New Jet Li Movie "Danny the dog"

[Silent Assassin]

Apparently, the next Jet Li movie is called 'Danny the Dog",
co-starring Morgan Freeman. Nothing much is known at this moment, they are very hush hush about the script. The movie is being film in Scotland.

Picts and Info below...

http://www.comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid1046790892,18326,

[Losttrak]

No offense but this sounds like a$$. A collar that prevents him from combat? Once removed he becomes a simpleton killing machine?? Eeesh. We need to come up with some better roles for this guy. He used to play heroes and the leading role in all his movies in the East. Now... he is relegated to total shiyt! What he needs in a Dictation Coach on set. Arnold "No Last Name Needed" knew he needed a speech coach or he would never go big. Same thing goes for Jet.

[GeneChing]

It does look pretty bad for Jet. It's like they are reducing him to some kind of animal. But I like Freeman and Hoskins, so I'll wait to pass judgement until I know more. Hopefully it'll break Jet out of the Chuck-Norris-Good-Guys-Wear-Black mode. That's been so over done in our genre.

[@PLUGO]

Jet needs to reprise his role of Wong Fei Hung for a Hollywood audience...

Or do a predator 3 movie...

or mix 'em and do

PREDATOR: once upon a time in China

who wouldn't go see that!!! :p

[Losttrak]

wow.. that actually sounds good... =p

[Surferdude]

Hmmm... predator in china eh?
Uhhh... anyway yea looks pretty weird maybe its gonna have some crazy fighting in it though but the plot sucks!!!:(
Jet better make a good movie out of this.. Freeman too i like both!!!:D :confused:

[GeneChing]

Jet's characters have been in transition. He went from the sweet innocent boy in Shaolin Temple and Fong Sai Yuk to the dark, silent stranger in pretty much all of his U.S. films. The One was rahter interesting in this respect because Jet tried to navigate through both characters.

Part of his silence is due to the language. He hasn't been able to surmount his accent like Arnie, Jackie or even Bruce. Part of his darkness is the change in his complexion. His baby-boy face has lost it's smooth skin, making him appear more villianous. Now in Hero, his Chinese venture, he is the dark, silent stranger. Unfortunately, these strangers are fairly one-dimensional, and Jet is going to have to do something radical to break out of it. Maybe Danny the Dog is a good choice, since it will force him to act again. We'll see. I'm skeptical because of the racial implications.

What I would really like to see from Jet is for him to kiss the babe in the end. He really needs that. All asian role models need that.

[@PLUGO]

What I would really like to see from Jet is for him to kiss the babe in the end. He really needs that. All asian role models need that.

hmmmm... might you be projecting there a bit...? ;) :D :p

[Stacey]

no he's right, jet acts like a *** in the US. Won't dance with Alliya in her video even though he did wushu/dance and knows how to move. Half the stuff in the shaolin temple was breakdancing.

He also acts neutered. I want to see him really turn it on....turn a good girl into a ****...something to redeem himself.

[Brad]

This is something from Jet Li's website that has me excited about the movie:

"Well, we are approaching the half way point of this shoot. March is what we are terming as the FIGHT MONTH. This month, Master Woo Ping is dealing with one fight sequence after another. Some of the more dramatic fighting beats are being shot right now...end sequences, mid story sequences, so on and so forth. The Fight Team is kept quite busy. The styles of the combat, from what I have observed, have been quite grounded and hard core. Very few, and I mean very few, cables had been used. When the cables were used, they were used to assist the movements and the impacts of the action. I saw some of the rough footage and they are quite invigorating. As per classic Woo Ping style, all shots are wide and steady. We SEE everything. Add to it, it's been a long time since Jet and Woo Ping have worked together, we find Jet involved with almost every single shot of combat. It's like a duet. Master is happy that he can create movements for an actor who is capable of doing the movements. And Jet is happy to be involved."

[Former castleva]

Jet has said that he is "not a very good actor" (or something) and does not prefer acting with emotional content.
This movie sounds nuts.Now I wonder if Li needs some education to not get into such movies,and with actors like Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins? This is some surrealistic stuff.
"Danny the Dog" sounds like a warm hearted,pet involving,drama suitable for all ages. :)

[GeneChing]

Try Jackie Chan, Sly, & Whoopi together for surreal. Who remembers that one?

DS: Name me an asian male kissing a non-asian female in Hollywood cinema. Now name me a non-asian male kissing an asian female... What can be said but the ultimate asian line - "me so *****" :p

[hasayfu]

"Name me an asian male kissing a non-asian female in Hollywood cinema. "

Didn't Uncle what's his name kiss the big Aunt Jemima lookin' lady in Rumble in the Bronx :P

Also, Jet Li in The One.

But you are right Gene, it's slim pickens. Jet should have kissed Ahliya in RMD. The build up up was right there, then... holding hands.

[GeneChing]

Not to put down Aunt Jemima. You know how long I've been trying to hook up one of our classmates with an aunt Jemima-type, hasayfu. Actually Jackie kissed the white girl lead in Battlecreek Brawl, in his underwear even. At least I think he did - that was a long time ago (can you beleive 23 years ago?) Plus he also kissed a man in that one. Jackie also kissed the stunning Roselyn Sanchez in Rush Hour 2, but she's more latina. We want the white women. :p

[@PLUGO]

Hey!!!
I'd take Miss PR over most white w'mens!!!!
Thank gawd my girlfriend never reads this forum!!!

[Chang Style Novice]

There's nothing wrong with playing Heavies - see Robert Mitchum, Lawrence Tierney, Lee Marvin, etc.. Jet's problem (aside from language) is that he really has no acting skill whatsoever. Neither does Jackie, really, but his slapstick skills more than make up for it. Jet basically has two options - be immobile and rely on the cinematography/makeup/costume etc. to make him appear menacing, or be immobile and rely on all that to make him appear noble. Expressiveness is simply not an option, as far as I can tell.

[kenso]

It's funny, but when I read your post I substituted several of the classic good looking wooden actors into it, and it works out perfectly. Observe:
Keanu Reeves' problem is that he really has no acting skill whatsoever. Keanu basically has two options - be immobile and rely on the cinematography/makeup/costume etc. to make him appear menacing, or be immobile and rely on all that to make him appear noble. Expressiveness is simply not an option, as far as I can tell.

OR

Kevin Costner's problem is that he really has no acting skill whatsoever. Kevin basically has two options - be immobile and rely on the cinematography/makeup/costume etc. to make him appear menacing, or be immobile and rely on all that to make him appear noble. Expressiveness is simply not an option, as far as I can tell.

[cho]

This looks likes a cross between Monkey from Journey to the West and Inu-Yasha.

[GeneChing]

Actually I think Jackie has some acting range, more so than any other kungfu movie star - you need to look at some of his old stuff like Crime Story, Heart of the Dragon or Island of Fire. Jet has had an intersting transition form the fresh faced boy wonder to some dark buddhist avenger.

And as for Roselyn, well, we're eager to see more of her snoopy in Rush Hour 3. ;)

[Chang Style Novice]

Kenso - makes perfect sense to me! I could go the rest of my life without seeing those two guys again.

Gene - really? I guess I haven't seen the movies where Jackie shows his range then. For me, though, the real test of whether an 'action star' of any stripe is also an actor is when he or she makes a movie without any action in it.

For example -

Burt Lancaster in "The Flame and the Arrow" and "The Train" is brilliant. He is equally brilliant, maybe more so, in "The Swimmer" and "Atlantic City." Burt Lancaster, BTW, bears special comparison to Jackie Chan, as he was a brilliant physical actor, a sex symbol, a terrific physical comedian, and trained for years as an acrobat in a circus before going into the movies and did all his own stunts. Can Jackie Chan do the equivalent of "The Swimmer" or "Atlantic City" or even "Local Hero"? Could be, I haven't seen him try to stretch that far. I'm almost positive that Jet can't do it, though.

Edit - and just in case Kenso was implying that I might have a racial issue here, I'll cite Toshiro Mifune and Chow-Yun Fat as asian action stars with superb acting chops as well. I think Mifune did his own stunts, too.