Chan says no to tsunami-based movie<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Action movie star Jackie Chan said that he had no plans
\nto make a film that would be based on the Asian tsunami after
\nwitnessing the utter destruction that was left by nature's wrath
\nin Banda Aceh.<\/p>\n
Chan, famous for starring in action-packed movies such as Rush
\nHour and Shanghai Noon, said that he was so saddened at the
\nplight that befell the Acehnese that making such a movie would be
\ninappropriate.<\/p>\n
\"Their suffering was so heavy; it was very sad and I have no
\nplan to make a movie based on the tsunami. Besides, it would be
\nvery difficult, technically speaking,\" he said here.<\/p>\n
Chan, fellow movie star Eric Tsang, Miss World 2005 Peruvian
\nMaria Julia Mantilla Garcia and British Olympic gold medalist
\nathlete Daley Thompson are expected to appear at a charity
\nconcert for tsunami victims on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Chan met with President Susilo Bambang
\nYudhoyono at the State Palace after touring tsunami-wracked Aceh
\nfor two days.<\/p>\n
He said after witnessing the devastation that people in Aceh
\nhad begun to regain their optimism and were eager to rebuild
\ntheir lives. \"I'm glad to see that the victims are in good
\nspirits,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Soon after the massive tidal wave struck countries bordering
\nthe Indian Ocean, Chan and a number of Hong Kong movie stars
\nstaged a charity concert to raise money for tsunami victims.<\/p>\n
The concert collected US$5 million and the money has been
\nchanneled to tsunami victims through international aid agencies
\nincluding the Red Cross and the United Nations Childrens Fund
\n(Unicef). -- JP<\/p>",
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