Jet Li’s Wonderful Performance in the Film ‘The Expendables 3’

The international super star Jet Li was already a national wushu champion as a teenager in China before he made his film debut at age 19 in 1982’s ‘Shaolin Temple’ which had made him become very famous, In the next three decades, he would make over 40 films in both the US and China, and in recent years, he has been part of ‘Sylvester Stallone’ team of action heroes, playing the important role in the popular ‘The Expendables’ film series, including ‘The Expendables’ in 2010, ‘The Expendables 2’ in 2012, and ‘The Expendables 3’ in 2014, Jet Li performance in the film ‘The Expendables was shocking to the people.

Jet Li‘s movie 'The Expendables 3' is a 2014 American ensemble action film directed by Patrick Hughes, it features an ensemble cast that includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz. The film was released on August 15, 2014, it is the first film in the Expendables series not to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.

The story follows the mercenary group known as "The Expendables" as they come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. It is instead rated PG-13.[5] The film grossed $206.2 million in box offices sales.

Jet Li’s performance in this film was wonderful, Jet Li must have been busy: He's in the film for about 30 seconds and has only one line. There are still three jokes from other characters about how short he is. Besides this film, let’s take a look at highlights from his filmography over the years.

1. ‘Jet Li’s Fearless’— The 2006 film is loosely based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a Chinese martial artist who challenged foreign fighters for the pride of his country and became a symbol of patriotism in China.

2. ‘Lethal Weapon 4’, The 1998 action film from the Mel Gibson “Lethal Weapon” franchise was Jet Li’s Hollywood debut. He plays a high-ranking triad negotiator.

3. ‘Romeo Must Di’, The 2000 film was an action Romeo & Juliet story co-starring the late Aaliyah.

4. ‘Kiss of the Dragon’, This 2001 English-language French action thriller film has Li playing a Chinese intelligence agent sent to Paris to apprehend a mob boss.

5. ‘Unleashed’, in the 2005 film, Li stars as Danny the Dog, a mentally-slow protagonist who has been raised like a dog by his gangster owner and turns into a violently skilled fighter when his collar is removed.

6. ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’, the 2008 film was the much-anticipated pairing of Jet Li and Jackie Chan, two of the most popular Chinese martial arts stars of our time. The two would join forces to tell the epic Chinese tale of The Monkey King, played by Li. The story is based on the famous “Journey to the West” novel.