[CHINA] Jackie Chan plans film on China quake

May 25, 2008 by Dennis Amith

CRIEnglish.com reported, “Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan said he wanted to make a film about the massive earthquake which hit China earlier this month to raise money for victims.”

“Chan is best known for action-packed blockbusters like the Rush Hour series but said the new project would represent a change of tone because he had been so deeply affected by what happened in his homeland.”

“The official death toll from the quake, which hit Sichuan province on May 12, is now over 55,000. It is China’s worst disaster in a generation.”

“Tomorrow we have big meeting with some directors, some scriptwriters - why? I want to make the movie about the earthquake because there’s so many touching stories,” an emotional Chan told a press conference in London.”