Jackie Chan to Join Cast of Expendables 3

This may come off as a surprise, not because Jackie Chan doesn't belong in the action icon-heavy cast of The Expendables, but because the actor has already stated in the past that he's already retiring from action and stunt-heavy work due to his age. But the action legend has recently confirmed his involvement with The Expendables 3.

Jackie Chan confirmed the news at a press conference for CZ12 (Chinese Zodiac) in Kuala Lumpur. Chan also clarified why he turned down the invitation to join Expendables 2, explaining that he was simply too busy with the filming of CZ12:

"But [Sly] did extend his invitation to the third movie, which I agreed on the condition that I will be appearing as more than just a minor role with a few scenes."

Jackie Chan to Retire...

…from stuntwork. PSYCHE!

While promoting his upcoming movie Chinese Zodiac at the recent Cannes Film Festival, Jackie Chan announced that the movie will be his last action picture, stating that he is not young anymore, and really, really tired. He also stated that he no longer agrees with the kind of violence depicted in movies, and admitted that while he likes fighting and action, he doesn’t like violence – which is a dilemma for him, and explains why the action scenes in his movies are usually comedic, and have no fatal consequences.

When fans misunderstood Chan’s comments as an announcement that he is no longer going to act in movies, the 58 year old action star announced through his facebook page that he is only retiring from deadly stuntwork, and will not be gone from Action films as a whole.

Source: Yahoo! Movies.