For many years now, motion and martial arts icon Jackie Chan has by no means actually stopped throwing flurries of punches at opponents on the large display screen. Nevertheless, in recent times, these punches have been thrown amid comedy, fantasy, and even drama, with few thrillers in sight. Nicely, that each one modifications with Chan’s latest providing, which hurls the Rush Hour star right into a grimly severe sport of cat-and-mouse.
Titled The Shadow’s Edge, a brand new trailer for the motion thriller has now been unleashed, as has a theatrical launch date. The Shadow’s Edge, which finds Chan reuniting with Tony Leung Ka-Fai and going head-to-head in a really epic showdown, is now all set to be launched in the UK on October 3, 2025.
Written and directed by Larry Yang, The Shadow’s Edge is, actually, a remake of the 2007 Hong Kong motion thriller Eye within the Sky. The motion outing finds Jackie Chan again doing what he does greatest (and little doubt the brand new trailer can have Chan followers squealing with delight) alongside Zhang Zifeng, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Ci Sha, in addition to Jun, Xing Yu, and Yuen Qiu. You possibly can take a look at the official synopsis and trailer for The Shadow’s Edge beneath:
“A crew of prison prodigies disappear with billions, evading seize by outsmarting the formidable “Sky Eye” surveillance system. Determined and outmanoeuvred, the Macau police enlist the assistance of a legend—Wong Tak-Chung (Jackie Chan), a retired monitoring professional. He mentors rookie officer He Qiuguo (Zhang Zifeng) and rebuilds an elite surveillance unit. Their mission: to trace down the elusive “Wolf King,” Fu Longsheng (Tony Leung Ka Fai), the mastermind behind the heist. Because the police shut in, the thieves spring a entice of their very own. Brains conflict, loyalties are examined, and the last word cat-and-mouse sport is about to start…”
‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Has Been Dominating the Field Workplace for Weeks
Jackie Chan’s triumphant return to the world of motion thrillers has now been dominating the field workplace in China for 4 weeks. Clearly, audiences had been desperate to see the Karate Child star put his explicit set of abilities to severe use, as The Shadow’s Edge has held agency on the high of the charts in China, and has thus far grossed a complete of RMB 1.133 billion ($157.4 million).
Whereas motion followers within the U.Okay. can now sit up for seeing Chan maintain enterprise as soon as once more on the large display screen, audiences within the U.S. might have missed their probability, with The Shadow’s Edge getting a restricted launch again in August. There isn’t any phrase but on whether or not the discharge shall be broadened or when the motion thriller will hit streaming.
Turning to the opinions, one way or the other, The Shadow’s Edge has not even garnered sufficient reactions for a crucial rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Which is fairly stunning contemplating it’s Chan’s motion thriller comeback. Nevertheless, the opinions which have emerged heap reward on The Shadow’s Edge, with Avi Supply of NYC Film Guru declaring it “Probably the most suspenseful, intriguing and exhilarating crime thrillers since Infernal Affairs,” whereas Casey Chong of Casey’s Film Mania gave the motion thriller a near-perfect 4/5, calling it “A return to kind Jackie Chan and a scene-stealing Tony Leung Ka-Fai lead Larry Yang’s gritty motion thriller.” The Shadow’s Edge additionally boasts a near-perfect 97% from audiences on the Popcornmeter.
- Birthname
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Kong-sang Chan
- Birthdate
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April 7, 1954
- Birthplace
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Hong Kong