Defying age

Jackie Chan would probably be perfectly happy if he didn’t break any more bones.

For decades, the Hong Kong-born action superstar has put his life on the line performing mind-boggling stunts, kung fu fights and acrobatic feats, racking up injuries along the way to virtually every part of his body. Fractured skull, dislocated pelvis, shattered ankle, cracked vertebrae — you name it, he’s probably had it in a cast or a sling at some point.

Chan is not about to retire from action films; he stars in the revenge thriller ‘The Foreigner’, opening on October 5 in the UAE, as a man hunting down those responsible for a London terrorist attack that killed his daughter. But at age 63, he is understandably looking for other, less death-defying ways to entertain audiences as well — like, say, voicing characters in animated kids’ movies.

Chan also costars in The Lego Ninjago Movie, in theatres now, as a martial-arts guru named Master Wu who helps guide young ninjas in their battle against the evil Lord Garmadon.

Chan talks about the freedom of doing cartoons, the challenges of being an aging action icon and the thrill of winning an Oscar last year.

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‘The Foreigner, a CEL release will unspool at CEL circuit theaters from October 13