The Associated Press is reporting that martial arts/action megastar Jackie Chan will star in a Chinese-language remake of the 1982 film “The Shaolin Temple” alongside Fan Bingbing, Andy Lau, and Nicholas Tse.

In the original, Jet Li played a boy adopted and trained by Shaolin monks who seeks to avenge the death of his father. It is not known exactly what role Chan will play.

Hong Kong filmmaker Benny Chan will be directing, with Cory Yuen onboard as as action co-ordinator. The production, slated to start in late 2010, is said to have 1,000 real fighting Shaolin monks as part of it.

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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Associated Press)