Hong Kong, March 1 - Movie star Jackie Chan has been voted one of the least trustworthy Hong Kong personalities in a poll, scoring lower than the city's unpopular Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

Chan, 56, who stunned his home city last year by saying Chinese people needed to be controlled and that too much freedom might harm China, finished behind Beijing-appointed Tsang, who ranked 77th out of 80 in the most-trusted poll.

New Delhi, July 19 : Jackie Chan has heaped praise on Jaden Smith''s martial arts skills, insisting the youngster’s dedication for kung fu puts his own son to shame.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith''s 11-year-old son has been taking lessons from the action man''s stunt co-ordinator for his role in ‘Kung Fu Kid’, the forthcoming remake of the 1984 hit ‘The Karate Kid’, reports the China Daily.

And Chan has been left wowed by Jaden''s dedication, after he studied Mandarin to speak with his teachers and learned the Chinese phrases for various kung fu moves.

Shanghai, May 1 : Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan and NBA star Yao Ming have been appointed promotion ambassadors for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo on Thursday.

"I will spare no efforts to pay close attention to the Expo and help promote it throughout the world," said Jackie Chan.

Yao Ming was quoted by the website as saying that as a native of Shanghai, he has always hoped that he could contribute to the event.

New Delhi, April 30 : Jackie Chan has announced his 100th movie project.

The 55-year-old said on his Web site that he is going to co-direct the film tentatively called ‘Chinese Zodiac’ with ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ director Stanley Tong.

The Hong-Kong based action hero said that the shooting is going to take place in China, Austria and France, reports the China Daily.

Washington, Apr 22: After a controversy started following his comments about democracy in China, actor Jackie Chan has insisted that his remarks were taken out of context.

Chan, 55, a Hong Kong native and one of the Communist nation''s leading stars, had reportedly made the comment at a business forum in the country''s Hainan province on April 18.

Hong Kong - Students and politicians in Hong Kong Tuesday hit out at comments by movie star Jackie Chan that Chinese people should be controlled and that too much freedom could harm China.

The Rush-Hour star sparked a growing controversy by saying at a business forum Saturday that freedoms had made Hong Kong and Taiwan "chaotic" and adding: "We Chinese need to be controlled."

London, Apr 20 : Action star Jackie Chan has sparked an outrage after claiming that too much political freedom in China isn't good, and that people need to be controlled.

While speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia, the 55-year-old actor said that he wasn''t sure if a free society was what the country needed, as too much freedom could lead to chaos like in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

London, April 2: Jackie Chan has decided to hop his acting boundaries and take to the microphone for an exclusive one-off concert in Beijing, China.

The ‘Rush Hour’ actor will share the stage with other performers at the Beijing National Stadium for the show next month.

The 54-year-old will put his vocals to test during the gig, entitled Descendants of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and friends, at the 91,000-seat arena.

But the star said he was confident his fans would forgive him should he go off the track.

London, February 17 : Jackie Chan's Chinese fans will not get to see his new movie, for its director Derek Yee considers it to be "too violent" to be released in China.

The Chinese-language `Shinjuku Incident' features Chan as a refugee who escapes to Japan, and gets embroiled in the local gang culture.

The 17 million-pound flick features several gruesome scenes, including one character getting his hand chopped off and being stabbed with knives.

So far as China's strict censorship laws are concerned, Yee thinks that the film can pass them.

Washington, Feb 14 : Actor Jackie Chan is set to donate his collection of historical Chinese houses, said to be worth 67 million dollars, to a new university in Singapore.

Chan, 54, owns seven wooden homes, which date back to the country''s Ming and Qing dynasties, and also has a decorative performing stage.

The whole collection is currently housed at a Hong Kong warehouse.

London, Jan 29 : Actor Jackie Chan has found a unique way to protect the environment - he has urged his fans to conserve water by flushing the toilet just once at the end of the day.

Speaking at a Go Green initiative for Segway the action star encouraged his fans to help protect the environment and conserve water.

"Do you know how much water we waste when each of us visits the washroom twice a day?" the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

Washington, Jan 16 : Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is reportedly in negotiations to play the role of Mr. Miyagi in a remake of The Karate Kid.

Chan is in talks with a movie studio to appear as Mr. Miyagi - originally played by the venerable Pat Morita.

The new Karate Kid is gathering even more attention as Chan's student in flick is being portrayed by Will Smith''s son, Jaden Smith, according to Variety.

The plot of new Karate Kid would be similar to the original, except it will be shot in China instead of California.

The movie is expected to start shooting in Beijing this summer, reports People magazine. (ANI)

Washington, Jan 14 : Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is in final talks to star in the remake of "The Karate Kid."

The film to be helmed by Harald Zwart is the starring vehicle for Will Smith's son Jaden.

It has been revamped and will borrow elements of the original 1984 pic, reports the Variety.

The story revolves around a bullied youth (Smith) learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor (Chan).

Chris Murphy has penned the screenplay.

Washington, Jan 1 : Jackie Chan has been named as the Vice Chairman of the China Film Association.

The association will tie together moviemaking in Hong Kong and China.

The 54-year-old action star along with other prominent Hong Kong filmmakers has joined the key mainland Chinese film association, a sign of the growing integration of the two movie industries.

Chan was voted the organization's vice-chairman over the weekend (27-28December).

Actor Andy Lau and directors Peter Chan, Gordon Chan, Derek Yee and Tsui Siu-ming were also among the group''s first batch of 10 members from Hong Kong, reports Contactmusic.

Los Angeles  - Asian action/comedy star Jackie Chan will be joined by Hispanic comic George Lopez and country star Billy Ray Cyrus for his upcoming movie The Spy Next Door.

The action comedy will also star Amber Valletta and Katherine Boecher, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Helmed by Brian Levant (Beethoven), the movie will follow Chan's character as he fights off secret agents after his neighbour's children download a secret code while he is babysitting them. (dpa)

Washington, Nov 5 : Chinese actor Jackie Chan is set to star in new period road film, tentatively titled ‘Junior Soldiers’.

The actor will also pen the screenplay of the film. Although the ‘Rush Hour’ star has started working on the screenplay, shooting is expected to begin early next year.

Spox Yuan Nong from the Beijing office of Chan''s JCE shingle confirmed the pic would be shot next year but gave no further details, reports Variety.

According to Sina. com, the movie is a period costume drama and is set during the Qin dynasty.