When was the film adaptation of Stephen Leather's fourth novel scheduled to be released in China?
The Chinaman (Stephen Leather novel) The Chinaman is a thriller novel written by Stephen Leather, first published in 1992. This is his fourth novel and was adapted into a film, starring Jackie Chan, titled "The Foreigner", set to be released in 2017.
Paradox (2017 film) Paradox is a 2017 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Wilson Yip, with action direction by Sammo Hung, written by Jill Leung and Nick Cheuk, and stars Louis Koo as a police negotiator who travels to Bangkok to search for his teenage daughter and is aided by local detectives played by Tony Jaa and Wu Yue. Along the way, he encounters the mastermind of an organ trafficking gang (Chris Collins) who colludes with a local politician (Gordon Lam), leading to a series of hot pursuit. "Paradox" is the third installment of the "SPL" film series, following the 2005 film, "" and 2015's "". The film was released in China on 17 August 2017 and in Hong Kong on 25 August 2017.