Fresh from his horse wrangler film Ride On, Jackie Chan has lined up an action comedy flick centering on baby pandas. The 69-year-old screen icon is set to star in Panda Plan, directed by mainland Chinese filmmaker Zhang Luan (Song of Youth, Give Me Five) and produced by Mandarin Motion Pictures and Wishart Media Co. But when a Middle Eastern tycoon dispatches international mercenaries to kidnap the zoo’s baby pandas, Chan, playing a version of himself as an international action star, is forced to get involved in a rescue mission. “A thrilling and hilarious panda defense battle then breaks out in this wildlife park,” says Mandarin Motion Pictures’ story summary. Hong Kong-based Mandarin Motion Pictures will offer the title to international distributors at AFM, which runs Oct. 31-Nov. 4 at Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina hotel.

Source: The Star October 28, 2023 19:37 UTC