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CZ12 (2012)
Where CZ12 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
An action caper chasing twelve bronze heads across Paris, a castle and a remote island, filmed in four countries
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Scenes and places
Professor Guan's lab (2012)
JC poses as a reporter to reach Professor Guan and uses special gloves to scan the replica heads. The scans let his secret group copy the animal heads exactly.
Set in Professor Guan's lab — A research lab; the film does not name its city.
A research lab; the film does not name its city.
Filmed at Beijing — A Chinese Wikipedia filming list names Beijing among the shooting cities; which scene was shot where is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Paris, looking for Coco (2012)
JC arrives in Paris to track down Coco, whom Guan recommended. She may know where two of the bronze heads are.
Set in Paris — JC goes to Paris to find Coco, who may know where two more bronze heads are. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Paris, the city the plot names as the next stop.
Filmed at Palais de Tokyo, Paris — A French Wikipedia sentence lists the Seine quays, the Trocadero and the Palais de Tokyo as Paris shooting places; the exact scene is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mansion vault (2012)
JC and his partners break into a mansion, crack the password of a hidden vault and find two bronze heads and a painting. Coco spots him as he flees.
Set in The mansion vault — A private mansion; its filming place is not documented in the sources used.
A private mansion; its filming place is not documented in the sources used.
The boat house (2012)
Fleeing the mansion, JC tells Coco to meet him at a boat house. There he says he works for a secret group that wants the lost relics back in China.
Set in The boat house — A boat house; neither the story place nor the filming place is documented.
A boat house; neither the story place nor the filming place is documented.
Catherine's castle (2012)
JC and his team are invited to Catherine's castle. Coco is upset to learn Catherine's ancestor commanded one of the ships that burned the Old Summer Palace.
Set in Catherine's castle — A castle owned by Catherine; the filming castle is one of two candidates.
A castle owned by Catherine; the filming castle is one of two candidates.
Filmed at Chateau de Corbeil-Cerf — French Wikipedia says one scene was filmed here in 2011; it does not say it was Catherine's castle. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Chateau de Courances — Listed in the French Wikipedia list of films shot in Essonne (2012); whether this is the castle scene is unknown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The island of the Indestructible (2012)
JC leads his team to a seemingly empty island in search of the Indestructible's treasure. Coco and Catherine disobey his orders to stay behind.
Set in The island of the Indestructible — A remote island; the sources name only the country of filming.
A remote island; the sources name only the country of filming.
Filmed at Vanuatu (country only) — English Wikipedia lists Vanuatu among the filming countries; the island is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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MP Corporation's secret factory (2012)
JC tours MP Corporation's secret premises, where near-exact copies of relics are made to sell as real. He works out where the hostages are held.
Set in MP Corporation's secret factory — A secret factory; no filming place is documented.
A secret factory; no filming place is documented.
Let the Dragon Fly (2012)
MP Corp threatens to throw the Dragon head into an active volcano. JC leaps in mid-air to intercept it.
Set in Let the Dragon Fly — An active volcano in the story, not placed on a real map.
An active volcano in the story, not placed on a real map.
Filmed at Aerodium Latvia, Jelgava — Jackie Chan filmed several scenes here in a vertical wind tunnel; English Wikipedia does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Taitung — A Taiwan scene (story place unknown) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- JC — A treasure hunter working for a secret group, sent to recover the looted bronze heads.
- Coco — A student in Paris who knows about the missing heads and joins the hunt.