Jackie Chan revealed he's in talks to make "Rush Hour 4" whereas on the Crimson Sea Worldwide Movie Pageant.
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Jackie Chan introduced that one other “Rush Hour” film is within the works.
The 68-year-old Hong Kong actor revealed that he was in talks for a fourth installment of the buddy motion comedy franchise throughout an on-stage look on the Crimson Sea Worldwide Movie Pageant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
“We’re speaking about ‘Rush Hour 4’ proper now,” he informed the gang on Thursday, in response to Deadline.
The martial arts legend added that he was assembly to debate the script with the movie’s director that night, although he didn’t establish the director by title, per the outlet.
Brett Ratner directed all three earlier installments of the “Rush Hour” franchise, which featured Chan as a high Hong Kong inspector and Chris Tucker as a wisecracking LAPD officer who crew as much as resolve worldwide crimes. The duo starred collectively in 1998’s “Rush Hour” and its two sequels “Rush Hour 2” (2001) and “Rush Hour 3” (2007).
The final movie that Ratner directed was 2014’s “Hercules.” In 2017, Warner Bros. introduced that it had severed ties with the filmmaker after six ladies, together with Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, accused him of sexual assault and harassment.
Throughout his look on the movie pageant, Chan recalled that he thought “Rush Hour” would bomb on the field workplace and he had deliberate to go away Hollywood behind.
“I attempted so many instances to go to Hollywood, however after that, I stated no extra Hollywood as a result of my English is just not good, they’re not my tradition, they don’t like this sort of motion,” he informed the gang.
The “Rumble within the Bronx” star defined that he was initially reluctant to tackle the challenge.
“My supervisor stated look, there’s a script, and it’s referred to as ‘Rush Hour.’ I stated, ‘No, Hong Kong police? I’m not going to do it.’ He stated ‘Jackie, why don’t you strive final time. I stated OK, that is the final time.’”
Chan went on to say that he obtained a name from Ratner and Tucker after the film was launched. They informed him, “Dude, we’re an enormous success. We’re 70 million within the first weekend.”
“For me, I don’t have a depend of what 70 million is,” Chan stated. “I don’t know the field workplace. I simply realize it’s definitely a hit.”
He added, “After which they made half 2 and half 3.”
“Rush Hour” grew to become a serious field workplace hit, grossing $244 million worldwide. The film’s two sequels had been additionally world industrial successes with “Rush Hour 2” raking in $347.3 million and “Rush Hour 3” taking house $258 million.
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