The film originally titled 1911 changed into 1911 Revolution features Jackie Chan both in front and behind the camera. The story is a retelling of one of the most important battles in Chinese history. With Jackie Chan at the helm of this project, you can expect it to be action packed.
The film focuses on China’s version of the Civil/Revolutionary War, the Xinhai Revolution, otherwise known as the Chinese Revolution, in which nationalist forces rose up to take down the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China., in which nationalist forces rose up to take down the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China.
The cast features Jackie Chan as one of the leaders of the Nationalist movement and co-directed the film along with Zhang Li. The film also has Li Bingbing and Winston Chao to back the story up with their renowned acting talents.
Here is a little trailer that I ran into while searching the internet:
Movie Synopsis:
At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor, and his ruthless mother, Empress Dowager Longyu (Joan Chen) is completely out of touch after 250 years of unquestioned power.
With ordinary citizens beginning to revolt openly, the Qing Dynasty has created a powerful, modern army (the “New Army”) to quash any rebellion. But weapons are expensive, and desperate for cash, the Qing leaders are trading anything they can get their hands on with foreign countries… and selling China’s future in the process.
Huang Xing (Jackie Chan) has recently returned from Japan, where he has studied the art of modern warfare. When he finds his country falling apart, he feels he has no choice but to pick up the sword, leading an increasingly desperate series of violent rebellions against the powerful Qing Dynasty and the New Army- several with tragic consequences.
From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, with no expense spared in production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy, 1911 is a true epic in every sense of the word.
The film is set to come out in October.
[source: Official Film Page]
