Jackie Chan tempers anti-U.S. rhetoric long enough to sell you tickets to his new movie

The trailer for the new Jackie Chan/Pierce Brosnan action flick, “The Foreigner,” dropped around the world on Monday, and one wouldn’t be blamed for thinking this may mark the reemergence of the man who once heralded so much attention in American theaters with action-packed romps like “Rumble in the Bronx.”  Chan has become a legend in Hollywood for his dangerous stunt work, though he’s been absent from America’s summer blockbuster industry for a number of years now.  The old adage, “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” may not be accurate in Chan’s case, however, as he’s stayed rather busy in his home country of China.

Busy doing what, you ask?  Well, making movies of course.  Oh, and disparaging America in the media, becoming an outspoken member of the Communist party in China, and even suggesting that Chinese citizens have “too much freedom.”

When asked about the United States of America in 2013, Chan called it “The most corrupt in the world,” while criticizing Chinese citizens for voicing complaints about their own national government in the press.