HONG Kong action movie star Jackie Chan and former heavyweight boxing champion of the world Mike Tyson were among the biggest names to grace the red carpet last night for the opening of the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival.

One of the highlights of this year’s event will be a “Jackie Chan Action Movie Week,” which will include “a forum on the future of kung fu movies and an awards ceremony to honor remarkable film artists of the genre,” the eponymous actor said.

Chan also told fans that his new film studio will open in Shanghai in the coming months, and that his new war film “Railroad Tigers” will start shooting in October.