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Action star Jackie Chan will receive the career achievement honour, at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, the organisers announced on Tuesday.

Chan, who has featured in films like The Fearless Hyena (1979), Who Am I? (1998) and Police Story (1985), will be honoured on August 9, according to the festival's official website.

Giona A Nazzaro, artistic director of the festival, said Chan's influence has "rewritten the rules of Hollywood cinema".

"Director, producer, actor, screenwriter, choreographer, singer, athlete, and daredevil stuntman, Jackie Chan is both a key figure in contemporary Asian cinema and one whose influence has rewritten the rules of Hollywood cinema," he said in a statement.

"From his years at the China Drama Academy under Master Yu Jim-Yuen, working at a very young age as a stuntman in King Hu’s masterpiece A Touch of Zen, Chan has continually reinvented martial arts cinema and much beyond it." Last year, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was felicitated with the award.

The festival will take place between August 6 and August 16.

On the work front, Jackie Chan is set to star in Karate Kid: Legends. The film will also features Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Sadie Stanley among others in the pivotal roles.

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The upcoming action film will revolve around kung fu prodigy Li Fong after he relocated to New York City. He attracts unwanted attention from a local karate champion and embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition with the help of Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso.

The action-drama is set for release on May 30. With the inputs of PTI

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