In the 90s and 2000s, Jackie Chan was the most popular action star Hollywood had to offer, starring in one hit franchise after another, from Rush Hour to Shanghai Noon.
Finding himself typecast as an action star, Chan stated that he “received so many scripts, but the role is… a cop from Hong Kong!”
But then the actor appeared to have a cooling-off period as he was seen in fewer and fewer Hollywood movies.
“I want to make sure that every year the audience can see so many different sides of Jackie Chan.