When Jackie met Anne
CHRIS Martinez and “The Gifted” actress traveled to Udine, Italy, for the film’s screening.
At the ongoing Udine Far East Film Festival, the usually loquacious Fil-Aussie actress Anne Curtis was stumped when she ran into
FIL-AUSSIE star Anne Curtis was thrilled to see Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan in person. Photos courtesy of Anne Curtis/Chris Martinez
Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan in a theater lobby. “It all happened so fast,” Curtis told the Inquirer. “As we say in Filipino, kilig!”
Fortunately, filmmaker Chris Martinez was nearby, and took a quick snapshot of the two. “Jackie was suddenly there and there was a loud, happy commotion,” Martinez recalled.
Curtis and Martinez are in the Italian fest for the screening of their film, “The Gifted,” “Udine is the coolest festival in the world,” Martinez said. “It’s my fourth time here.”
Chan’s latest martial-arts epic “Dragon Blade” opened the fest, which ends May 2. Bayani San Diego Jr.
