?Did Me a Huge Favor?: Oscar Nominee Thanks Jackie Chan for a Wonderful Opportunity

Known for his gentle nature, humble behavior, and fortitude, Jackie Chan is loved by his co-stars. In an interview actress, Michelle Yeoh, shared how Chan’s decision about starring in a movie, altered her life in a good way. Reportedly, Yeoh’s highly acclaimed Everything Everywhere All At Once, featured Chan and Yeoh together in very different roles. However, Chan’s refusal helped pave the way for Yeoh’s incredible performance.

Yeoh and Chan have over the years shared a wonderful carmaraderie. While in an interview with CNN, Yeoh shared how a small gesture from the Vanguard actor helped opened up an opportunity for her.

Michelle Yeoh appreciated a small favor from Jackie Chan

Yeoh’s Everything Everywhere All At Once was nominated for the Academy Awards along with 11 other movies. When asked about getting the lead role, Yeoh told CNN,“[My role] was written for a man when the Daniels set out to do this. I think whenever filmmakers tell a story, they also have to be mindful. It is show business. ‘I also have to write something that somebody will make it into a film.’ So, they wrote it that way, that they will make it into a film.’ So, they wrote it like that way, with Jackie, and me as the wife, so it was completely, the role was reversed.”

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However, after getting this huge help from the Rush Hour actor, Michelle recalled, “I remember Jackie texting me and saying, ‘Congratulations! You know, did you realize that your boys came to see me first?’ And I’m like, ‘Thank you, bro, you did me a huge favor!'”. Known for her action roles, Yeoh expressed her point of view, about how it’s always the man who gets to go on expeditions in films. She wanted to do the same in her movies.

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Yeoh’s remarkable role in the critically acclaimed movie

In the film, Yeoh played the role of a Chinese-American immigrant who lives with her husband Waymond. While they were attending an inspection by the Internal Revenue Service, she found herself in a parallel universe. The film then shows how she must visit that place to save the world from Jobu Tupaki (the antagonist).

Crediting Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, Yeoh shared, “They both have very strong women in their lives, whether it?s their mothers or the wife and the partners. So they are very inspired and they?re not afraid of strong women. I think that is the most beautiful thing about these boys, just like, they celebrate strong women”.

Definitely, among the most powerful and talented actors, Yeoh has many more stories to tell.

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