Hong Kong-based Golden Network Asia has sold Jackie Chan action thriller The Shadow’s Edge to a string of territories, including Plaion Pictures for Germany, NK Contents for South Korea and Klockworx for Japan.
Currently in post-production, the film has also gone to SPI International for Eastern Europe, ATV for Turkey, Great Movies for Latin America, Shanghai Pictures for Malaysia, Prima Cinema for Indonesia, Shaw Renters for Singapore, Eagle International for Taiwan, Abnormal Studios for Cambodia & Myanmar and Izagur Media for Mongolia.
Negotiations are also underway for CIS, Ukraine, Benelux and other territories.
Directed by Larry Yang, one of China’s most acclaimed new generation filmmakers, the heist thriller was filmed on location in Macau. The film is produced by Victoria Hon and backed by China’s iQiyi Pictures, Tao Tickets, Hairun Pictures and Chen Xiang.
Chan stars as a retired surveillance expert from the Macau Police who is drawn back into action to support a team of elite young detectives fighting a criminal syndicate.
Chan previously worked with Yang on 2023 action comedy Ride On. The Shadow’s Edge also stars Tony Leung Ka Fai, nearly two decades after he worked with Chan on The Myth, Zhang Zifeng (Sister), Ci Sha (Creation Of The Gods: Part 1 & 2) and Wen Junhui, a Chinese member of K-pop group Seventeen.
Leung also stars in Juno Mak’s Sons Of The Neon Night, which is premiering here in Cannes Midnight Screenings.
