Jackie Chan will shoot “Armour of God IV: Ultimatum” in Kazakhstan, the star’s first manufacturing within the Central Asian area, Selection has confirmed.
Directed by Robert Kun and produced by Salem Leisure, the movie is scheduled to start principal pictures in July and is focusing on a worldwide launch within the second quarter of 2027.
Producers Esmond Ren and Igor Tsay are hooked up to the mission, which is backed by Alem Fund, an Astana Worldwide Monetary Centre (AIFC)-registered fund created to again and lift the worldwide profile of Kazakhstan-linked movie and media tasks. “Armour of God IV: Ultimatum” is the primary title to enter manufacturing from the fund’s present portfolio of six tasks.
The movie continues the story of Jackie Chan’s recurring character, the Asian Hawk, who’s drawn again into motion when a worldwide hunt erupts over an historic artifact often known as the Tumar, carrying a reward of greater than $20 million. Filming will happen throughout Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Chan stated: “This is my first project with Kazakh partners, but it will not be the last. We will be announcing much more soon. I have never filmed there before, and it opens up many new visual and creative ideas that we will be able to bring to audiences.”
The franchise launched with “Armour of God” in 1986, through which Chan starred and directed, adopted by “Armour of God II: Operation Condor” in 1991. The third installment, “Chinese Zodiac,” arrived in 2012, with Chan once more directing and starring. All three movies centered on the globetrotting exploits of the Asian Hawk character.
Kun is an motion director and actor with credit on greater than 40 movies, amongst them “Day Watch,” “Wanted” and “Major Grom.” Salem Leisure is a Kazakh manufacturing firm with a slate spanning movies, sequence and digital-first tasks for regional and worldwide audiences.
“Having worked on productions around the world, I can say that this is an absolutely historic moment for Central Asian filmmaking — to host a legendary franchise starring Jackie Chan,” stated Tsay. “For us, it is both a great honor and a great responsibility toward the development of the region’s creative industry.”
