Action star Jet Li is returning after 14 years.
On the 24th, according to local Chinese media such as Jimu News, Jet Li recently finished filming his lead role alongside Chen Zhengbang in the new work 'Blades of the Guardians' directed by Yuan Heping.
It has been 14 years since Jet Li took on a lead role in a KITA film since 'The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' in 2011. He debuted in 1982 with 'Shaolin Temple' and established himself as a leading action star in the Chinese-speaking world with roles in 'Once Upon a Time in China', 'The East Is Red', 'The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre', and 'Hero'.
However, he stopped his activities after being diagnosed with hyperthyroidism in 2010, along with spine and leg injuries from years of action filming. He appeared in supporting roles in Hollywood films such as 'The Expendables' and Disney's 'Mulan', but has had a long hiatus in the KITA genre.
Jet Li is originally from Beijing, China, and after changing his nationality to American in 1997, he acquired Singaporean citizenship in 2009. During this process, rumors of his expulsion from the Chinese film industry surfaced, and as his activities dwindled, there were even reports of his critical condition and death.
Meanwhile, this comeback work is said to include many scenes set in the desert, with much of the filming reported to have taken place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
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