‘Mortal Kombat II’ Star Max Huang on Jackie Chan, Kung Lao and the Spirit Behind the Movement: ‘It’s Not About What Punch or Kick You Do – It’s About How You Do It’

Home Film News May 8, 2026 11:43am PT ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Star Max Huang on Jackie Chan, Kung Lao and the Spirit Behind the Movement: ‘It’s Not About What Punch or Kick You Do – It’s About How You Do It’ By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest MLB Players, OneTeam, Acky Bright and Viz Media Launch Manga Sci-Fi Series ‘GalaXic Baseball League’ (EXCLUSIVE) 2 hours ago Rotterdam Title ‘Roid’ Sold to Australia and New Zealand as Screenxcope, DeshiEvents Plan June Bow (EXCLUSIVE) 8 hours ago Sony, PlayStation Chiefs Detail AI Vision Amid Tariffs, Memory Crunch: ‘Human Creativity Must Remain at the Center’ 11 hours ago See All Everett Collection The plan was simple, if audacious. Max Huang had prepared a showreel, traveled to a Berlin red carpet, and waited six hours for Jackie Chan to arrive. Chan, surrounded by bodyguards, was unreachable. So when Jaden Smith wandered over to sign autographs, Huang handed the reel to him instead. A month later, he got an email from Jackie Chan. “I think the way I got into the Jackie Chan Stunt Team was a miracle,” Huang says. The timing was almost absurd – Huang had just arrived in Shanghai to study martial arts at the Sports University when the message came. A few days later he was on his first film, “Chinese Zodiac,” starting at the very bottom of the team’s hierarchy. Related Stories Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman to Star in Thriller 'Pumping Black' for Anton (EXCLUSIVE)