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Johnny Knoxville displays a plaque at the film's press release in Beijing. He is known for the MTV reality stunt show Jackass. |
Despite the criticism, “Skiptrace,” in which a Chinese hero is supported by a foreign partner, is seen as an expression of Chan's desire to boost China's standing in the world.
“When I was promoting The Karate Kid (2010), many foreigners were impressed by the beauty of China,” Chan said in a recent interview in Beijing.
“But the (scenes) with the Great Wall of China and the Wudang Mountains (in “Karate Kid”) are just a small part of China’s diverse landscape. I want to show them more,” he says.
The film, about an unlikely pair of buddies, is in some ways a Chinese response to Midnight Run, the 1988 American film starring Robert De Niro.
In the latest film, a retired Hong Kong police officer, played by Chan, teams up with an American gamer, played by Johnny Knoxville, to take on a notorious Hong Kong criminal.
Your journey, which spans the vast grasslands of Mongolia and the scenic landscapes of southwest China, ultimately ends in Hong Kong.
Chinese festivals such as a mud splashing festival and flying Kongming lanterns in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are incorporated into the film.
The Kongming Lantern is a tiny hot air balloon made of oil paper.
Talking about what inspired him to make the film, Chan says he first thought about making the film about 25 years ago.
He initially planned to cast Jet Li, a big name in martial arts films, in the role of the police officer while he was supposed to play the player.
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