MUMBAI: Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse will head the cast of $29.28m action epic Shaolin that makes the film to be authorised to shoot in China‘s legendary Shaolin temple for the first time in 27 years.

Hong Kong‘s Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), China Film Group and two other Beijing-based companies - Huayi Brothers and Silver Moon Productions - are working with the Shaolin Temple Culture Communication Centre on the project. The last feature film that was shot in the temple was Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li

in 1982.

The film will be directed by Benny Chan the shooting of which is scheduled to commence by the end of this year.

Also in the star cast of the film are Wu Jing, Yu Shaoqun and Fan Bingbing along with thousands of Shaolin disciples.