Jackie Chan’s latest action vehicle, The Shadow’s Edge, has locked down a raft of global sales heading into the Cannes market.
Buyers across Europe, Asia and the Americas have snapped up rights from sales agent Golden Network Asia, including Plaion Pictures for Germany, SPI International for Eastern Europe, ATV for Turkey, and Great Movies for Latin America. The Klockworx has taken Japanese rights, while NK Contents secured South Korea. Additional deals were struck with Shanghai Pictures for Malaysia, Prima Cinema for Indonesia, Shaw Renters for Singapore, Eagle International for Taiwan, Abnormal Studios for Cambodia and Myanmar, and Izagur Media for Mongolia. Distribution is also locked for CIS, Ukraine, and the Benelux region, with other territories still in active negotiations.
Currently in post-production, The Shadow’s Edge is directed by Larry Yang, one of China’s more promising new-generation commercial filmmakers. Chan and Yang previously collaborated on the 2023 sleeper hit Ride On. The new film is scheduled for a theatrical release in China later this year.
Set in the neon-lit streets of Macau, the film follows Chan as a retired surveillance expert from the Macau Police Service who is lured back into action to help a team of elite young detectives bring down a high-tech criminal gang. The story pits old-school tactics against advanced surveillance tech, setting the stage for a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
The project also reunites Chan with acclaimed Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai nearly two decades after their last on-screen collaboration in 2005’s The Myth. A five-time Hong Kong Film Award winner, Leung recently appeared in Tsui Hark’s Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants and he will next be seen in Juno Mak’s Sons of the Neon Light, premiering in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings section this week.
The supporting cast includes some buzzy Chinese rising stars: Zhang Zifeng (Sister, The Volunteers 1 & 2), Ci Sha (Creation of the Gods I & II), and Wen Junhui (aka Jun), a member of the K-pop sensation SEVENTEEN.
The film is produced by Victoria Hon (Ride On) and backed by iQIYI Pictures, Tao Tickets, Hairun Pictures, and China ChenXiang.