MUMBAI: Taking a turn to comedy films, Jackie Chan is set to appear as a detective in an yet-untitled English-language comedy.
The film, that will be written by Jay Longino, will have Chan playing a detective who is out to track down an American gambler who has ducked out of a debt he owes to a Macau casino syndicate.
Chan‘s JC Group International is teaming with Talent International Media Group to produce the project that is based on an original idea of the actor, it is understood.
The film is due to premiere in Beijing on 12 December.
The revered action actor can next be seen in Chinese 12 Zodiac, that has been produced, written and directed by the star himself.
It may be remembered that a few days ago Chan had said that he wouldn‘t play action-oriented films anymore.