Jackie Chan to produce and star in new comedy film

Jackie Chan lands new comedy role.

Following his announcement that Chinese Zodiac is to be his final action movie, Jackie Chan is to star in and produce a comedy film in the English language, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Chan is to play a detective on the trail of an American gambler who is in serious debt to a casino syndicate in China’s Macau region.

The script is to be penned by Jay Longino and partly financed by production company Talent International Media in Beijing.

A variety of locations are said to be in the pipeline for the movie, such as China, Hong Kong and Eastern Europe.