Who Will Be the Next Jackie Chan?

52-year-old superstar Jackie Chan (成龙) is launching a worldwide TV competition to find his successor. The movie veteran recently took a break from filming "Rush Hour 3" to come to Beijing to officially begin the worldwide search.
Chan took to the stage to officially launch the ceremony to begin the worldwide search for his - "Disciple."

After performing the theme song for the campaign, "The Dream of Dragon (龙的传人)" -- the martial arts and worldwide film star spoke about his latest project.

Chan says the competition will put great pressure on competitors and organizers alike. But the final goal will be find new Jackie Chan "disciples" who possess the talent and skills to achieve bright futures in film.

Jackie Chan said, "This is not just a show and we are simply not going away without taking care of you (the competitors). You know, your participation places huge pressure on us. We have to let the media see you have a bright future after you are selected through this campaign. You have the chance to act in movies that are dedicated to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But for those who lose in the campaign, we will be responsible for you, too."

The competition is a collaboration between Chan and Beijing Television. It aims to find five or six kung fu performance actors and actresses to participate in future movies produced by Chan.

The competition is open to competitors between 18 and 28 years old, who have skills to perform in action-related films. So far, over 10,000 aspiring - disciples - have signed-up.

Winners will be announced in October during China's National Day Holiday. This, after the final competition, takes place at the foot of the Great Wall of China. Source: CCTVRelated article from Tom:国际动作武打巨星成龙，前日(4月7日)在北京出席主持《龙的传人－全球选拔大型电视活动》启动仪式，并通过活动公开招收嫡传弟子，而唐季礼、谢霆锋、李宗盛、郑欣宜、杨子及黄圣依等艺人也现身支持。

大会更推出大蛋糕为成龙庆祝53岁生日，还播放一段成龙的成
长片段，当成龙看到时，回忆起已离世的母亲，一度感触哽咽，场面感人，成龙还说：“当我有机会报答母亲的时候，她已经不在了。” 被迫用替身至于这次招接接班人活动，在3个月内有逾10万人报名，成龙更透露已准备好11个剧本让优秀接班人担纲演出。至于选取接班人条件，成龙则说： “主要是个善良的人，要懂得动作外，又要懂得跳舞，还要懂得唱歌，总之是跟我一样﹗”

另外，日前特技演员罗礼贤爆料，指成龙一直有用替身一事，成龙的台湾发言人表示，成龙在香港是不用替身，但因好莱坞强制规定用替身，所以成龙也不得不从，而导演唐季礼也坚持成龙是亲自上阵，只是试戏和走位时才用替身。