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Chinese action star Jet Li is now returning to his kung-fu roots in the first-ever Chinese 3-D kung-fu film, "The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate."

Li and movie director Tsui Hark promoted the movie in Beijing on Monday. The movie has a star-studded* cast of Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Marvis Fan and Li Yuchun.

Li says shooting the movie has been exciting for him.

"I have been shooting movies for over 30 years but I have never acted in a 3-D movie. I don't know if I can still play kung fu if director Tsui Hark asks me to act in a 3-D kung-fu movie 10 years later, so I am lucky to have this opportunity and I am happy to join Tsui for this movie."

Being the first-ever Chinese 3-D kung-fu film, "The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is inspired by the 1992 martial-arts film "Dragon Inn," which revolves* around a face-off* between an imperial agent and warrior* couple in a desert inn.

Director Tsui says he believes the 3-D technology adds a lot to his story-telling.

"The visual effect is an important part of story-telling for a movie, so the 3-D technology brings us more power to tell the stories, and this is totally different from two-dimensional era."

The US$35 million production is slated to hit movie theaters around Christmas.

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