Jackie Chan reveals he nearly died on set of Skiptrace.
Jackie Chan is the king of action movies. By performing his own stunts, Chan blurs the line between reality and fiction. However, Jackie Chan may want to consider hiring a stunt double as he nearly drowned on set of Skiptrace.
According to reports, Jackie Chan was performing a stunt on a raft when the raft overturned him and the film crew was unable to get to him. The actor said he only managed to save himself when the water turned the raft back over. “It was horrifying.”
It’s important to point out that in 2014, a cinematographer was killed on thes ame production when a crew boat capsized and the filmmaker was unable to swim to safety.
Jackie Chan is no stranger to acrobatics. He has taken considerable risks throughout his acting career creating highly entertaining action sequences, often involving death-defying stunts and comedic fight scenes. In fact, on set of Armor of God in 1986, Jackie Chan performed a stunt that involved leaping from a tree to a ledge. Unfortunately, the stunt went wrong and the actor cracked his skull open and required emergency surgery.
You can check out the trailer for his new movie Skiptrace below.
“Skiptrace” will be released this July and also features Johnny Knoxville and Chinese actress Bingbing Fan (Iron Man 3).
Via Yahoo! Movies
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