Movie Execs Are Lining Up to Hire Chuck Norris Amid Career Resurgence and New Film ‘Zombie Plane’

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Chuck Norris is an 85-year-old great-grandpa — but insiders tell Globe he refuses to slow down and has just wrapped Zombie Plane, a gut-busting action flick alongside Vanilla Ice and a raft of other younger stars.

And despite his age, sources say movie moguls are lining up to offer the Walker, Texas Ranger hunk paydays that reflect his superhero status.

“Chuck is just as popular and relevant now as he was in his so-called heyday in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. He’s never fallen behind the times,” insists an insider.

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“He stays very active on social media, and everyone can see he’s in fine physical and mental shape. No one would believe he’s 85,” adds the insider.

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“Age is just number, and Chuck proves that every time. He’s got the stamina of a horse, which he must get from riding his own horses on his Texas ranch.”

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Per the insider, the martial arts master had a blast shooting Zombie Plane, due out later this year — an action comedy about a secret government agency that enlists celebrities to fight a group of flesh-eating zombies.

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In the flick, Chuck plays a version of himself — leading the team to save humanity – and on the set led his young co-stars in workouts.

“Chuck was always weight-training on the sidelines and getting the other stars to work out with him too,” says the insider.

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“He was a motivating presence and people want to see more of that. They want Chuck to do more movies and the studios are all for it.”

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“He’s going to continue pushing himself to the max because that’s how he does things.”

And he’s more than an actor.

Adds the insider, “Chuck is the ultimate catch if a filmmaker wants to put a veteran stunt guy in one of his movies.”