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Li and Chan team up for 'monkey business'

Friday 13 April, 2007

Jet Li and Jackie Chan are to team up for a new action movie, it has emerged.

Starring in a story about an American youth's quest to rescue a monkey king, the two actors will both star as Buddhist monks; Jet Li will also be cast in the role of the monkey king, reports the International Business Times.

Filming is expected to begin on May 2nd and the first screening in the US has been pencilled in for the middle of 2008.

"I don't have any expectations. It's just like making an American movie," said Mr Chan on Thursday at a trade fair in Hong Kong.

"I believe the world is anticipating the movie, but I'm not too involved," he added.

The film will be shot in south-western China, in and near the city of Hengdian.

In related Jackie Chan news, the action star is also a singer in Asia and has released more than 20 albums.

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