The movie CZ12 also known as Chinese Zodiac, is the latest movie done by the most beloved Asian in the world, Jackie Chan.
Now why are we talking about Jackie Cha's movie, when it has nothing to do with K-drama? Well because one Korean heartthrob is leading the movie with Mr. Chan.
Kwon Sang Woo, the one who stole our hearts, and all of our tears in the heart-wrenching drama “Stairway to Heaven,” who have also starred in dramas like “We Are Dating Now” “Cinderella Man”, and movies like “My Tutor Friend,” “71: Into the Fire” and “Pained” is a leading role in the Chinese movie.
Kwon Sang Woo has been quite famous in China, where he had starred in two Chinese movies, “Shadows of Love” with Cecilia Cheung and “CZ12” and one TV series “Wind Flower Snow Moon.”
In “CZ12” he plays Simon, CJ's (Jacki Chan) comrade, and part of his side-kicks team. The movie is about JC and his team, trying to recover the twelve bronze animal heads representing the Chinese zodiac. The president of MP Corporation -Company that auditions relics- hired JC and his team to recover all 12 heads. They will get 1 Million for each head. They will meet Coco (Yao Xingtong) and Katherine (Laura Weissbecker) who will help them recover the heads. Of course things can't go easy, and they will meet a series of challenges and twisted plots, that we all know and love from Jackie Chan's movies.
With this movie, Jackie Chan earned two Record Guinness, "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie." He was involved in every aspect of the movie, from directing, acting, scrips, to camera work, stuns, etc.
The movie was premiered on December 20, 2012 in China, and other Asian countries. The movie grossed almost $7 million dollars on its first day of release. In total the movie has grossed, a little less than $130 Million dollars in China. However, in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, the movie did poorly, most likely because Jackie Chan angered the Chinese people by recent comments criticizing the people's freedom of speech. Students even boycotted the movie.
The movie; however, has gotten many bad reviews from movies excerpts, who state that the movie did not have the actions stuns, Jackie Chan is known for, and the plot is somewhat fake and forced. Nevertheless, the opinions of the public varies, most people were satisfied with the movie.
I've never been the one to follow movie experts, since I like most of the movies, they usually don’t. Therefore, I would definitely go and see the movie, one, because Kwon Sang Woo, is one of my favorites Korean actors, and he will perform cool tricks and action scenes; who doesn't like that? And two, because Jackie Chan is the man and he will put on a good show, and if I have the opportunity to see them together, in a big screen near me then I would be there.
The movie is expected to hit theaters around the US, around Spring or Summer time.
Check out the two Official Trailers.
