Shanghai, east China - June 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. American actor John Cena showing his Chinese at ceremony
2. Various Cena, Jachie Chan, hostess at ceremony
3. Cena talking to Chan in Chinese
4. Various Cena, Jachie Chan, hostess at ceremony
5. Chan talking about how to win wrestling champion
6. Cena, Chan, other staff posing for camera to promote Project X
7. Cena, Chan, other staff raising glass
8. Cena, Chan, other staff posing for camera to promote Project X
9. Director, stars for Dying to Survive, meeting audience at ceremony
10. Actor Xu Zheng talking, director Wen Muye at ceremony
11. Audience in cinema
12. Director, stars meeting audience
13. Xu and Wen
14. Various of actors, actresses at ceremony
15. Xu speaking

Chinese actors Jachie Chan chose to launch the shooting of his new movie on the fourth day of the nine-day Shanghai International Film Festival.

Legendary action star Jackie Chan and wrestler-turned-comedian John Cena appeared at a ceremony for the shooting launch of their new action-thriller Project X on Tuesday in Shanghai.

The film focuses on a Chinese private security contractor (Chan) who is called in to extract the oil workers when a China-run oil refinery in the Middle East is attacked. When he learns that the attackers’ real plan is to steal a fortune in oil, he teams up with an American — a former Marine played by John Cena — to stop them.

The film is expected to come out on screen in 2019.

Also on Tuesday, Chinese actor Xu Zheng had his new movie Dying to Survive on limited release in Shanghai.

The two-hour film, directed by Wen Muye, was well-received by audience.

After the release, Wen, Xu, and other stars in the movie walked onto the stage to promote the movie.

The 21st Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off last Saturday.