After delivering one of last year’s most impressive animations with ParaNorman, co-director Sam Fell is taking a break from the form that launched his career and heading into live-action territory. In an intriguing shift, a press release confirms that he will direct an action comedy starring none other than Jackie Chan.
Titled Skiptrace and coming from an original idea by Chan, X-Men: Days of Future Past star Bingbing Fan is also part of the story which follows a Hong Kong detective (Chan) who is tasked with tracking down a mouthy American gambler on the run from his creditors. The men form an unlikely partnership and attempt to take down Hong Kong’s most notorious criminal, while embarking on a wild journey through some of China’s most scenic and exotic locales.
Scripted by Jay Longino, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, the film will be at the Cannes marketplace.
Are you looking forward to seeing Fell dive into live-action with Chan?