Shaolin is the new Jackie Chan film with a budget of $29 million and a remake of 1982's The Shaolin Temple starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and Fan Bingbing. The film will be about China's famed shrine of martial arts, a 1,500-year old temple whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li. In the original, Jet Li played a boy adopted and trained by Shaolin monks who seeks to avenge the death of his father. The production boast 1000 real fighting monks and a grand scene in which the temple burns down. Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan, who worked with Chan on New Police Story and Rob-B-Hood, will direct and Cory Yuen will serve as action co-ordinator.
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