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=== 2008–present: New experiments and change in acting style === [[File:Jackie Chan 2012 Jelgava.jpg|thumb|Chan on the set of ''Chinese Zodiac'', 2 May 2012]] Filming of ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'', Chan's first on-screen collaboration with fellow Chinese actor [[Jet Li]], was completed on 24 August 2007 and the movie was released in April 2008. The movie featured heavy use of effects and wires.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Forbidden Kingdom |publisher=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/combined |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Lclem |title=Jackie Chan and Jet Li Will Fight In 'Forbidden Kingdom' |publisher=CountingDown |date=16 May 2007 |url=http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3958331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011203019/http://countingdown.com/movies/3958331 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> Chan voiced Master [[List of Kung Fu Panda characters#Monkey|Monkey]] in ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' (released in June 2008), appearing with [[Jack Black]], [[Dustin Hoffman]], and [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='Panda' battle-ready |url=https://variety.com/2005/digital/features/panda-battle-ready-2-1117932633/ |work=Variety |first1=Nicole |last1=LaPorte |first2=Chris |last2=Gardner |date=8 November 2005 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> In addition, he has assisted [[Antony Szeto|Anthony Szeto]] in an advisory capacity for the writer-director's film ''Wushu'', released on 1 May 2008. The film stars [[Sammo Hung]] and Wang Wenjie as father and son.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Wushu' gets its wings |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/asia/wushu-gets-its-wings-1117975304/ |work=Variety |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=2 November 2007 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> In November 2007, Chan began filming ''[[Shinjuku Incident]]'', a dramatic role featuring no martial arts sequences with director [[Derek Yee]], which sees Chan take on the role of a Chinese immigrant in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shinjuku Incident Starts Shooting in November |work=News Article |publisher=jc-news.net |date=9 July 2007 |url=http://www.jc-news.net/news.php?id=817 |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302173920/http://www.jc-news.net/news.php?id=817 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released on 2 April 2009. According to his blog, Chan discussed his wishes to direct a film after completing ''Shinjuku Incident'', something he has not done for a number of years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Jackie |title=Singapore Trip |work=Blog |publisher=Official Jackie Chan Website |date=29 April 2007 |url=http://www.jackiechan.com/message_view?cid=716 |access-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722024125/http://jackiechan.com/message_view?cid=716 |archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> The film was expected to be the third in the Armour of God series, and had a working title of ''[[CZ12|Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac]]''. The film was released on 12 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan's Operation Condor 3 |work=News Article |publisher=Latino Review Inc. |date=1 August 2007 |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=2552 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221854/http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=2552 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> Because the Screen Actors Guild did not go on strike, Chan started shooting his next Hollywood movie ''[[The Spy Next Door]]'' at the end of October in [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-08-07-1622631588_x.htm |title=Jackie Chan to star in Hollywood spy comedy |work=USA Today |date=7 August 2008 |first=Min |last=Lee |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> In ''The Spy Next Door'', Chan plays an undercover agent whose cover is blown when he looks after the children of his girlfriend. In ''[[Little Big Soldier]]'', Chan stars alongside [[Leehom Wang]] as a soldier in the [[Warring States period]] in China. He is the lone survivor of his army and must bring a captured enemy soldier Leehom Wang to the capital of his province. In 2010, he starred with [[Jaden Smith]] in ''[[The Karate Kid (2010 film)|The Karate Kid]]'', a remake of [[The Karate Kid|the 1984 original]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/05/06/karate-kid-remake-keeping-title-taking-jaden-smith-to-china/ |title='Karate Kid' Remake Keeping Title, Taking Jaden Smith to China |work=MTV Movie Blog |first=Brian |last=Warmoth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508100114/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/05/06/karate-kid-remake-keeping-title-taking-jaden-smith-to-china/ |archive-date=8 May 2009 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> This was Chan's first dramatic American film. He plays Mr. Han, a [[kung fu]] master and maintenance man who teaches Jaden Smith's character kung fu so he can defend himself from school bullies. His role in ''The Karate Kid'' won him the Favorite Buttkicker award at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jackie_chan_wins_kids_choice_award_16607.aspx |title=Jackie Chan wins Kids' Choice Award |publisher=Asia Pacific Arts |first=Grace |last=Li |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826044255/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jackie_chan_wins_kids_choice_award_16607.aspx |archive-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In Chan's next movie, ''[[Shaolin (film)|Shaolin]]'', he plays a supporting role as a cook of a temple instead of one of the major characters. His 100th movie, ''[[1911 (film)|1911]]'', was released on 26 September 2011. Chan was the co-director, executive producer, and lead star of the movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=16404&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |title=Jackie Chan's 100th film gets release |publisher=Asia Pacific Arts |first=Lei |last=Jin |date=18 February 2011 |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302050401/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=16404&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While Chan has directed over ten films over his career, this was his first directorial work since ''[[Who Am I? (1998 film)|Who Am I?]]'' in 1998. ''1911'' premiered in North America on 14 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jackie_chans_100th_film_1911_premieres_in_north_america_this_friday_17530.aspx |title=Jackie Chan's 100th film, 1911, premieres in North America this Friday |publisher=Asia Pacific Arts |author=Liuyi (Luisa) Chen |date=13 October 2011 |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826090526/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jackie_chans_100th_film_1911_premieres_in_north_america_this_friday_17530.aspx |archive-date=26 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Chan announced that he was retiring from action films citing that he was getting too old for the genre. He later clarified that he would not be completely retiring from action films, but would be performing fewer stunts and taking care of his body more.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-cannes-jackiechan-idUSBRE94G0KH20130517 |title=Jackie Chan wants to be serious but will never quit action films |first=Belinda |last=Goldsmith |work=Reuters |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=11 March 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Chan starred in ''[[Police Story 2013]]'', a reboot of the ''Police Story'' franchise directed by [[Ding Sheng (director)|Ding Sheng]], and it was released in China at the end of 2013. Chan's next film ''[[Dragon Blade (film)|Dragon Blade]]'' was released in early 2015 and co-starred Hollywood actors [[John Cusack]] and [[Adrien Brody]]. In 2015, Chan was awarded the title of "[[Malay titles#Datuk|Datuk]]" by Malaysia as he helped Malaysia to boost its tourism, especially in [[Kuala Lumpur]] where he previously shot his films.<ref>{{cite news |title=It's Datuk Jackie Chan from now on after award from Malaysian king |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/its-datuk-jackie-chan-from-now-on-after-award-from-malaysian-king|website=The Straits Times |date=2 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/hong-kong-superstar-jackie-chan-awarded-title-datuk-malaysia-2015020 |title=Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan awarded title of Datuk by Malaysia |work=The Straits Times |first=Khairy |last=Jamaluddin |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=2 February 2015}}</ref> In early 2017, Chan's new film titled ''[[Kung Fu Yoga]]'', a Chinese-Indian project, which also starred Indian actors [[Disha Patani]], [[Sonu Sood]] and [[Amyra Dastur]], was released. The film reunited Chan with director [[Stanley Tong]], who directed a number of Chan's films in the 1990s. Upon release, the film was a huge success at the box office, and became the 5th highest-grossing film in China, one month after its release. In 2016, he teamed up with [[Johnny Knoxville]] and starred in his own production ''[[Skiptrace (film)|Skiptrace]]''. That same year he also starred in the action-comedy ''[[Railroad Tigers]]''. In 2017, he co-starred with [[Pierce Brosnan]] in the action-thriller ''[[The Foreigner (2017 film)|The Foreigner]]'', an Anglo-Chinese production. He also starred in the 2017 science fiction film ''[[Bleeding Steel]]''. In 2018, he served as an executive producer for the plant-based documentary, [[The Game Changers|''The Game Changers'']], along with [[James Cameron]], [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and [[Pamela Anderson]].<ref name=nytgc>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1506838/2020/01/03/tuf-champ-james-wilks-finds-second-life-and-controversy-as-plant-based-diet-advocate/ |title='TUF' champ James Wilks finds second life — and controversy — as plant-based-diet advocate |access-date=18 January 2025 |last=Dundas |first=Chad |date=3 January 2020 |work=[[New York Times]] }}</ref><ref name="variety-8mar2018">{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: 'The Game Changers' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-game-changers-review-1202721601/ |access-date=29 September 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=8 March 2018}}</ref> He teamed up with [[John Cena]] and starred in the 2023 Chinese-American co-production ''[[Hidden Strike]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} He also voiced [[Splinter (character)|Splinter]] in the animated film ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]''. His films had collectively grossed {{HK$|1.14 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1140|HKG|round=yes}} million}}) at the Hong Kong box office up until 2010,<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第8回:香港での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3129 |website=KungFu Tube |year=2010 |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> over {{US$|72 million}} in South Korea between 1991 and 2010,<ref name="korea2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第10回:韓国での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3156 |website=KungFu Tube |date=5 September 2010 |access-date=7 December 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> and {{JPY|48.4 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|48400|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million}}) in Japan up until 2012.<ref name="japan" /> In Europe, his films collectively sold about {{nowrap|84 million}} tickets between 1973 and 2010.<ref name="boxofficestory" /> {{As of|2021}}, his films have grossed over {{CNY|14 billion|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{To USD|14|CHN|year=2021}} billion}}) in China,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan |url=http://maoyan.com/films/celebrity/789 |website=[[Maoyan]] |publisher=[[Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129020937/http://maoyan.com/films/celebrity/789 |archive-date=29 November 2018 |access-date=28 November 2018 |language=zh |url-status=live}}</ref> and {{US$|1.84 billion}}<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan – Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/26510401-Jackie-Chan#tab=acting |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=8 December 2018}}</ref> (more than {{US$|2.44 billion}} adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada.<ref name="bom" /> {{As of|2018}}, 48 of his films have collectively grossed more than {{US$|5 billion}} at the worldwide box office.<ref name="numbers" />
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