Jackie Chan and John Cena Team Up in ‘Hidden Strike’ Trailer (Video)
thewrap.comVanguard” became the first foreign-language Chan flick to get a nationwide opening since “Drunken Master II” in the summer of 2000.
However, the reopening for Chinese theaters also saw a further skewing of the marketplace toward local, Chinese-language blockbusters like “Hi, Mom,” “The Battle at Lake Changjin” and “Moon Man.” John Cena’s comments during his “F9” promotional tour, which indirectly proclaimed the independence of Taiwan, probably didn’t help.
However, “F9” was already on the downswing due to poor word of mouth prior to that controversy. Furthermore, “Fast X,” which also features Cena in a sizable role, has earned $110 million there thus far, well below “F9” but solid by COVID-era standards for Hollywood tentpoles.
Beyond those variables, it’s hard to know what will become of “Hidden Strike” — directed by “Expendables 4” and “Need for Speed” helmer Scott Waugh — until we have a better idea of where and how it will arrive in North America and China.
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