Skiptrace

Skiptrace (2016)

Ready. Set. Panic.

A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.

Date of release
2016-07-21
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (796)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime, Comedy
Director
Renny Harlin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Hong Kong

Skiptrace is a 2016 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Renny Harlin, produced, starring and based on a story by Jackie Chan. The film co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Fan Bingbing and follows Hong Kong detective Bennie Chan who teams up with American gambler Connor Watts to expose the identity of Chinese criminal Matador. It was released in China on July 21, 2016, and in the United States on September 2, 2016.

Production

The film was first announced in May 2013 as Sino-American co-production to be directed by Sam Fell and starring Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing with Chan playing Hong Kong detective Bennie Chan who allies with gambling conman Connor Watts to find criminal mastermind Matador. Exclusive Media is the agent for the international sales rights. On 22 October 2013, it was announced that actor Seann William Scott has been added to the cast as Connor.

Production was due to begin on January 13, 2014, with filming set in Hong Kong and China. Filming then began on September 3, 2014, in China, and was due to end on December 15, 2014. On December 17, 2014, cinematographer Chan Kwok-hung drowned while on a shoot for the film.

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