Unlike most actors, Jackie Chan is a kind of orchestra man who is able to make a film almost independently. That is why the output of each of his paintings is an event. Let's find out about such a project with his participation as the “Medallion”. The content of the film, the names of the actors who played in it, we will consider in this material.
The plot of the picture
This story is about the adventures of the incredibly clever and honest policeman Eddie Young. Once during another operation, he saves from the death of a boy named Jai. And for this, Eddie has to sacrifice his own life.
After a while, the hero comes to his senses in the morgue. It turns out to be not only alive and healthy, but also endowed with superpowers and invulnerability. Young understands that everything that happened to him is somehow connected with the boy, therefore, together with his friends Arthur Watson and Nicole James, he is trying to find out the truth about his origin.
It turns out Jai is the chosen one. He owns a magical medallion, with the help of which he can resurrect people and endow them with divine power. Because of this, a powerful criminal named Snakehead is hunting a child. With the help of the boy and his artifact, the villain dreams of gaining immortality and power.
Eddie and his friends understand that if the Snakehead succeeds, a monster will appear in the world that can destroy everything and everyone. For this reason, the heroes are trying with all their might to stop the villain and save Jaya. In the process of this struggle, Nicole perishes at the hands of a bastard.
In the final, Jackie still manages to prevail in the battle with Snakehead. The Universe and Jai are saved. In gratitude for the help, the boy resurrects Nicole, and he moves to another dimension. Thus, Eddie and his beloved together become the owners of superpower, which they intend to use in the name of the common good.
Who did Jackie Chan play in the project?
In The Medallion, Jackie Chan played the role of a good-natured inspector named Eddie Young.
In addition to the uncharacteristic name (the lion's share of Chan’s heroes is named like Jackie), the character is not much different from the typical heroes of this actor.
As for other qualities, Young is very good at martial arts, kind, brave and ready to give his life for another. It is these features that allow him to gain the confidence of Jaya and receive from him an amazing gift.
At the same time, unlike typical films with this artist, the “Medallion” contains significantly fewer group fights and more one-on-one fights.
Key characters
What actors in the film "Medallion" (2003) played the main characters? In addition to Jackie Chan, other world-famous artists starred in this project. Unlike Chan, most of them are British.
So, the role of beloved Eddie Young - inspector Nicole James, was performed by the famous British movie star - Claire Forlani.
Most viewers are well known for her roles in projects like Meet Joe Black, The Return of Mr. Ripley, and The Dangerous Truth.
The other two main male roles were played in the film by such actors of the film "Medallion" as Li Evans and Alexander Bao.
Lee Evans is a UK stand-up comedian. In this tape, he played the idiot Arthur Watson.
Unlike Jackie and Claire, Lee rarely appears in big movies, and mostly in supporting roles. His most famous works in this area are the projects The Fifth Element, Mouse Hunt, and Doctor Who.
Alexander Bao differs from other actors in the film "Medallion" (2003).
For him, the role of enlightened Jaya became the only one in the film career. He never starred anywhere else. Why is that? No one knows. And Alexander himself is not inclined to talk about this in an interview or on pages on social networks.
Who played the negative characters?
Having examined the main characters and the actors who played them in the movie "Medallion" (2003) - the boy Jaya, Eddie Young, Nicole James and Arthur Watson, it’s worth to find out who played the negative characters in the project.
So, the main antagonist - Snakehead was played by Julian Sands. For most viewers, he is familiar with his roles in the dilogy about The Warlock and the erotic drama Elena in the Box.
Also, this artist starred in individual episodes of such series as “24 Hours,” “Dexter,” “Castle,” “Smallville Secrets,” “Skull and Bones,” and “Gotham.”
Actors and supporters of Snakehead were performed by such actors of the film "Medallion" (2003), such as Anthony Wong, Scott Adkins, Paul Andreowski, Ruben Langdon, Hiroesi Komuro, Mark Strange, Bradley James Allan, Matt Rutledge and others. For each of them, the project has become a significant page in his creative career.
Minor actors and roles of the film "Medallion" (2003)
In addition to all of the above, other actors who happened to play episodes also starred in this tape.
This is John Rhys-Davis (Indiana Jones: Finding the Lost Ark, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), who played the role of Commander Hammerstock-Smythe.
The seller of antique dealers in the project was played by Siu-Ming Lau, and the quick wife of Arthur Watson Charlotte was Canadian Christie Chung (Bruce Lee, Useless Heroes, The Incredible Truth).
The actors of the film "Medallion" (2003), such as Nicholas Xie and Edison Chen, acted as waiters in this project.