![]() ![]() ![]() It was a different story on the set of Police Story 3. That they have built a strong rapport over the years is apparent at this joint interview. They are honest with each other to the point that Tong can tell him to lose weight for a film.Īnd when Chan retorts that he is not the only one who has packed on the pounds, the director shoots back: "Da ge, it doesn't matter for me since I'm behind the camera." In an interview with The Straits Times recently, Chan, 62, says: "I'm completely reassured when he's in charge, so I'll leave everything to him, from the script to the locations, and I need not look over the details." Tong, 56, is now one of a small group of film-makers that the superstar has total trust in. Photo: Clover Films and Golden Village Pictures Actor Jackie Chan and director Stanley Tong. In their latest work, the action- comedy Kung Fu Yoga, which opens here on Friday, Tong has him taking part in a thrilling car chase while sharing his vehicle with a less-than-pleased real lion. During this time, Chan has leapt off a building, jumped onto a speeding hovercraft and swum with sharks. It was a flying start to a partnership that has spanned 25 years and six movies. In Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992), the first movie where Stanley Tong directed Jackie Chan, he had the Hong Kong actor dangling mid-air from a rope ladder off a helicopter, as downtown Kuala Lumpur whizzed by below him.
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