• The production also shut down roads in Downtown Dubai on Saturday and spent almost a week shooting in Atlantis The Palm last week. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
    The production also shut down roads in Downtown Dubai on Saturday and spent almost a week shooting in Atlantis The Palm last week. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
  • Eyewitnesses yesterday reported “a lot of commotion”, long traffic queues, the closure of JLT metro station and a high police presence, although whether this was part of the film or for traffic and crowd control was uncertain. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
    Eyewitnesses yesterday reported “a lot of commotion”, long traffic queues, the closure of JLT metro station and a high police presence, although whether this was part of the film or for traffic and crowd control was uncertain. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
  • Some bystanders also said they had spotted Chan close to the metro station. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
    Some bystanders also said they had spotted Chan close to the metro station. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
  • Traffic was moving normally again by midmorning, and the metro station was also reopened as normal. Courtesy Matt Pritchard
    Traffic was moving normally again by midmorning, and the metro station was also reopened as normal. Courtesy Matt Pritchard

Jackie Chan film brings traffic to a standstill at JLT

The National staff

October 04, 2015

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Update: Oops, maybe we jumped the gun on this one. Apparently it wasn't Jackie Chan but rather Star Trek that shut down JLT with continued film shooting.

Traffic was brought to a halt in Jumeirah Lakes Towers yesterday morning by a film crew, which was thought to be shooting more scenes for the Jackie Chan movie Kung Fu Yoga. Eyewitnesses yesterday reported “a lot of commotion”, long traffic queues, the closure of JLT metro station and a high police presence.

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