[News] Kwon Sang-woo to star in film with Jackie Chan.

[News] Kwon Sang-woo to star in film with Jackie Chan.
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Hallyu star Kwon Sang-woo's casting for Jackie Chan’s new film has been set, according to Kwon's agency Bel Actors Entertainment on Tuesday.

Kwon’s manager at Bel Actors told 10Asia over the phone today that Kwon will leave for Paris on June 5 to start shooting the Chinese film titled “12 Chinese Zodiac Heads” which he will co-star with the famed Hong Kong actor.

The film, to be the third installment of action adventure series "Armour of God," will be shot in various locations till the end of this year beginning with Paris for five weeks and then in Thailand, Dubai, Taiwan and China.

“Kwon will play one of the main roles in the film alongside Jackie Chan,” the manager said, although declining to disclose further detail on Kwon’s character.

Kwon and Chan became acquainted at "Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders," a charity concert hosted by Chan in early April, aimed at raising relief money for Japan which was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11 and Kwon had been eyeing the film role positively since then.

Kwon, 35, has starred in several dramas and movies since his debut in 2001 and rose to stardom in Asia after playing the male lead in 2003 TV series "Stairway to Heaven" and has since appeared in numerous works including war flick "71 Into the Fire" (2003) and SBS drama "The President" (2010) alongside actress Ko Hyun-jung.

Having recently finished shooting the local romance film tentatively titled "Pain," based on the comic series of the same name by artist Kangfull, opposite actress Jung Ryeo-won, he is now in the middle of shooting another Chinese romance flick named “Love Again” opposite top Chinese actress Cecilia Cheung in Shenzhen, China, and will be flying directly to Paris from there.