The Shadow's Edge [Jackie Chan's Most Successful Film In The Last Decade... 捕风追影 成龙

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The Shadow's Edge (simplified Chinese: 捕风追影 ; traditional Chinese: 捕風追影 ) is a 2025 action thriller film directed and written by Larry Yang . Co-produced by China and Hong Kong, the film is loosely adapted from the Hong Kong action thriller Eye in the Sky (2007) by Yau Nai-hoi . It stars Jackie Chan is a retired surveillance expert who returns to investigate a series of heists orchestrated by a long-time fugitive played by Tony Leung Ka-fai , and in turn he is joined by a rookie policewoman played by Zhang Zifeng . The cast also includes Ci Sha and Wen Junhui . The film entered pre-production in 2023 and marks the second collaboration between Larry Yang and Jackie Chan after Ride On (2023). Principal photography began in October 2024, primarily in Macau , and wrapped in January 2025. Post-production continued until mid-2025, featuring a score composed by French musician Nicolas Errèra . The film had its world premiere at Emperor Cinemas , Taikoo Li Sanlitun , Beijing on 3 August 2025, followed by theatrical releases in China on 16 August and in Hong Kong on 11 September. Plot In Macau , the police [ a ] are hot on the trail of a heist crew led by longtime fugitive The Shadow, ultimately found out as former intelligence officer Fu Lang-seng, which includes his five adoptive sons. The crew, featuring ringleader Xi Wang, hacker Xi Meng, and muscle Hu Feng, has just broken into a bank vault to steal a notebook. However, Xi Meng hacks the surveillance footage, allowing the crew to escape undetected. The police discover that the vault belongs to a wealthy businessman and learn the notebook contains an encryption key to his cryptocurrency account. They deduce that the crew will target a digital asset management company at Macau Tower . As the heist crew infiltrates the Tower, they find an unexpected HK$1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency in the same virtual vault. Ignoring Fu's objections, they decide to steal it as well. Their delay, however, allows the police to arrive on the scene, leading them to parachute into Wynn Macau . When the crew is cornered, Fu enters the hotel to provide cover, enabling their escape with varying disguises. Unfortunately, a barista in the Tower captures Fu's image during the commotion. With no leads following the nearly flawless heist, Wang decides to enlist retired surveillance expert Wong Tak-chong for help. Wong, skeptical of modern technology, prefers old-school methods and assembles an elite team, including He Qiuguo, whom he believes can approach Fu unnoticed. With Wong's guidance, the police quickly identify the disguised crew members through surveillance footage and connect Fu to a series of heists committed by a criminal known as Shadow twenty years earlier. Initially, He is cold towards Wong, revealing that her father died during an operation involving Fu, whom she blames for his death. However, during a night watch, she breaks cover to protect a woman from thugs and nearly gets hurt, only to be saved by Wong. He reveals that her father was killed by drug dealers after he also broke cover to act heroically, and the two reconcile. Meanwhile, Fu is enraged by his sons' disobedience and punishes them, causing tension with Xi Meng and Fu, although Xi Wang remains loyal. After realizing his identity has been compromised, Fu goes into hiding. The police soon locate him at (a market), and Wong's team begins to follow him back to his lair. He volunteers to tail Fu, who is initially wary but later relaxes when Wong, posing as He's father, arrives to diffuse the situation. The next day, Wong invites Fu to have a dinner at the market and arranges it at a police-occupied apartment, where Fu tests their intentions. During the dinner, He learns that Wong has been secretly watching over her since her father's death. That night, an attempt on their lives by Xi Wang fails, leading them to suspect their cover has been blown. On their way back to headquarters, Wong's vehicle is ambushed by mercenaries who break in the headquarters, but the police manage to fend them off. Meanwhile, Xi Meng lures Fu to an orphanage, where he finds thugs waiting to kill him. After a fierce fight, Fu defeats them. Xi Wang then appears to hold off Fu and instructs Xi Meng to detonate the orphanage before dying in the blast, but Fu survives the explosion and is arrested by the police. The police believe the adoptive sons will depart from Macau with the used exhibits in Wynn Palace . While being transported, Fu escapes, prompting his crew to flee as well. Hu and the others are subdued by Wong, while at Cotai East station [ b ] Fu stabs a policeman and Xi Meng. Fu turns the knife that Xi Meng was holding towards the latter, fatally stabbing him. Xi Meng then gives him a hug as he recites the encryption to the cryptocurrency account, consisting of 12 English words. The remaining two adoptive sons are arrested in the hotel. After a few days, He locates Fu at a diner. Fu tries to kill her, but Wong intervenes. Although