Preview by Jon Donnis
Jackie Chan returns to cinemas this autumn in The Shadow's Edge, taking on a criminal gang unlike any he has faced before.
A cyber gang makes off with billions, slipping past the police's "Sky Eye" surveillance system. With the authorities out of options, they turn to Wong Tak-Chung, a retired tracking expert played by Chan. Reluctantly, he steps back into the game, mentoring rookie officer He Qiuguo, played by Zhang Zifeng, as they assemble a small but elite surveillance team. Their target is Fu Longsheng, the "Wolf King," played by Leung Ka Fai Tony. What starts as a hunt quickly becomes a tense game, with the thieves ready to strike back at any moment.
Chan and Leung share the screen for the first time in twenty years, their last film together being The Myth. Chan, now 71, returns to a law enforcement role he has played in different forms throughout his career, this time as a veteran officer facing a new kind of threat.
Leung, at 67, embraces villainy once more. Known for taking on very different roles with each project, he balances the physical and psychological demands of the part, showing a side that is both dangerous and precise. For someone who has mostly focused on arthouse films recently, this is a noticeable shift.
The film is directed by Larry Yang, whose previous work includes Ride On and Mountain Cry, and who shapes the story into a modern take on the classic cat-and-mouse thriller.
The Shadow's Edge opens in UK cinemas on 3 October, presented by Trinity CineAsia.