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Jackie Chan is an Archaeologist in ‘A Legend’ Historical Fantasy Trailer
by Alex Billington
November 26, 2024
Source: YouTube
“We would rather die in glory, than live in shame.” Well Go USA has revealed a kick ass official US trailer for Chinese historical fantasy action movie called A Legend, made by filmmaker Stanley Tong. Decades after Stanley Tong and actor Jackie Chan teamed up to make the two Supercop movies (in 1992 & 1993) the two have joined forces again for this Chinese action adventure movie. It is also a sequel to The Myth and Kung Fu Yoga. An archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He & his team embark on an expedition into the glacier. Professor Fang and his assistant somehow create a mystical connection with a heroic Han dynasty general, blurring the lines between past & present right as the general prepares to wage war against the brutal Hun army. They attempt to discover the truth. Starring Jackie Chan as Fang with Lay Zhang, Gülnezer Bextiyar, Li Chen, Aarif Rahman, & Xiao Ran Peng. It’s great to see Chan pairing up with Tong again, but this looks like a CGI mess. There’s so much going on, ideas criss-crossing all over the place.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ two posters) for Stanley Tong’s film A Legend, direct from YouTube:
While investigating the history of a newly discovered ancient artifact, a renowned archaeologist (Jackie Chan) unwittingly establishes a mystical connection with a heroic Han dynasty general, blurring the lines between past and present right as the general prepares to wage war against the brutal Hun army. A Legend, also known as 传奇 in Mandarin (or Chuan shuo), is written and directed by iconic Hong Kong stunt man / filmmaker Stanley Tong, director of the action films The Stone Age Warriors, Supercop, Supercop 2, Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike, Mr. Magoo, China Strike Force, The Myth, Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard, and Rising Shaolin: The Protector previously. Produced by Barbie Tung, Defu Jiang, Dong Yu, Hongbo Yin. The film originally opened in China in July 2024 earlier this year. Well Go USA will debut Stanley Tong’s A Legend film in select US theaters starting January 21st, 2025 early next year. Look any good? Who’s in?
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