Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan has announced upcoming movie 'Chinese Zodiac' will be his last major action adventure.
The
Kung Fu master will scale back on lead roles after the film premieres
in China next month, and he hopes to devote more time to charity work.
Chan
plans to rely more on special effects technology in future big screen
outings as he admits stunts have become increasingly difficult to
perform as he approaches 60.
He tells Reuters, "I'm not young any
more, honestly. Why (do) I have to use my own life to still do these
kind of things? I will still do as much as I can. But I just don't want
to risk my life to sit in a wheelchair, that's all."
However, the 58 year old is confident fans will love 'Chinese Zodiac', in which he plays a treasure hunter.
He
adds, "I'm the director, I'm the writer, I'm the producer, I'm the
action director, almost everything. This really, really is my baby. You
know, I've been writing the script for seven years."
Controversial Ghanaian Pidgin rapper Wanlov
the Kubolor has granted yet another mind-boggling interview with
television presenter Delay, during which he disclosed that he has four
children with four different women.
Kubolor also said he
currently has active sex mates numbering between 10 and 15 and that he
has over the years had unprotected sex with some 300 different women.
“I know they would be more than 300 but not up to 500. I believe I have had sex with about 300 of them - both young and old.
One was as young as 17 but she does not look it. Sometimes they are as old as 49 or 50,” Wanlov noted.
Speaking on the rebranded Delay Show
on Viasat 1 last Friday, Wanlov said though he had heard all the
education about HIV, he preferred to have unprotected sex because he did
not enjoy using condoms.
“I have heard about HIV but I do not
think about it just like I always walk bare footed and I do not think of
the possibility of something piercing or cutting my feet.”
Interestingly, the musician said he had not performed any marital rites for any of the four women who had children for him.
He
explained: “For me, I don’t believe in the concept of marriage. I am
not moved by external pressure where I have to hold a ceremony in the
presence of some people to prove a bond between my wife and I.
“I
don’t see such things as important. I know the child we have together
is more powerful than ring, marriage, customs and all that. My focus is
how to cater for my wife and child in a responsible way.
“My
criteria for a woman who will carry my baby is someone who has a good
heart and loves people. I select the women who I want to give birth for
me. None was by accident.”
Wanlov said three of his ‘wives’ were
outside Ghana studying midwifery but one was in Ghana working as a fruit
seller at Dzorwulu in Accra.
When asked by Delay whether he was
living an exemplary life as a role model to several young persons,
Wanlov expressed shock he was being considered as a role model.
“I
am not a role model. I am a musician. I am a ‘kubolor’ and I have not
asked anyone to make me a role model. I just do what I like,” he noted.
Award winning Nigerian actor now turned movie
producer and director, Desmond Elliot says Africans must feel free to
discuss the issue of homosexuality and lesbianism openly since the act
is prevalent in society.
The award winning actor was speaking to Myjoyonline.com on the release of his new movie In the Cupboard which is incidentally centered around lesbianism among other social issues mostly relegated to the background.
Desmond
said he is expecting the release of his new movie to stimulate the
debate about what he described as the social problem which many Africans
are quick to brand as a “no go area”.
The movie, which was
premiered last month in some major cities in the United States, is
scheduled to be released later this week.
Desmond Elliot, being
relatively a new comer to movie directing and producing, also bemoaned
the high prevalence of piracy in the African movie industry; a problem
he said was eroding the gains being made by the industry.
Desmond
believed that African governments are not doing enough to protect the
creative arts industry, leaving them at the mercy of other big players
who bully them.
It is time governments consider incentives such
as decrement in cinema taxes among others to make the industry more
attractive, Desmond insisted.
D-Black made it known to Ghana Music.com that 4Syte TV Music Video Awards is a shame to our industry.
D-Black revealed that he didn’t want to be part of the award from the
start but members of the 4Syte Awards organization convinced me on their
behalf and promised that it will be organized well.
“Someone or some people called 4Syte TV sit in their homes and create
an award show. This is not a national award, this is a privatized award
show”, he said.
Before continuing D-Black made mention that from henceforth, 4Syte TV
should not nominate him or any of his works at their award shows because
Ghana deserves a much better award system.
D-Black also said 4Syte TV failed to bring out the time frame under
which a music video falls in for nomination. “My video VERA is 2 months
old and you nominate it? Really? EL's KAALU is 5 weeks old and you
nominate it?”
D-Black asked back to back questions as to where is the transparency in
voting also? What is the voting system? What percentage does the public
receive via voting and the panel also? Why are all these not drawn out
for us to know? Why would you use YFM's short code for your voting text
line? Are you serious?
“Look at the Ghana Music Awards. These are all clearly defined. The
4Syte MVA categories don’t even have descriptions”, he said.
D-Black accepted that he won the Best Collaboration Music Video of the
Year with Mo’ Cheddah for ‘Falling’ but still stands by his words that
Ghana deserves a much better music video award scheme.
