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Holding his own alongside the esteemed likes of Freeman and Tony Leung, Jet Li has taken great strides towards earning the respect of his peers. The pre-eminent martial arts star of his generation, now befriended by the likes of Joel Silver and Mel Gibson, he will continue to have mega-hits and, having studied English for four hours a day for years, he will doubtless appeal to the Western market more and more - without having to stick, like Jackie Chan, to comedy blockbusters. But don't be surprised if he begins to step out into Beat Takeshi territory - he seems determined to become a bona fide thespian. As his PE teacher noticed 30 years ago, the man has amazing ability. And grace.
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Jackie Chan and Jet Li are scheduled to begin filming The Forbidden Kingdom together in May 2007. The film will be based on the legend of the Monkey King from the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West. [3]
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In a stunning dual role, international action star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself. The One features riveting martial arts and innovative special effects.
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Jet Li: He's always tried to challenge and change culture through his films. He's always wanted to break the rules. But now, it's different. With this film he's trying to set new rules, to win rules back, to put them in place.
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"Without Jet Li, we would not dare to invest $40 million in a Chinese-language film," Xinhua news agency quoted director Peter Chan as saying. Li was a "guarantee" for global sales, Chan said.
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After three years of schooling, Jet had made massive bounds. At 11, he won gold at the Chinese national championships, a feat he would perform on five consecutive occasions. He was taken on to Beijing's professional Wushu team and, over the next five years, performed in 40 countries across the globe, one of his early shows being before President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger on the White House lawn. The martial arts cognoscenti appreciated his intelligent combination of many styles - monkey boxing, chanquan, taichiquan, gun boxing, tongbeiquan. He was superb with both sword and spear.
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