Jackie Chan: 'Zodiac' my last action flick

CANNES, France -- Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.

The Hong Kong actor told The Associated Press on Friday that his latest film, "Chinese Zodiac," will be his last action movie.

Chan, launching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival with co-stars Kwone Sang Woo, Yao Xingtong and Liao Fan, said people don't believe him when he says he's going to retire: "They say 'no, you're still young, you can still do it,' but I have to stop one day."

The 58-year-old says he is bowing out with "Chinese Zodiac" -- in which he plays a fortune hunter, traveling the world trying to track down missing astrological antiques -- because it is one of the "most important" films in his career.

Chan says his films have taken their toll on his body.

"It hurts, it really hurts," he says, flinching. "The shoulder, the ankle, it really hurts."

Not that he plans on putting his feet up. He wants to work on his acting muscles instead: "Clint Eastwood -- 60-70 years old, he can still move. I said yes, that's my goal. Because action star's life is so short. Actor's life is very long. I want to show audiences I can act."