Audiences will remember the Rush Hour series as one of the greatest buddy cop films of all time. Even if the trilogy didn’t fare well with critics, it made bank at the global box office and put both of its lead stars, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, firmly in the mainstream spotlight.
Over a decade after the release of Rush Hour 3, Chan announced last December that a fourth installment is in development. In the actor’s words, “We’re talking about ‘Rush Hour 4’ right now.” He made the revelation during an appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival where he discussed his upcoming movie projects as well as his film career spanning six decades.
Now, a few months after Chan’s comment, his co-star Chris Tucker has expressed his enthusiasm to work with the martial arts legend again. His comments came during an appearance on Audacy’s V-103, while doing the press rounds for his new film Air.
The actor and stand-up comedian stated, “You’re going to see a lot of good stuff coming, but it’s going to be on a whole other level. That’s what I like… I’m excited about that. It’s not going to be what you’ve normally seen… ‘Rush Hour 4,’ that’s something I definitely will probably drop in there because I love working with Jackie, but I’ve got some new stuff that I think you’re really gonna like. I’m excited about it.”
There have been many conversations about a fourth installment of Rush Hour over the years. However, Chan reportedly turned down the scripts sent to him and this resulted in little progress being made. In 2017, the actor-turned-filmmaker eventually agreed to a script which Tucker confirmed stating, “It’s happening. This is gonna be the rush of all rushes. Jackie is ready and we want to do this so that people don’t ever forget it.”
Unfortunately, the project never saw the light of day.
Apart from Chan’s tease and Tucker’s comments, there is no other indication that work is ongoing on a fourth Rush Hour installment.
With the context of the previous disappointment and the fact that the film industry can sometimes be unpredictable, fans of the franchise will do well to manage their expectations about Rush Hour 4 and wait for more details to become available.
Tucker will next star in Air, a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of how the Air Jordan shoeline came to be. Apart from Tucker, Air also stars Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davies, Chris Messina, Jason Bateman, and Marlon Wayans. The film is directed by Affleck and based on a script by Alex Convery.
Air debuted at South by Southwest on March 18. However, it isn’t slated to arrive in theaters until April 5.
