A cameraman died Wednesday while filming a Jackie Chan move in Hong Kong.
Chan Kwok-hung, aged 51, met tragedy after a boat capsized off Lantau Island, according to South China Morning Post.
Seven
other crew members who were on board to shoot Skiptrace were able to
swim 100 feet to shore safely, and it is believed the film's star Jackie
was not on the vessel. Johnny Knoxville also has a role in the film.
Tragedy: Jackie Chan's buddy comedy
with Johnny Knoxville suffered a loss Wednesday after a cameraman
drowned while filming in Hong Kong; here Jackie is seen in a scene from
the film
He got lucky this time: Jackie, pictured in October at a press event, is believed to have not been on the boat when it capsized
The
deceased, who had more than 20 years of movie industry experience, is
reported to have been found unconscious, and later declared dead at a
hospital.
Previously he worked with Chan on 1996's God Of Cookery.
Marine
police are reportedly conducting an investigation, but Tenky Tin
Kai-man, chairman of the Movie Production Executives Association, told
the South China Morning Post that the misfortune could have been
avoided, as there were plans to discuss improving safety in movie
productions.
'We
had a discussion of whether we should revamp our safety guidelines
earlier this year, but this accident happened before our revamp,' he
said.
Co-stars: Johnny Knoxville and Chinese actress BingBing Fan join Jackie in the action-comedy, due for a release in 2015
He added that the association is planning to raise funds for the deceased's family.
Skiptrace
is an action-comedy that sees Jackie in the role of a Hong Kong
detective, who teams up with an American gambler, played by Knoxville,
on a race through China to capture a gangster who has taken his niece,
portrayed by Chinese actress BingBing Fan of X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
The movie, directed by Die Hard 2's Renny Harlin, is slated for a release next year. Variety reported that the film is believed to be one of the most expensive movies to ever be produced in China.