Jackie Chan Talks 'Around The World In 80 Days'

[Saturday, June 12th, 2004]
Jackie ChanJackie Chan, who stars in the upcoming Around the World in 80 Days, says he won't be basing his character from the 1956 movie of the same name. "After I know I'm making that movie again, I see it again," Chan told Sci-Fi Wire. "But I would see it very fast, on fast-forward. I wanted to see the whole look, but I don't want to get into it. I want to forget everything. I want it totally new."

Chan says he was able to choreograph his own fight scenes in the movie. "I know how far I can go, and there are so many tricks to help me," Chan said. "Right now, I probably cannot do the jumping turning kick. But you push me back, and then I can take two steps and do the jumping kick. But you don't know on the screen. I have to use those kinds of things to do a lot of action things, but I love action. Because I don't think the audience likes to see Jackie Chan slow motion on the beach kissing Sharon Stone. They don't like that. So I do action/comedy." Around the World in 80 Days opens June 16.

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