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Jackie Chan is ‘The Spy Next Door’

By Patrick Luce Aug 5, 2008, 13:04 GMT

Jackie Chan has signed to star in the action comedy "The Spy Next Door" – which will be directed by Brian Levant and financed by Relativity Media. Jackie Chan - 2005 Toronto Film Festival - Roy Thompson Hall © Graca Victoria / Photorazzi

Jackie Chan - 2005 Toronto Film Festival - Roy Thompson Hall © Graca Victoria / Photorazzi Robert Simonds (“The Pink Panther” and “Big Daddy”) is tapped to produce the film with Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh. Solon So and Tucker Tooley are executive producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Jonathan Bernstein and Jim Greer have been hired to pen the film’s screenplay - which follows a man (Chan) who is called to baby-sit his neighbor's children. His babysitting chores get harder when one of the kids downloads a secret code and Chan has to fight off secret agents after the kid.Thanks to films like “Rush Hour” and “The Forbidden Kingdom,” Chan is considered one of the biggest comedy action stars in Hollywood. He will show off his drama skills with a role in "The Shinjuku Incident."Levant has made a name for himself with comedy films like "Are We There Yet?" - which featured Ice Cube and took in $82 million in 2005.

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The Spy Next Door

Lionsgate’s family action comedy THE SPY NEXT DOOR stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down ...more

US Release: 2010-01-15
UK Release: 2010-03-16

In Pictures: 'The Spy Next Door Los Angeles Premiere'

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