Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan has created a film company in China that will make at least 10 films, he said on his website Tuesday.

Chan, 52, who is now filming Rush Hour 3, says he plans to scout for talent and ideas for the film projects.

Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, shown in September 2006 at the premiere of Rob-B-Hood, says he plans to make 10 films in China.
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"I need to meet the new directors. I need to read the screenplays and listen to ideas for more screenplays. I need to look at director reels to hire more directors for this big project," he said.

Chan dismissed rumours that he would retire from acting in action films, in which he traditionally does his own stunts. Chan has starred in Hollywood films such as Shanghai Noon and the Rush Hour series.

Last month, he was hurt after he was hit in the chest by a table while shooting a scene for Rush Hour 3.

Chan also said he is scheduled to make a commercial with retired boxer George Foreman in China, but didn't give details.

Chan has continued to make Chinese-language movies in Hong Kong as well as Hollywood films, but many Hong Kong filmmakers are now working in China, which has a wider variety of locations and cheaper labour.

Chan recently released the Chinese-language action comedy Rob-B-Hood, about a group of kidnappers who have a change of heart after stealing a baby.

He has a role in a new film with Jet Li to be shot in China in the spring, and he will voice a character for the U.S. animated film Kung Fu Panda, scheduled for release in 2008.