Jet Li's stunt double among MH370 passengers

Heidi Hsia

12 March 2014 at 11:47 pm

Jet Li's stunt double among MH370 passengers

13 Mar – It was recently revealed that one of the passengers on the yet-to-be found Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is Jet Li's former stunt double, Ju Kun.

According to a report on 3News, Ju Kun, who has worked with the martial arts actor in several movies including "The Expendables" and "Forbidden Kingdom", was flying home to Beijing from Pinewood Studios in Malaysia on Flight 370.

He was also in preparation for Netflix's new series, "Marco Polo", which will begin production in a few weeks.

"Marco Polo" creator, John Fusco was quoted saying, "Ju Kun is an integral and beloved member of our "Marco Polo" family, and on behalf of Harvey Weinstein and Netflix, we are all profoundly shocked and saddened."

The series creator said that the stuntman's wife, Li Ping is currently in Kuala Lumpur awaiting answers from the Search and Rescue team.

"Our hearts and prayers are also with all of the other missing passengers and their families," Fusco said.

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