about when it's James Bond without the franchise? Campbell and Goldeneye's Bond, Pierce Brosnan, are set to reteam for two movies, one of them a newly announced Ernest Hemingway adaptation. First, though, they're currently in the midst of shooting The Foreigner. The action thriller, based on Stephen Leather's 1992 novel The Chinaman, also stars Jackie Chan as a London restaurant owner who takes revenge on the Irish Republican Army, having lost his daughter to the terrorist organization. Brosnan plays a lawyer with ties to the Ira whom Chan's character hounds for...
Read More...
Read More...
- 2/9/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
The next project for Jackie Chan is now in the works, with a new director officially attached. Deadline is reporting that Stx Entertainment is finalizing a deal with director Martin Campbell, who will be at the helm of an adaptation starring Jackie Chan. The film will be titled The Foreigner, adapted from Stephen Leather's novel The Chinaman, first published in 2008. Campbell last made Green Lantern but has been stuck in "movie prison" ever since, and is also responsible for Casino Royale, Edge of Darkness and Vertical Limit. Word is that they're aiming to start production this fall, with deals being finalized with everyone now. Here's the plot description from the book's listing on Amazon: The Chinaman understood death. Jungle-skilled, silent and lethal, he had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. He had watched helpless when his two eldest daughters had been raped and killed by Thai pirates.
- 7/15/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Last month, it was reported that the producers behind new Jackie Chan action thriller The Foreigner were in talks with Nick Cassavetes to direct the film, based on Stephen Leather’s novel The Chinaman. The movie is now untitled and Cassavetes is no longer circling, but it appears Martin Campbell is ready to take on the job instead. This actually represents a full circle for the film, as Campbell was actually involved in its development before being lured away to tackle Relativity Media’s Hunter Killer. But with that company in financial dire straights, Hunter Killer is in limbo and Campbell is once again free to take on other projects.Chan will play a restaurant owner in London’s Chinatown who is devastated in an attack orchestrated by rogue Irish terrorists. When the justice system brings him no satisfaction, he decides to track down the people responsible himself. With David Marconi...
- 7/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Martin Campbell is in talks to direct the now untitled film that will star Jackie Chan, with Stx Entertainment eyeing a fall production start. This is the one that had been called The Foreigner, based on the Stephen Leather novel The Chinaman. It will get a new title. While everyone is talking about the financial turmoil that has Relativity circling the drain, Campbell’s pending deal here was made possible by that company’s difficulties. Campbell early on had…...
- 7/15/2015
- Deadline
Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale," "Goldeneye") is in talks to direct a now untitled Jackie Chan film, previously known as "The Foreigner," for Stx Entertainment. David Marconi and Peter Buchman penned the adaptation of the Stephen Leather novel.
Chan will play a humble restaurant owner in London's Chinatown who is forced to push his moral and physical boundaries to track down the group of rogue Irish terrorists responsible for the death of his beloved daughter after the justice system fails him.
Meanwhile, Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Red Riding Hood") is set to direct a film adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's bestselling 2000 young adult novel "Stargirl" for Gotham Group, Hahnscape Entertainment and Bcdf Productions.
The story follows a homeschooled teenager who enrolls in an Arizona high school, altering the ecosystem of the student body with her nonconformity. Kristin Hahn will adapt the script and produce with filming to begin this Fall.
Source: Variety...
Chan will play a humble restaurant owner in London's Chinatown who is forced to push his moral and physical boundaries to track down the group of rogue Irish terrorists responsible for the death of his beloved daughter after the justice system fails him.
Meanwhile, Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Red Riding Hood") is set to direct a film adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's bestselling 2000 young adult novel "Stargirl" for Gotham Group, Hahnscape Entertainment and Bcdf Productions.
The story follows a homeschooled teenager who enrolls in an Arizona high school, altering the ecosystem of the student body with her nonconformity. Kristin Hahn will adapt the script and produce with filming to begin this Fall.
Source: Variety...
- 7/15/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The year 2016 is going to be a pretty busy one at the movies, and apparently Jackie Chan is going to be a very busy man in that same year. Not only will we hear him returning to his role of Monkey in Kung Fu Panda 3, but he's also penciled in for three other three other films in pre-production for release. The latest was announced today, as Chan and director Nick Cassavetes are in final talks to bring the thrilling novel The Foreigner to the big screen. Variety ran the announcement that Stephen Leather's 1992 novel The Chinaman has been adapted and ready for option through upstart production company Stx. The Foreigner will pit Jackie Chan's protagonist, "a restaurant owner in London's Chinatown," against Irish terrorists. The stakes are high as these terrorists are the ones responsible for the death of Jackie Chan's daughter in the film. While...
- 6/12/2015
- cinemablend.com
With fresh chatter that he’ll be back in the saddle for a third Shanghai film to follow Noon and Knights, there’s more solid information about another new Jackie Chan project. He’s taking the lead role in a new action thriller called The Foreigner.According to Variety, Nick Cassavetes is in talks to direct the film, which David Marconi has adapted from Stephen Leather’s 1992 novel The Chinaman. The story finds a restaurant owner in London’s Chinatown who has to track down the terrorists who killed his daughter. It’s a typical blending of action and emotion for Chan, though could be something different for Cassavetes, whose directing CV includes films more like The Notebook, The Other Woman and My Sister’s Keeper. It does, however, hark back to one of his earlier films, John Q.Whoever ends up in the director’s chair should have the cameras rolling this October.
- 6/7/2015
- EmpireOnline
Jackie Chan is in final talks with Stx Entertainment to star in their next big action thriller The Foreigner.
Based on the book The Chinaman by Stephen Leather, Chan will play a humble restaurant owner in London's Chinatown.
After the death of his daughter, Chan's character receives no help from the authorities in finding the culprits responsible for the crime.
So years after leaving behind a life of war, he takes the law into his own hands to track down the group of terrorists who caused her death.
Deadline reports Stx is still looking for a director to helm the film, but are said to be eyeing Nick Cassavetes, who directed The Notebook and The Other Woman. The project is expected to start filming in October.
The 61-year-old actor's next project is Kung Fu Panda which is due to be released next January.
Watch the trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2...
Based on the book The Chinaman by Stephen Leather, Chan will play a humble restaurant owner in London's Chinatown.
After the death of his daughter, Chan's character receives no help from the authorities in finding the culprits responsible for the crime.
So years after leaving behind a life of war, he takes the law into his own hands to track down the group of terrorists who caused her death.
Deadline reports Stx is still looking for a director to helm the film, but are said to be eyeing Nick Cassavetes, who directed The Notebook and The Other Woman. The project is expected to start filming in October.
The 61-year-old actor's next project is Kung Fu Panda which is due to be released next January.
Watch the trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2...
- 6/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Take an inside line from a pro marketer: All marketing is a scam.
That isn’t to say there’s no truth in advertising. Objective facts have their place. But to some extent, you’ve got to lay on the hype to sell a product.
In social networking, hype could be in the form of swagger like Ricky Roma from Glengarry Glen Ross. In retail, underlining the “new,” the “hot,” the “hip” in your product. In fiction, it’s lifting those starred reviews up to every media outlet you can, so that all may see them.
But there’s a line most folks have the spine not to cross – the spine, or the good horse sense.
In the case of bestselling crime fiction author, R.J. Ellory, the line was crossed when he created false online identities to trumpet his work and trash his “rivals.”
Don’t even ask me...
That isn’t to say there’s no truth in advertising. Objective facts have their place. But to some extent, you’ve got to lay on the hype to sell a product.
In social networking, hype could be in the form of swagger like Ricky Roma from Glengarry Glen Ross. In retail, underlining the “new,” the “hot,” the “hip” in your product. In fiction, it’s lifting those starred reviews up to every media outlet you can, so that all may see them.
But there’s a line most folks have the spine not to cross – the spine, or the good horse sense.
In the case of bestselling crime fiction author, R.J. Ellory, the line was crossed when he created false online identities to trumpet his work and trash his “rivals.”
Don’t even ask me...
- 9/5/2012
- by Matthew C. Funk
- Boomtron
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.