Singapore Girl

Fann Wong, the 32-year-old leading lady of Shanghai Knights , spoke with TIME about her Hollywood debut, fighting alongside Jackie Chan and kissing Owen Wilson.

TIME: How different was working on this movie compared with past filming experiences in Asia?

Wong: The pace is much [more impromptu] in Asia. You go on set, they tell you what to do, and you just do it. Shanghai Knights was very well rehearsed. I had intense training (for the fighting scenes) for two weeks prior to shooting the movie.

TIME: What was it...

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