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Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius (1985), as well as blockbuster action films, including a role in Top Gun and a lead role in Willow. During the 1990s, Kilmer gained critical respect after a series of films that were also commercially successful, including his roles as Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, Batman in 1995's Batman Forever, Chris Shiherlis in 1995's Heat, and Simon Templar in 1997's The Saint. During the early 2000s, Kilmer appeared in several well-received roles, including The Salton Sea, Spartan, and supporting performances in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Alexander, and as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider.

USA, Year 1900, and in Forbidden City, a group of rebels led by Lord Laurent assassinates a good old Wang's (Shanghai Kid, Jackie Chan) friend. The dying man sends his daughter Lucy to find him, and explains everything to Wang. Wang and Roy first arrive in London, where they remember their greatest adventure, and meet a new friends, Phileas "Willy" Fogg and Bass Reeves. They sail to Paris, where the father of the murdered man, named Yong, also followed in the footsteps of the murderer. In Paris, the couple is met by an older man named Jules, who is in danger because of a bunch of bastards who chase him and want to beat and rob him, but Wang and Roy help him against his rapists and everything ends in a big fight, which eventually leads the couple behind bars, where they discover that Jules and Fogg are one and the same person, and his real name is Jules. Fortunately, Lucy is here to help them escape. Lucy then brings them to another of her acquaintances, John Pao, who is one of the successors to the throne in China. And that is also why Kung was assassinated by Lord Laurent. This murder will give his Chinese accomplice John Pao the opportunity to become the Chinese emperor. In return he helps Laurent obtain a great imperial treasure. By their side, Wang and Roy still have their new companion Jules, who is well versed in various fields, such as zoology, botany, geography, technology, transportation, history, treasure hunts, travel.Then they found out, he is writer Jules Verne.

