Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike, formerly known as Project X-Traction, Ex-Baghdad, Project X or Snafu, is a Chinese-American production directed by Scott Waugh, a former stuntman who signed Need for Speed and Expendables 4. The film was shot in 2018 and was originally supposed to pit Jackie Chan against Sylvester Stallone. But the project experienced many obstacles that delayed its release
First of all, relations between the Hollywood and Chinese film industry became tense after the shooting. China would not have appreciated that Jackie Chan was on an equal footing with an American fighter and would have feared a marketing risk. Then the health crisis worsened the situation and closed movie theaters around the world. China preferred to favor local productions when reopening its screens
Finally, John Cena, who replaced Sylvester Stallone in the cast, angered China by calling Taiwan a country during the promotion of Fast and Furious 9. The actor had to publicly apologize in order not to offend the Middle Kingdom
Hidden Strike, which has a pharaonic budget of 80 million dollars, will finally be released in 2023 in a few countries. The film will be available in digital version
The film tells the story of a security contractor who must extract workers from a refinery attacked by terrorists. He teams up with a former US army officer when he discovers that the attackers' real goal is to steal gasoline from the refinery
A renowned acting duo, John Cena and Jackie Chan, embark on a perilous mission to protect an attacked refinery. In the film "Hidden Strike", directed by Scott Waugh, these two emblematic figures of action cinema take us on a thrilling adventure, where the stakes are as high as the explosions, and it is to be discovered with a trailer to see on filmbalak.com
You will go into boiling mode with the movie "Hidden Strike", directed by the talented Scott Waugh. What makes this production even more enticing is the duo of actors who find themselves on the bill: John Cena and Jackie Chan. Two action icons who promise to offer us anthology scenes and moments of pure entertainment
In "Hidden Strike", John Cena plays an entrepreneur specializing in security, tasked with a crucial mission: to rescue workers trapped in an attacked refinery. But he will not be able to carry out this mission alone. He will team up with a former US army officer, played by the legendary Jackie Chan. Together, they will have to face determined opponents, whose goal is to seize the precious gasoline stored in this refinery
Scott Waugh, director recognized for his successful action films such as "Need for Speed" and "Act of Valor", promises to offer us spectacular sequences and breathtaking stunts. With such a prestigious cast, "Hidden Strike" promises to be a must for all action movie lovers
John Cena, known for his charisma and his talent in wrestling, continues to conquer the big screen with ever more captivating roles. As for Jackie Chan, a true living legend of martial arts films, he proves once again his versatility and his ability to bring memorable characters to life
"Hidden Strike" plunges us into a universe where the action is at its peak. The scenes of epic clashes, the breathless chases and the incessant twists and turns will captivate the spectators from the beginning to the end. But beyond the pure adrenaline, the film also raises questions about security, energy issues and loyalty
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Get ready for an intense and immersive cinematic experience with "Hidden Strike". John Cena and Jackie Chan, reunited for the first time on screen, promise us an explosive cocktail of action, suspense and emotions. Don't miss this unmissable appointment in the dark rooms and dive into the heart of this high-risk mission
Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-Sang on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, is a Chinese actor, singer, stuntman, screenwriter, director and producer
He is a specialist in martial arts and is recognized worldwide in his action movies. In his films, he is known for his fighting style, sense of humor and sensational stunts. Since the 1970s, he has appeared in more than a hundred films. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. As a cultural icon, he has been mentioned in various pop songs, cartoons and video games. In addition to being an actor, he has tried his hand at singing in the cantopop and mandopop genres, especially on the theme of his films. He sang at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Jackie Chan is a businessman who uses his image in different fields (clothing line, cinema chain, etc.) and he owns his production company (JCE Movies Limited), which has been producing his films since 2005. He is an important philanthropist, dedicating part of the profits he makes from his show business activities to charity. Her autobiography, I Am Jackie Chan, was released in 1998
Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954 in Pic Victoria, in the former British colony of Hong Kong, under the name of Chan Kong-sang (which means "born in Hong Kong") to Charles (1914-2008) and Lee-Lee Chan (1916-2002), refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He is nicknamed Paopao (in Chinese; which literally means "Cannon ball") because of his overflowing energy as a child according to some sources or because of his birth weight according to others. His parents working at the French Embassy in Hong Kong, Chan spent a large part of his youth there, in particular to study there
He goes to Nah-Hwa Primary school on Hong Kong Island, where he fails in his first year. So her parents decide to take her out of it. In 1960, his father emigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as a chef at the American embassy. Thus, Chan was sent from 1961 to 1971 to the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school directed by Yu Jim-yuen. He trained rigorously there for ten years, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. Finally, he is part of the academy's group The Seven Little Fortunes, representing a group of the best students. He then chooses the stage name of Yuen Lo in tribute to his master. At the same time, he becomes a close friend of Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, whose trinomial is later known as The Three Brothers or The Three Dragons. After joining the film industry, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung have the opportunity to train under grandmaster Jim Pal Kim and his superior Ji Han-Jae, and Chan finally reaches the level of black belt in hapkido
At the age of eight, he appeared for the first time in the film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), with Li Li-hua playing the role of his mother. Chan appeared once again with Li the following year, in The Love Eterne (1963) and got a small role in King Hu's 1966 film, The Golden Swallow. In 1971, after appearing as an extra in another King Hu film, A Touch of Zen, Chan really began his film career, initially signing with the Great Earth Film Company of director Chu Mu. At the age of seventeen, he worked as a stuntman in the films of Bruce Lee, The Fury of Conquering and Operation Dragon under the name Chan Yuen Lung. He received his first leading role later the same year in The Little Tiger of Canton, which was released only in a few theaters in Hong Kong in 1973 and participated in 1973 in the filming of John Woo's first film (which would not be released until 1975) as director of combat
Following the commercial failure of his first cinematic adventures and the difficulty of finding work as a stuntman, Chan starred in 1975 in a Chinese New Year comedy, All in the Family, by Chu Mu. This is the first and only film where he appears naked in a sex scene and in which he does not participate in any fights or stunts
Chan joined his parents in Canberra in 1976, where he briefly attended Dickson Faculty classes and worked as a construction worker. A fellow builder named Jack takes Chan under his wing, giving him the nickname Little Jack (Little Jack). Later, Chan took over the nickname Jackie, which is how Jackie Chan's stage name was born, which he still wears today. In addition, towards the end of the 1990s, Chan changed his Chinese name to Fong Si-lung, due to the fact that his father's original surname was Fong
John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (born April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts) is an American wrestler, actor and rapper. He worked at World Wrestling Entertainment, in the Raw and SmackDown divisions, under the name John Cena
John Cena began his professional wrestling career in 1999 in the independent federation of Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) where he won the UPW World heavyweight Championship in 2000. In 2001, he signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which would later be renamed World Wrestling Entertainment, and was sent to the federation's training club: Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). It will then take the name of The Prototype. He will win the OVW heavyweight championship there and will meet his future rivals such as Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton or The Leviathan. In June 2002, he made his debut in the SmackDown division, first as a generic wrestler, then he would then take on the gimmick of a rapper between 2002 and 2004. This character is a hit with the public and John Cena began to become one of the favorites of the public. Considered to be the face of WWE since 2005, John Cena is cited by many industry veterans such as JBL, Paul Heyman or Kurt Angle as being the greatest star of all time
He has won sixteen major titles during his career: thirteen times the WWE championship and three times the world heavyweight championship. He thus holds with Ric Flair the record for the largest number of world championships won in the history of wrestling. He is also a five-time United States champion (of which he also holds the record for the number of reigns), and a four-time tag team champion: twice world tag team champion and twice WWE tag team champions. He is also the winner of the Royal Rumble of 2008, of 2013 and of the Money in the Bank Ladder match of Raw of 2012. He has been voted WWE Superstar of the Year three times (in 2009, 2010 and 2012). He is the fourth wrestler with the most days combined as a WWE champion, behind Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan. In 2018, John Cena was awarded the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award by Sport Illustrated magazine
Thanks to his success in the world of wrestling, John Cena began to shine in cinema from the second half of the 2000s, taking the main role in some films such as The Marine, 12 Rounds, The Wall and Ferdinand. At the end of 2018, he takes the main role alongside Hailee Steinfeld in the spin-off of the Transformers franchise, Bumblebee. He is also scheduled to play the role of Duke Nukem in the film of the same name. In 2021, he is gaining popularity in front of the general public, getting important roles in the hit films Fast and Furious 9 and The Suicide Squad
John Cena also had a brief musical career. He released an album in 2005 with his cousin The Trademarc named You Can't See Me, which contains in particular his entry theme to the WWE
John Cena began his wrestling career by joining Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), based in California. For his debut on the UPW rings, he adopts a half robot, half human character named The Prototype. He obtained the first title of his career on April 27, 2000 by defeating Smelly for the UPW heavyweight championship and lost the title to the latter on May 24. On March 14, 2001, he played his last match in this federation which he won against C. W. Anderson
Ohio Valley Wrestling and debut in the WWF (2000-2002)
After three tries during non-televised matches during the SmackDown recordings in October 2000, January 2001 and March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation hired him and sent him to his school club, Ohio Valley Wrestling to continue his training[29]. During his passage, he kept his pseudonym of The Prototype, sometimes abbreviated as Mr. P. He won the OVW tag team championships with Rico Constantino on August 15, 2001 by defeating the Disciples of Synn in the final of a tournament[30]. They retained the belts until October 30, when they were defeated by the Minnesota Stretching Crew (Shelton Benjamin and Brock Lesnar). He also took possession of the OVW heavyweight championship on February 20, 2002 by defeating The Leviathan. He gave up the title in favor of Nova on May 15, 2002 as part of his departure for SmackDown
On June 27, 2002 on SmackDown, John Cena agreed to face Kurt Angle but lost the fight. After the match he offers his opponent to shake his hand but Kurt Angle prefers to leave the ring. After the match, Cena is congratulated by the Undertaker, Billy Kidman, Rikishi and Faarooq. In the following weeks, Cena started his first rivalry against Chris Jericho and he defeated him in his first pay-per-view match at Vengeance. Cena then began a feud with the Los Guerreros team (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) which ended with Cena defeating Chavo on SmackDown's secondary show, Velocity on September 7
In October 2002, Cena teamed up with Billy Kidman as part of the tournament to crown the first WWE tag team champions, but the team lost in the first round. The following week, Cena attacked Kidman pointing the finger at their defeat and performs a heel turn. On October 17, Cena defeated Kidman in a singles match, but was defeated by Kidman
In the following weeks, Cena adopted a new rapper character who cuts promos by rhyming. He also adopted the slogan "Word Life". At Rebellion, Cena teams up with Dawn Marie to lose to Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson
At the beginning of 2003, Cena receives a new manager, Bull Buchanan, who will be renamed B-2, or B2. On January 2 on SmackDown, Cena with the help of B-2 defeated Rikishi and then defeated Chavo Guerrero on January 9. Cena and B-2 participate in the Royal Rumble, Cena enters in 18th position but is eliminated by the Undertaker and B-2 enters in 11th position but is eliminated by Edge. Subsequently, the two men failed to win the WWE tag team championship held by Los Guerreros. Cena therefore replaced B-2 with Red Dogg until the latter was sent to the Raw division in February 2003
After WrestleMania XIX, in which he did not take part, he began a rivalry with WWE champion Brock Lesnar for the WWE championship after winning a tournament as part of facing Lesnar at Backlash. He wins fights against big names like the Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, who made fun of him by wearing a "Toothless Aggression" shirt. At the Backlash show, Cena failed to win the title. Cena starts a rivalry with Rhyno and Chris Benoit. He joins forces with Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli and defeats the team of Rhyno, Benoit and Spanky at Judgment Day. Afterwards, he begins a rivalry with the Undertaker. Cena mocked the Undertaker before and after his matches leading up to a fight between the two at Vengeance where Cena lost. A rematch took place on August 7 on SmackDown but this time it was Cena who defeated Undertaker thanks to the help of A-Train. The feud between the two wrestlers ended on August 19 when Cena and A-Train defeated Undertaker and Orlando Jordan in a tag team match. John Cena then fought Eddie Guerrero for the United States championship, on September 11, but lost
After losing to Kurt Angle at No Mercy, Cena makes a face turn when he joins Angle's team for Survivor Series, where Cena and Chris Benoit were the last two survivors. On November 27 on SmackDown, Cena and Benoit both won a twenty-man battle royal and won the right to have a match for the WWE championship. However, Benoit defeated Cena the following week to win a fight right against WWE champion Brock Lesnar. During the Tribute to the Troops, he beats The Big Show
United States Champion (2004-2005)
At the beginning of 2004, Cena participated in the 2004 edition of the Royal Rumble. He is one of the last six men before being eliminated by Big Show. Chris Benoit is the winner of the match. His elimination at the Royal Rumble leads to a rivalry against Big Show, then champion of the United States. At No Way Out, Cena faces Big Show and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to win a championship match for the WWE championship. Angle defeats Cena by submission. A fight between Cena and Show for the United States championship is scheduled for WrestleMania XX. Cena defeats Big Show thanks to his F-U and wins his first WWE title: the United States Championship
During his reign, he entered into a feud with SmackDown general manager Kurt Angle over René Duprée and Torrie Wilson. On Judgment Day, John Cena defeated René Duprée to retain the United States championship. At The Great American Bash, he defeated René Duprée, Booker T and Rob Van Dam in a four-way elimination match to retain his title. At SummerSlam, John Cena defeated Booker T in a Best of Five Series match to retain his title. On July 8, his four-month reign comes to an end, having the title withdrawn by Kurt Angle after he put him down, consequently attacking an official. He recovers the title by defeating Booker T, in a fight where the stipulation is the same as at SummerSlam, at No Mercy. However, he lost the title to Carlito Caribbean Cool the following week, who was making his debut. After his defeat to Carlito, the two men begin a rivalry, during which John Cena is (kayfabe) stabbed in the kidney in a Boston nightclub by Carlito's bodyguard, Jesús. This fake injury is used to allow him to withdraw and shoot his film The Marine. As soon as he returns in November, he recovers the title from Carlito's hands, wanting at that moment to "customize" the belt with a kind of wheel on it. During the Survivors Series, John Cena is part of Eddie Guerrero's team, and beats Kurt Angle's team. John Cena retains the title against Carlito and his bodyguard Jesús at Armageddon, at the end of the year
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