After teasing fans with aRush Hour 4movie,Jackie Chanis turning down rumors he’s involved in an upcoming installment.
“We have noticed that false information that Mr. Chan would act in the motion picturesRush Hour 4andThe Karate Kid 2is spreading through multiple social media platforms, and that certain apparently infringing parties have misappropriated the personal WeChat and email accounts of Mr. Esmond Rend, a motion picture industry professional, to release false information concerning the hiring of the crew, casting, audition and other matters in connection with the picturesRush Hour 4andThe Karate Kid 2,” the statement,released on Chan’s official website, read.
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The statement was released just two days after Tucker, 47, posted a series of photos on his Instagram account in which he and Chan posed together for the Chinese actor’s 65th birthday.
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The pair is known for playing popular cop duo Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective James Carter (Tucker) in the blockbuster series — the first of which came out in 1998. The movie did so wellRush Hour 2andRush Hour 3quickly followed.
In late January, Tucker revealed thatRush Hour 4was in the works.
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“We’re trying to get it together. It looks like it’s getting together right,” Tucker said.
Two years ago, Chan confirmed thatRush Hour 4was in the works during an interview onPower 106 Los Angeles.
“[It’s coming] next year,” he told the outlet in 2017. “For the last seven years, we’ve been turning down the script, turning down the script. Yesterday, we just agreed.”
Chan went on to say that he hoped filming would start the following year, 2018, “if Chris Tucker agrees” to do it.
“It’s about [having] time to make it,” Chan explained. “Otherwise,Rush Hour 4, we’re all old men. I tell Chris Tucker, ‘Before we get old, please doRush Hour 4.”
source: people.com
