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Jackie Chan suddenly became a hot search.
It’s not because of one of his new movies, but because he was photographed and his hair and beard turned white.
Many people were surprised that this always lively Kung Fu superstar was so old, and they all sighed with emotion.
In fact, Jackie Chan will celebrate his 70th birthday next month.
No matter what he looks like, Jackie Chan is already an old man who has been "seventy years old". Therefore, Jackie Chan, now with white hair and beard, is his truest appearance.
no longer insists on it, and can finally show his natural aging appearance calmly, and finally accept his old age.
Obviously, Jackie Chan has entered another state of life: indifferent and uncontested.
This is also reflected in Jackie Chan's recent movies.
Jackie Chan's new film "Legend", which was originally rumored to be released during the Spring Festival this year, has become a "deserter" and has not yet been released.
A little earlier, "Sandstorm" starring Jackie Chan and John Cena simply became an online movie. It was only screened in Saudi Arabia and then directly online on the American website.
Jackie Chan, who used to be a guaranteed box office success, now has to face changes in the film market structure and the tastes of moviegoers.
However, Jackie Chan's belief in promoting Chinese culture remains unchanged. Even though he is about to be 70 years old, he still has a lot of Chinese and foreign film projects waiting to be completed. I have to admire his dedication.
It is worth mentioning that one of Jackie Chan's new films, "Plan", should be about the national treasure panda, and p is the first letter of panda.
Jackie Chan has gone to Sichuan for filming before. I wonder if the "top female star" giant panda Huahua will participate? If so, will Jackie Chan play Grandpa Tan?
Jackie Chan has actually been an old man for a long time, but it was not until this time that he finally appeared with white hair and beard that the public finally recognized that he was really old.
Such lamentation also happened to another kung fu superstar Jet Li .
Jet Li, who has been retired for many years, has become more and more Buddhist in these years. He finally appeared in public some time ago. What he talked about was no longer Kung Fu and movies, but life and death.
Everyone is surprised that Jet Li has recently appeared. He was photographed looking old with wrinkles and spots on his face, discussing his physical health and aging.
Although Jet Li is 9 years younger than Jackie Chan, he will turn 61 next month at the age of 60.
At this age, he is also among the elderly. He is not in good health. He has wrinkles, spots, and thinning hair, which are all natural body reactions.
It would be very difficult to hope that Jet Li would come out to film again.
Jet Li, who has been falsely reported to have died many times, revealed in an interview at the end of 2023 that he had already explained his funeral arrangements to his wife, "Everything about the funeral will be simple. There is no need to erect a monument or hold a funeral. It doesn't matter if he is buried under a tree or at sea."
There is another Chinese Kung Fu superstar who has made a name for himself internationally, Donnie Yen.
He is the same age as Jet Li, 3 months younger than him, and will turn 61 this year.
Donnie Yen has continued to produce films over the years, and even went to the West to film "John Wick 4", but the transformation he wanted did not succeed.
Now, he is back to rest on his laurels: filming "Ip Man 5".
The movie " Ip Man " series is Donnie Yen's most successful masterpiece. However, after " Ip Man 4" in 2019, the series was announced to be over, and he also announced that he would no longer make kung fu movies.
So, Donnie Yen struggled for several years and made some action movies, but he could not surpass "Ip Man", especially when he made a transition to a family-themed movie like " Search and Rescue ", which only had a box office of less than 20 million, which was huge. Loss of nearly 200 million.
Donnie Yen also directed and starred in a movie adapted from Jin Yong's classic martial arts novel " The Legend of Qiao Feng". As a result, it was not even shown in theaters in China and became a major online movie. It was surprising. .
Now, Donnie Yen has gone back on his word and wants to restart the "Ip Man" series again and make "Ip Man 5".
As for why he wanted to film "Ip Man 5", Donnie Yen explained it in a recent public appearance -
He went to the Oscar Film Awards last year and met many foreign actors, directors and producers, and he liked his "Ip Man" series very much movie, so he plans to continue filming this subject.
Currently, "Ip Man 5" is in the script writing stage.
Rather than restarting the filming of "Ip Man 5", it is better to say that it is the last fig leaf for the decline of kung fu movies.
As we all know, "Ip Man 4" is called the final chapter. The movie ends with a funeral to bring an end to the master's life. Now he actually regrets filming "Ip Man 5". This is somewhat funny. Was it too hasty to end
that year, or was it too hasty to say goodbye to kung fu movies?
Once upon a time, Chinese Kung Fu movies were so brilliant. Now, as several Kung Fu superstars are getting older, there is an urgent need for a new generation of people to carry the banner.
Jackie Chan once lamented that he could not find a successor and choked up at one point.
Although Donnie Yen once mentioned that he is optimistic about Zhang Jin and Nicholas Tse, these two are middle-aged uncles over forty. Even if they can become "kung fu movie superstars", they cannot be said to be "successors".
Will Wang Baoqiang take advantage of the success of " Octagonal Cage " and continue the story of boxing and kicking?
is still unknown for now.
Jackie Chan is old, Jet Li is retired, and Donnie Yen is back to work.
The era of Kung Fu movies is getting old, but when will the new era of Kung Fu movies come?
