Shanghai Dawn finds a helmer

Back in 2000, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson teamed up together for “Shanghai Noon”, a different, more comedic kind of Western adventure. Following the first movie's success both critically and commercially, the actors re-teamed in 2003 for “Shanghai Knights”, but it didn't fare quite as well as its predecessor. 13 years later, the previously-shelved third Shanghai movie is finally making some significant progress after being announced last year, as news just broke that it will be helmed by “Napoleon Dynamite” director Jared Hess

Hess' involvement in “Shanghai Dawn” was reported by Variety. Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are also in negotiations to reprise their respective characters. No plot details were revealed, but Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the writers of the previous two movies, came up with the story.

Jared Hess' directorial projects have included “Nacho Libre”, “Gentleman Broncos”, “Don Verdean” and the upcoming “Masterminds”.

No release date has been assigned for Shanghai Dawn yet.