{"id":33002,"date":"2026-02-06T00:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/rush-hour-4-set-to-begin-within-weeks-after-president-trump-pressed-paramount-head\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:18:00","slug":"rush-hour-4-set-to-begin-within-weeks-after-president-trump-pressed-paramount-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/rush-hour-4-set-to-begin-within-weeks-after-president-trump-pressed-paramount-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Hour 4 set to begin &#8216;within weeks&#8217; after President Trump &#8216;pressed&#8217; Paramount head"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email <a target=\"_blank\" class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/mailto:tips@dailymail.com\">tips@dailymail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-710\/cassie-carpenter.html\">CASSIE CARPENTER, US SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-02-06T01:25:07+0000\"> 20:25 EST, 5 February 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-02-06T03:18:28+0000\"> 22:18 EST, 5 February 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Rush Hour 4 is reportedly set to begin pre-production &#8216;within weeks&#8217; with original stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker back on board &#8211; less than three months after receiving a green light and nearly 20 years after the third film premiered.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker was 26 and Chan 43 when filming on the original Rush Hour began in 1997. Now, at 54 and 71, returning to the high-energy stunts will surely be no small feat, but the duo have plenty of experience to rely on.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta-born comedian and the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/hong-kong\/index.html\" id=\"mol-28dcd770-02f9-11f1-841c-7193e77f962f\">Hong Kong<\/a> legend will have several months to train as a source told <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/05\/rush-hour-4-production-brett-ratner\/\">TMZ <\/a>on Thursday that shooting won&#8217;t begin &#8216;until the fall.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Chan holds the <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/most-stunts-by-a-living-actor\">Guinness World Record <\/a>for most stunts performed by a living actor (100) but has amassed injuries including a dislocated pelvis, fractured skull, as well as broken fingers, toes, nose, both cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck, ankle and ribs.<\/p>\n<p>And they&#8217;re not alone as the buddy cop franchise&#8217;s director Brett Ratner has also signed on to co-produce and helm the fourth installment rumored to be set in <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/moscow\/index.html\" id=\"mol-28dd9ac0-02f9-11f1-841c-7193e77f962f\">Moscow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will mark the 56-year-old filmmaker&#8217;s official return to Hollywood after Warner Bros. severed all ties with him in 2017 due to several actresses &#8211; including <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/olivia-munn\/index.html\" id=\"mol-28c3aa20-02f9-11f1-841c-7193e77f962f\">Olivia Munn<\/a>, Natasha Henstridge and <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/elliot-page\/index.html\" id=\"mol-28a91d40-02f9-11f1-841c-7193e77f962f\">Elliot Page<\/a> &#8211; <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/hollywood\/la-fi-ct-brett-ratner-allegations-20171101-htmlstory.html\">alleging sexual misconduct<\/a>, which he denied.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rush Hour 4 is reportedly set to begin pre-production &#8216;within weeks&#8217; with original stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker back on board &#8211; less than three months after receiving a green light and nearly 20 years after the third film premiered (pictured in 1998)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Tucker was 26 and Chan 43 when filming on the original Rush Hour began in 1997. Now, at 54 and 71, returning to the high-energy stunts will surely be no small feat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a decade hiatus, Ratner&#8217;s newly released Amazon documentary Melania about the First Lady <a target=\"_blank\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15525017\/Melania-Trump-hollywood-rumor.html\">earned $7 million at the box office <\/a>in its opening weekend, making it the most successful documentary (outside of concert films) in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile President Donald Trump &#8211; whose favorite film is Bloodsport from 1998 &#8211; &#8216;personally pressed&#8217; Paramount Pictures owner Larry Ellison to revive Rush Hour, a source claimed to Semafor last November.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount+ is the streamer most likely to broadcast the twice-impeached politician&#8217;s UFC White House special in honor of his 80th birthday on June 14, which will feature a custom-built stadium on the lawn near the Ellipse.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rush Hour producer Arthur Sarkissian happened to be behind Christopher Martini&#8217;s 2024 fawning documentary on Trump, called The Man You Don&#8217;t Know.<\/p>\n<p>When the Democrat-turned-Republican was first elected in 2016, Chan told <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/jackie-chan-on-trump-presidency-just-give-him-a-chance-004306732.html\">Yahoo Celebrity <\/a>that Americans should &#8216;just give him a chance&#8217; and backed his acumen as a &#8216;businessman who knows how to handle these types of things.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tucker similarly told <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IwNuculDY8k?si=wQcsF40DhTmH51Ax\">Good Morning Britain <\/a>in 2018 that he just wanted Trump &#8216;to be successful&#8217; and &#8216;do the right thing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Creator Ross LaManna&#8217;s first three Rush Hour films (1998-2007) &#8211; centering on Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Tucker) &#8211; amassed $850.8 million at the global box office despite increasingly bad reviews.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Atlanta-born comedian and the Hong Kong legend will have several months to train as a source told TMZ on Thursday that shooting won&#8217;t begin &#8216;until the fall&#8217; (pictured in 2001)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Creator Ross LaManna&#8217;s first three Rush Hour films &#8211; centering on Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Tucker) &#8211; amassed $850.8 million at the global box office despite increasingly bad reviews (pictured in 2007)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The buddy cop franchise&#8217;s director Brett Ratner (pictured January 29) has also signed on to co-produce and helm the fourth installment rumored to be set in Moscow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It will mark the 56-year-old filmmaker&#8217;s official return to Hollywood after Warner Bros. severed all ties with him in 2017 due to several actresses &#8211; including Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge and Elliot Page &#8211; alleging sexual misconduct, which he denied<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After a decade hiatus, Ratner&#8217;s newly released Amazon documentary Melania about the First Lady earned $7 million at the box office in its opening weekend<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump &#8216;personally pressed&#8217; Paramount Pictures owner Larry Ellison to revive Rush Hour (both pictured January 21)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bill Lawrence and Blake McCormick created a TV spin-off series starring Justin Hires and Jon Foo in 2016, but CBS canceled it after only one season.<\/p>\n<p>The Fifth Element alum &#8211; who headlined the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival last year &#8211; is next scheduled to perform stand-up comedy live this Friday at The Dome by Rutter Mills in Virginia Beach, VA.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the honorary Oscar winner shows no sign of slowing down, having starred in Unexpected Family, The Shadow&#8217;s Edge and Karate Kid: Legends last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have YOU got a story? 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