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BEIJING, Feb. 18 -- Pop star-turned director Jay Chou thinks Chinese people lack a superhero who can rival Spiderman and Batman, so he is determined to create two, not one, Panda-men.

Jay Chou on Monday held a press conference in Beijing to introduce the concept for his small-screen directorial debut, "Pandamen". "We have seen such Western superheroes as Spiderman and Batman," said Chou, "but Chinese people need their own heroes, and that will be the pandamen."

"Pandamen" depicts two future superheroes in the year 2030 who fight to protect the city they live in. A rendering of the superpanda unveiled at the press conference shows a human-like panda wearing tight, leather suit and a red scarf resembling the cape of Superman.