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Stars: Christian Kang Bachini, Derek Blakely, Charlie Cooper, Giulia Serafini, Lucy Chun Yan | Written by Christian Kang Bachini, Charlie Cooper | Directed by Christian Kang Bachini

“They say a guilty conscience can eat you alive…” Those words are key to Christian Kang Bachini’s directorial debut, which he made on a shoestring budget while performing most of the jobs including editing, starring as the lead, and performing his own stunts. With such dedication put into this work, Escalation is truly a labour of love.

Set in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chris is avoiding all human contact while making himself dinner. While speaking on the phone to a friend, he is confronted about past promises that he chose to not fulfil, preferring to escape from reality into the horror film that is on the TV. However, the ensuing night will leave him faced with what kind of person he is through gruesome circumstances.

Sneak Peek "Chinese Zodiac", the new Hong Kong action film produced, written, directed by, and starring Jackie Chan, as a sequel to the 1991 feature "Armour of God II: Operation Condor":

"...treasure hunter 'Asian Hawk' tries to repatriate twelve bronze heads of the animals of the Chinese zodiac that were looted from the 'Old Summer Palace' during the 'Second Opium War'..."

Cast also includes Cary Woodworth, Vincent Sze, Pierre Bourdaud, Kenny G, Emmanuel Lanzi, Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Laura Weissbecker, Rosario Amadeo, Pierre-Benoist Varoclier, Ken Lo, Yao Xing Tong, Zhang Lan Xin, Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle, Zheng Wei, Bo-Yee Poon, Christian Bachini and Steve Yoo Seung Jun.

Locations included  the 'Aerodium Latvia' vertical wind tunnel in Jelgava, Latvia, France, China and Taiwan , with Chan handling (as ususal) most of the stunts and fight scenes himself .

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Chinese Zodiac"...

Courtesy of kinopoisk, here’s the full set of twelve character posters (well I say character, but these are actually all the signs of the zodiac) for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Today we have 12 new posters for Jackie Chan‘s last action film Chinese Zodiac, part three in the Armour of God series, the second of which was released in the U.S. under the title Operation Condor.

The film stars Chan, Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini, and Vincent Sze.

There’s no official U.S. release date for Chinese Zodiac, though it’s currently scheduled to open in Hong Kong on December 12th, 2012, which means if we’re lucky and/or someone thinks they can sell this to Americans, we could get it next Spring.

Here’s plot summary for the film

Another long-awaited project finally coming true! Introduced as an “Indiana Jones style action adventure”, this third installment in the Armour of God series stars Jackie Chan, playing as thief tries to steal the world for a set...

Here’s the teaser trailerand poster for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as:

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

Coming courtesy of Twitch, here’s the teaser trailerand poster for Chinese Zodiac, the latest film from Jackie Chan who produced, wrote, directed, choreographed and stars in the film which apparently the third film in his Armor of God series. Co-starring Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle. Kenny G, Steven Dasz, Andrew Dasz, Laura Weissbecker, Sang-woo Kwone, Christian Bachini and Vincent Sze, Chinese Zodiac is described as:

…a globe trotting, treasure hunting adventure about a man (Jackie Chan) who searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts – 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.

A kung fu western? Yes, please! As a fan of both spaghetti westerns and martial arts movies, director Jakob Montrasio’s highly-anticipated actioner “Shangdown: The Way of the Spur” is precisely the sort of cross-genre hybrid I’ve been waiting for. Using absolutely no wires or CGI, the picture’s numerous fight sequences incorporate several different styles, including traditional kung fu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira, modern Mma, and Muay Thai. How crazy is that? To make these bone-crunching showdowns even more visceral, Montrasio has employed the skills of the Ruan Stunt Team, who you may remember from John Woo’s “Red Cliff”. Impressive? I’m starting to think so. Here’s a rundown of the story: The movie follows Italian cowboy and martial artist Guerino (Christian Bachini) as he searches for his missing sister in a culturally alien Shanghai. With the help of Jiekai (Daddy Chang), a Chinese man whose girlfriend has also gone missing,...

An independent kung-fu spaghetti western, and the cowboy is Christian Bachini, a 25-year-old Italian actor who came to Shanghai to become an action star!? Yeah ok that got our attention. Now here’s the press release….Mk Media Productions' motion picture Shangdown: The Way Of The Spur debuted today. Shangdown: The Way Of The Spur, starring Christian Bachini and The Way Of The Dragon's famous villain Jon T. Benn, and directed by Jakob Montrasio, pays homage to the violent and gritty Spaghetti Western genre while adding an Asian twist. The movie follows Italian cowboy and martial artist Guerino (Christian Bachini) as he searches for his missing sister in a culturally alien Shanghai. With the help of Jiekai (Daddy Chang), a Chinese man whose girlfriend has also gone missing, Guerino wages a one-man war against Shanghai’s biggest crime lord and his multitude of goons, following his one and only...

An independent kung-fu spaghetti western, and the cowboy is Christian Bachini, a 25-year-old Italian actor who came to Shanghai to become an action star!? Yeah ok that got our attention. Now here’s the press release….Mk Media Productions' motion picture Shangdown: The Way Of The Spur debuted today. Shangdown: The Way Of The Spur, starring Christian Bachini and The Way Of The Dragon's famous villain Jon T. Benn, and directed by Jakob Montrasio, pays homage to the violent and gritty Spaghetti Western genre while adding an Asian twist. The movie follows Italian cowboy and martial artist Guerino (Christian Bachini) as he searches for his missing sister in a culturally alien Shanghai. With the help of Jiekai (Daddy Chang), a Chinese man whose girlfriend has also gone missing, Guerino wages a one-man war against Shanghai’s biggest crime lord and his multitude of goons, following his one and only...