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‘Around the world in 80 Days’at MC
Screened at the majestic cinema from March 4, ‘Around the World in 80 Days’, has got fantastic scenery, an amazing cast and also one got to see the world with a great story.

A great epic family adventure film features Jackie Chan, Asia's biggest box office star for more than twenty years. This fabulous adventure begins with Passepartout (Jakie Chan) trying to make it to China in order to restore a scared object that has been stolen from the temple of his village.

He find an ally in Philleas Fogg (Steve Coogan), who has just put his reputation and career as an inventor on the line in a daring bet to make it around the world in eighty days. Philleas learns a lot about himself, about the world, and about art through.

Monique Grave (Cecile De France) a beautiful young French artist, who decides the trip might be cure for her lost inspiration. Philleas falls in love with her. Thus he learns about things other than those that can be explained scientifically. He learns about the stuff of life.

After convincing them to take her along for the ride, Monique not only finds her artistic spirit, but also falls in love with uptight scientist FOGG. Throughout their adventure, the group runs into an eclectic assortment of characters, encountering excitement, danger, love and laughter as they race across the globe in an attempt to beat the clock.

Opposing both the men is Lord Kelvin (Jim Broadbent) head of the Royal Academy of Science, who stands to lose his power and fortune should Passepartout and Fogg succeed, and he'll do anything to stop them.

Around the World in 80 Days comprises the best kind of family entertainment action, adventure, romance and comedy, all brought to you by endearing characters that learn a few lessons along the way..

"It's a wild, imaginative ride that is about embracing all cultures, valuing true friendships and realizing how we can all help each other have the courage to live our dreams," said Frank Coraci, the director.

The Director
Born in and raised in New York, Frank Coraci, studied at New York University and went on to receive his BFA in film from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988.

After graduation, Coraci landed a job directing travel documentaries for the world's largest touring company. This opportunity allowed him to travel to over 35 countries and film some of the world's most spectacular cities and landmarks including, The Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, and The Great Wall of China. Frank's passion for exploring the world and his dream to share these experiences led him to team up with Walden Media CEO Cary Granat to adapt Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days".

Jackie Chan and Passepartout
Jackie Chan was Asia's biggest box office star before he became a household name in the West by starring in such blockbuster hits as "Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2", "Shanghai Noon", "The Tuxedo" and more recently "Shanghai Knights".

Born in Hong Kong to working class parents, Chan, trained at the Peking Opera School ftom the age of seven to seventeen where he learned the various skills required for Chinese opera such as acrobatics, gymnastics, martial arts, weaponry, dance, singing and dramatics. By the time Chan graduated, Chinese opera was declining in popularity and he gravitated into film.

In the early seventies, Chan worked as a bit player and an action director. Inspired by great film downs like Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, Chan has invented a unique style for film combining humor and death-defying stunts which he has carried to extravagant heights that American films are only now attempting.

A superb martial artist and acrobat, Chan has built his legend by putting his life on the line for his movies. In the montage of outtakes, which typically end his films, fans see the proof that Jackie Chan is still his own most amazing special effect.

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