In late 19th century London, two gentlemen urgently need to leave town for quite different reasons: Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) has made a bet with friends to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. The adventurer Lau Xing alias Passepartout (Jackie Chan) hires as his butler to bring the jade statuette, freshly stolen from the museum, home to the Middle Kingdom without making closer acquaintance with the authorities. An adventurous journey across three continents begins.
In late 19th century London, two gentlemen urgently need to leave town for quite different reasons: Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) has made a bet with friends to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. The adventurer Lau Xing alias Passepartout (Jackie Chan) hires as his butler to bring the jade statuette, freshly stolen from the museum, home to the Middle Kingdom without making closer acquaintance with the authorities. An adventurous journey across three continents begins.