Reimagined Jacki Chan youthful appearance with the use of AI in the making of A Legend
With the trend of Artificial Intelligence (AI) rising, the film A Legend cannot escape from utilizing the technology in part of its production process to provide extraordinary results in line with the current technological advancement. Undoubtedly, the film jointly produced by Bona Film Group and Shanghai Lix Entertainment features more impressive visuals, indirectly proving that the latest script was produced in accordance with current technology to create a more interesting storytelling concept.
Jackie Chan’s face change that looks younger with the AI generation through the film brings excitement to the audience with the difference it brings. The audience also has the opportunity to see action scenes that are highlighted more dynamically. Although Jackie Chan’s digitally retouched face makes his age appear younger, the epic battlefield scene featuring over 10,000 war horses galloping across a vast grassland was captured in the original.
One of the epic scenes from A Legend
Most of the filming of the film, which took place in Zhaosu County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, still uses conventional methods.
A Legend that gets a magical touch from The Myth director Stanley Tong revolves around Professor Fang played by Jackie Chan, an archaeologist, who realizes that the texture of an artifact found by his students during a Glacier expedition is very similar to the jade pendant he saw in his dream.
The pendant connects the world of dreams with reality. Full of curiosity, Professor Fang leads a team of researchers on a long journey to the Glacier Temple, to find the truth behind his dreams. They embark on a great adventure together. The Cantonese and Mandarin language film also lined up other powerful actors such as Lay Zhang, Na Zha, Aarif Lee, Li Chen, Peng Xiaoran and Zheng Yecheng which made the script more impactful in various aspects.
Poster for A Legend
Already officially screened in China on July 12, the movie A Legend received various positive responses from the audience who were mesmerized by the action and acting featured by Jackie Chan.
