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September 22, 2006 - Helmer Brett Ratner is getting geared up for Rush Hour 3. The X-Men: The Last Stand director appears to be lining up more cast members for the third installment in the action-comedy franchise which stars Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.
This time the action will take place in Paris where the duo goes up against a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads. USA Today recently spoke to Ratner who explained, "Jackie was a fish out of water (in L.A), then Chris was one in the second movie (in Hong Kong). Now they are both fish out of water."
Ratner revealed in the chat that Japanese-born actor Hiroyuki Sanada will play the bad guy in the film."He's a brilliant actor with a martial arts background who has done some incredible films," Ratner says. Sanada's filmography includes The White Countess, The Last Samurai, Ringu and Ringu 2.
Roselyn Sanchez is attached to the project and actors Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski are rumored to be linked as well. There's also been some buzz that Jean-Claude Van Damme might appear in the flick.
Rush Hour 3 is tentatively set for an August 2007 release.
September 22, 2006 - Helmer Brett Ratner is getting geared up for Rush Hour 3. The X-Men: The Last Stand director appears to be lining up more cast members for the third installment in the action-comedy franchise which stars Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.
This time the action will take place in Paris where the duo goes up against a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads. USA Today recently spoke to Ratner who explained, "Jackie was a fish out of water (in L.A), then Chris was one in the second movie (in Hong Kong). Now they are both fish out of water."
Ratner revealed in the chat that Japanese-born actor Hiroyuki Sanada will play the bad guy in the film."He's a brilliant actor with a martial arts background who has done some incredible films," Ratner says. Sanada's filmography includes The White Countess, The Last Samurai, Ringu and Ringu 2.
Roselyn Sanchez is attached to the project and actors Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski are rumored to be linked as well. There's also been some buzz that Jean-Claude Van Damme might appear in the flick.
Rush Hour 3 is tentatively set for an August 2007 release.
