The Asian actor Jackie Chan confirmed at the Cannes Film Festival what had been rumored for about two years, that retires from action cinema.
Jackie Chan has attended the French pageant to promote his latest production "Chinese Zodiac", of which they have been a hundred films and forty years of career. Jackie Chan acts, directs and produces in this, which will be his last film of the genre, although not his last film.
In statements made to, among others, the The Telegraph newspaper Chan has said: "I'm not young anymore, and I'm tired, really tired" and also, And the world is too violent right now. It's a dilemma - I like action, but not violence. With this, the actor wants to make it clear that his intention is not to leave the trade, but to direct it towards other genres.
Jackie Chan's intention now is to enhance its dramatic side, something that you have sought to work on on occasion. “For the last 10 years I have been making some different movies than usual. I want to be the Asian Robert De Niro. I don't want to be just an action star, I want to be a real actor. I want to get rid of my image. I want the public to know that I am more than a comedian. I know how to act. Day by day, year by year, I am going to show you the real Jackie Chan " commented the actor.
At the moment the last thing we will see of Jackie Chan will be this latest action tape "Chinese Zodiac", the last installment of his trilogy called "The Armor of God", where there will be shots, explosions and tumbles of the interpreter for the last time.
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