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This project has been around for a long time, seems that they now have new script. We will have to wait and see.
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http://news.yahoo.com/jackie-chan-film-kung-fu-yoga-dubai-090800988.html
It seems that " Railroad tigers" has been postponed...
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A few weeks ago, there were reports that Katrina Kaif has signed her first-ever international film alongside Hollywood superstar Jackie Chan. But the actor reveals that she hasn’t come on board the much talked-about project.Katrina, 32, confirmed that she did get the offer, and there “was a discussion” too, but things didn’t work out. “I need to be here (Mumbai), and work on the films I have in the Hindi film industry,” she says, adding, “I never speak about offers. If you aren’t doing a film, why must you talk about it? Whoever else does it will speak about it.”
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Lay Will be Acting in Movie "Kungfu Yoga" with Jackie Chan as the Male Lead
Kung Fu Yoga has some awesome locations such as Dubai, Korea, China, Spain ...
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Does anybody know what it means when Jackie is going to film Kung Fu Yoga for 6 Days in Dubai before he begins filming Railroad Tigers. Does the filming of Kung Fu Yoga stop or are both movies made at the same time?
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Here it is written that Jackie is filming for 33 days in Dubai. Which news is right?
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Sonu Sood is going to play the parallel lead role. He is filming with Jackie from start to finish. Which means that Jackie has a lead role. Production is slated later in Beijing and India
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http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/10/24/viacom-joint-venture-pulls-out-of-jackie-chan-movie-project-kung-fu-yoga/?mod=WSJBlog
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Jackie is filming Railroad Tigers and when he´s done he is going to continue filming fo Kung Fu Yoga.
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According to this unreliable news source. Jackie is going to continue filming in December in the UK
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Jackie Chan wraps ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ in Dubai
It’s a wrap. Legendary actor Jackie Chan and crew have finished filming in Dubai for their production ‘KungFu Yoga’.
The cast and crew were in town for 33 days to shoot scenes across the city’s iconic locations.
A series of car chase sequences were filmed featuring the emirate’s amazing skyline and top infrastructure, roads and bridges.
The 61-year-old martial arts icon was spotted at various locations during his stay including the Burj Khalifa and Atlantis The Palm. He was also seen wearing a kandoura at the camel racetrack.
Chan left his hosts, the Dubai Film and TV Commission, with a special gift prior to departure – a kandoura signed by him.
Directed by Chan’s long-time friend Stanley Tong, the film also stars Bollywood actors Sonu Sood and Tiger Shroff, as well as Hong Kong actor Aarif Lee.
Chan will portray an archaeologist who seeks her help to find treasure from a different era by travelling back in time.
This was Chan’s first time filming in the Middle East.
The flick will be released next year.
The production by Beijing Taihe Entertainment Culture Development Co. Ltd., is the first project under India and China’s co-production agreement, which was signed in September 2014.
‘Kung Fu Yoga’ is the latest in a number of big name movies to be shot in the UAE.
Hollywood production ‘Star Trek’ also filmed across Dubai last month at the Meydan Hotel, as well as the Burj Daman and Central Park towers in DIFC.
Jamal Al Sharif, chairman, Dubai Film and TV Commission and MD, Dubai Studio City, said: “The shooting of large productions here in Dubai has not only facilitated the development of a sustainable local film industry, but has showcased the emirate’s attractions, lifestyle, locations and culture to a global audience, and truly established the emirate as a leading international filming hub.”
The Dubai film shoot of Jackie Chan’s upcoming movie Kung Fu Yoga has wrapped up – in local fashion.
As a parting gift, Dubai Film & TV commission were given a kandura signed by Chan.
Chan had been pictured wearing a kandura during his time in Dubai.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, part of the film’s cast, tweeted: “N the Dubai schedule of #kungfuyoga ends. Whole unit in the final shot. Will meet every1 in Beijing. Miss u all.”
Scenes were shot last month in Dubai Marina Walk and Atlantis the Palm, and there was also a car chase in Business Bay.
Kung Fu Yoga reunites 61- year-old martial arts star Chan with director Stanley Tong, who was behind Rumble in the Bronx. Also appearing are EXO’s Lay and rising Hong Kong star Li Zhiting.
The film had originally been a joint venture between two Chinese production companies, Taihe Entertainment Corp and Shinework Media, and the US-Indian studio Viacom 18. Last Sunday’s Wall Street Journalreported that Viacom 18 had pulled out.
But Chan reassured the public on Thursday: “Many companies are competing to dip their toes into this movie. The filming will not stop.”
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Kung Fu Yoga wraps up Dubai shoot, headed to Beijing next
November 1, 2015 Updated: November 1, 2015 03:35 PM
The Dubai film shoot of Jackie Chan’s upcoming movie Kung Fu Yoga has wrapped up – in local fashion.
As a parting gift, Dubai Film & TV commission were given a kandura signed by Chan.
Chan had been pictured wearing a kandura during his time in Dubai.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, part of the film’s cast, tweeted: “N the Dubai schedule of #kungfuyoga ends. Whole unit in the final shot. Will meet every1 in Beijing. Miss u all.”
Scenes were shot last month in Dubai Marina Walk and Atlantis the Palm, and there was also a car chase in Business Bay.
Kung Fu Yoga reunites 61- year-old martial arts star Chan with director Stanley Tong, who was behind Rumble in the Bronx. Also appearing are EXO’s Lay and rising Hong Kong star Li Zhiting.
The film had originally been a joint venture between two Chinese production companies, Taihe Entertainment Corp and Shinework Media, and the US-Indian studio Viacom 18. Last Sunday’s Wall Street Journalreported that Viacom 18 had pulled out.
But Chan reassured the public on Thursday: “Many companies are competing to dip their toes into this movie. The filming will not stop.”
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Chinese martial arts star Jackie Chan and his crew have finished filming of the Dubai sections of their upcoming movie, 'Kung Fu Yoga'.
The cast and crew were in Dubai for around 33 days, with scenes shot at various locations, including the Atlantis hotel on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lakes Towers.
There was also a car chase filmed in Business Bay.
Sixty-one-year-old Chan had been pictured wearing a traditional Arabic kandoura during his time in the emirate and reportedly gave Dubai Film and TV Commission a personally signed kandoura as a parting gift.
The crew will now travel to Beijing for the next leg of filming.
'Kung Fu Yoga' has an estimated $60 million budget and is directed by Chan’s old friend Stanley Tong.
The film also stars Bollywood actors Sonu Sood and Tiger Shroff, as well as Hong Kong actor Aarif Lee.
In the movie, Chan plays an archaeologist who helps to find treasure from a different era by travelling back in time. The film is to be released next year.
It is expected to combine the film traditions of China and India, and include fights scenes as well as some Bollywood-style dancing.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, part of the film’s cast, tweeted: “N the dubai schedule of#kungfuyoga ends..whole unit in the final shot..will meet every1 in Beijing. Miss u all.”
The film had originally been a joint venture between two Chinese production companies, Taihe Entertainment Corp and Shinework Media, and the US-Indian studio Viacom 18.
However, last week Arabian Business confirmed Viacom 18 had pulled out for unknown reasons
According to The National, Chan reassured the public saying: “Many companies are competing to dip their toes into this movie. The filming will not stop.”
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It's a wrap for Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood's 'Kung Fu Yoga' in Dubai
Filming has shifted to Beijing
- Sneha May Francis
Directed by stunt master Stanley Tong 'Kung Fu Yoga' will be shot in Dubai, Beijing and India. (Twitter)
After filming in Dubai for 33 days, the cast and crew of action thriller 'Kung Fu Yoga' have bid their adieu to the desert city, and shifted to Beijing.
The movie stars Hollywood star Jackie Chan, Bollywood actors Sonu Sood and Ileana D'Cruz, and Chinese actor Zhang Guoli.
Directed by stunt master Stanley Tong, the movie is to be shot in Dubai, Beijing and India.
The cast posted images on their twitter pages to mark their Dubai good-byes.
"(And), the Dubai schedule of #kungfuyoga ends. Whole unit in the final shot. Will meet every1 in Beijing. Miss u all," Sood tweeted on October 31.
The Dubai Film and TV Commission also tweeted, "@SonuSood and the entire #KungFuYoga cast celebrating the final day of a wonderful filming journey in #Dubai!"
They also posted an image of an autographed Kandura by Chan. "A special gift #JackieChan offered us: his signature on the Kandura marking the end of #KungFuYoga's shoot in Dubai!"
Images of Chan, who was filming in the UAE for the first time, have been on the social media network ever since he landed end September. Images of him wearing a kandura also made it to twitter.
The movie, which was initially backed by an Indo-China production, has undergone a sudden change, with the Indian producer Viacom18 pulling out.
In an e-mail statement to Emirates14|7, their spokesperson said, "We had every intent to collaborate with 'Kung Fu Yoga'. However things didn’t work out as planned. But we are optimistic about more such partnerships in the future." The Chinese production companies are Shinework Media and Taihe.
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif was earlier rumoured to play the lead alongside Chan, but it was denied by her publicists.
In fact, even Aamir Khan was offered a role, which he turned down due to clashing dates with his new film 'Dangal'.
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Jack (Jackie Chan), a renowned professor of archeology at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an, teams up with beautiful Indian professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate India's lost Magadha treasure in Tibet. Jack's assistants Xiaoguang (Lay Zhang) and Nuomin (Miya Muqi) accompany them. They are later joined by Jones Lee (Aarif Rahman), whose father was Jack's old friend. Using various new clues and GPS, the group locates the lost Magadha army that had escorted the treasure in ancient times, buried in an ice cave that has been hidden for centuries. They are suddenly ambushed by Randall (Sonu Sood), a descendent of a rebel army leader who claims a right to the royal treasure. During the scuffle, Jones snatches a large diamond from the cave and flees, leaving Jack and his team trapped inside the frozen cave. Using yoga breathing techniques, Jack and Ashmita escape the cave through an icy river, returning to free the others. Defeated, Ashmita and Kyra return to India; Jack, Xiaogang and Nuomin travel to Dubai where the diamond is being auctioned. Although Jack secures the diamond, it is snatched by Randall leading to a daring car chase in which Ashmita secures it on a passing motorbike and vanishes. Realizing that the professor is not who she claims to be, Jack, his team and Jones fly to India. Ashmita and Kyra are in fact sisters and descendants of Magadha royalty, who wish to restore their family name. Jack agrees to help them again. When Jones and Kyra are kidnapped, Jack and Ashmita travel to the Sacred Mountain to unlock the treasure...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4217392/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
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Jackie Chan wants to shoot more films in Dubai
November 7, 2015 Updated: November 7, 2015 12:53 PM
Jackie Chan may have left Dubai following the month-long shoot for his new action comedy Kung Fu Yoga, due out next year, but it sounds like he may be back soon: the martial arts star made a speech at the wrap party, during which he told the assembled cast and crew that in the future he would rather shoot in Dubai than South Africa, the location for many of the Hong Kong actor’s recent films.
With the shoot now wrapped, the crew are finally able to speak about their experience.
Line producer Maxine De Vere says: “Jackie is thrilled, he wants to come back. He read that message out at his wrap party and told everybody, including his manager, that he would rather shoot here than South Africa,” she says. “It doubtlessly helped that we came in significantly under budget.”
Chan is a prolific worker, with at least a further five films already announced or in various stages of production, and the UAE may not have to wait too long to see the star again.
“He’s already got a script that he’s going to send me,” says De Vere. “Stanley Tong, the director, asked me where I was based, not just for UAE productions, but any future productions, so obviously I’m thrilled, too.”
A month of fun
De Vere, who was part of the Furious 7 shoot in Abu Dhabi last year, talks about her latest project with warmth. “There was a real family atmosphere. Everybody stayed in the Shangri-La Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, and we had some parties there. Part of the deal with Chinese crew is that food must be supplied, while we traditionally give people an allowance, so there was a private Chinese restaurant set up upstairs for them. Sometimes Jackie would just say ‘Right, come on, we’re going for dinner,’ and they would.”
But it wasn’t just crew that Chan was respectful towards.
“Jackie was really conscious of the environment,” reveals De Vere. “You’d see him picking up rubbish from the sets if people had dropped it. That’s great. Our unit staff work hard enough without having to clean up after people when we finish shooting.
“Another really nice touch that’s a tradition in Chinese cinema is the lucky pot. At the end of each week’s shooting before the day off, Jackie would put money and gifts up and every crew member’s name would be put in a hat, then the names that were drawn out would win the prizes.
“It’s a really nice way to end the week’s shooting, and in fact I’m going to do introduce it on all my shoots in future.”
UAE companies shine
There were some local success stories, too, says De Vere.
“We used about 120 locally sourced extras, from general crowd scenes to martial artists, and some of them have gone on to continue shooting in China, as well as a further location I can’t reveal.
“It was a real coup for the local production company, Alkatraz, too. This was the first feature they’d worked as a production company on – they’re usually a facilitator for other production companies – and they got Jackie for a full 31 days. It is Emirati-owned – a real local success story.”
A promising film
De Vere isn’t at liberty to give away any location or script details, though it’s safe to say that Atlantis, The Palm, Downtown Dubai and JLT will feature in the movie, alongside martial arts scenes and car chases (but probably not that much yoga).
“There’s some great action on the ground. Jackie is incredibly fit and still does all his own stunts. We had excellent support from the film commission, the police, the RTA as well as from local individuals who helped out with the cars, or just bringing tea out for the crew during shoots.
“It was a real achievement. We only had five weeks prep for this movie, and the shooting was all location shoots, with no studio work. But that’s probably a separate story in itself.”