Partner after enemy on screen
One of the biggest martial arts stars of all time, Jet Li has starred in dozens of films on both sides of the Pacific. Besides Jackie Chan, Jet Li is an Asian actor highly appreciated by Hollywood filmmakers. No need to explain at length, Jet Li is the star of blockbuster films with commercial and investment value up to hundreds and trillions of dong. Acting in Hollywood helped Jet Li have a very good relationship with famous stars who worked with him. And Jason Statham is one of them. Jason Statham and Jet Li have worked together 3 times. The first film that Jet Li and Joson Statham appeared in together was The One in 2001.
Statham and Jet Li in The One.At that time, Jason Statham was not a very famous name, but Jet Li was a popular Chinese martial arts star in Hollywood. However, Jet Li still holds his colleagues in high regard, including Statham.The Monopoly is about Gabriel Yulaw (played by Jet Li), a space agent. In the past, he had to destroy his own clone to save his life, but he did not have a single clone but many other clones with different powers. In the past 2 years, he has destroyed up to 122 of his clones.In The One, Jason Statham plays Jet Li’s “partner.” Although the first film did not have too many confrontation scenes, it was enough to make the charm of the two colleagues. In 2007, the two met again in a “head-to-head” in War. At this point, the positions of both stars are more balanced. Jason Statham became the star of “The Carrier” and another hit series. And Jet Li is still Hollywood’s favorite action star. In War, Jet Li plays a notorious assassin named Rouge. With his coldness and ruthlessness, Rouge ignited a bloody war between Asian criminal gangs. Jason is an FBI agent determined to kill bloodthirsty killer Rouge to avenge his colleague’s death.
Jet Li and Statham at War (2016)
In the film, Jet Li will play a notorious assassin named Rouge. With his coldness and ruthlessness, Rouge ignited a bloody war between Asian criminal gangs.
Jason will be an FBI agent determined to kill bloodthirsty killer Rouge to avenge his dead colleague.
The Expendables
After War, Jason Statham met Jet Li again in The Expendables (2010).
Mercenary Squad tells about a group of professional mercenaries, the members of this group all have their own skills, they always do the assigned task well.
The names of each of these groups are: Barney Ross, Lee Christmas (Joson Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunner Jensen, Hale Caesar and Toll Road.
Best friends in real life
If the two are enemies in War, in real life Jet Li and Statham are 2 close friends. Whenever he had the opportunity to talk about juniors, Jet Li always had rhetorical words. He once called Statham Hollywood’s all-powerful star.
In contrast to his cold appearance on film, Statham in Jet Li’s revelation is a very warm person. Jason Statham is also the same person Jet Li considers a blood brother.
Jet Li said: “Jason Statham is a peaceful personality. We’ve known each other for almost 10 years, so this collaboration feels like a brotherhood reunited, bonded like brothers in the house.”
It is known that every time he comes to the US, Jet Li meets Statham and always supports the junior’s film products.
And Joson Statham also loves his seniors. Whenever he had the opportunity to talk about Jet Li, Statham always stated that he wanted to become someone like the Chinese martial arts star.
Là anh em thân thiết, Statham cũng hiểu rõ nguyên nhân dẫn đến bệnh tật của Lý Liên Kiệt.
Anh cho biết: “Lý Liên Kiệt đã dành cả sự nghiệp của mình cho điện ảnh. Tình trạng mà anh gặp phải hiện nay một phần nguyên nhân là những pha hành động rất máu lửa trong quá khứ. Những người đi sau như chúng tôi luôn khâm phục và học hỏi những gì mà anh đã cống hiến cho võ thuật”.
Nam diễn viên Hollywood cũng chia sẻ về thái độ làm việc của đàn anh và những khó khăn của các diễn viên hành động hiện nay: “Nếu bạn quá phụ thuộc vào người đóng thế, kỹ xảo, tên tuổi sẽ bị ảnh hưởng. Nếu ở Hollywood bạn sẽ bị đào thải nếu như qua mặt khán giả.
Những tượng đài như Lý Tiểu Long, Lý Liên Kiệt, Thành Long có được vị trí trong lòng khán giả như hôm nay cũng là nhờ diễn xuất chân thật của họ trong mỗi tác phẩm”.
Recently, Jason Statham and his crew were in China to promote Fast & Furious 8. On this occasion, Jason Statham visited his senior Jet Li.
