Jackie Chan Reveals ‘Rush Hour 4’ Is In The Works, Twitter Begs For It To Be As Problematic As Possible
An iconic movie franchise is making a return after a 15-year hiatus.
Jackie Chan made a rare appearance at the Red Sea film festival and took the stage to announce that he’s currently in talks to make a fourth Rush Hour film alongside Chris Tucker.
It started when Chan explained how he became a huge star in Hong Kong, Japan, and eventually took Hollywood by storm with the first Rush Hour film in 1998. He thought the movie wouldn’t do well but realized he’d been wrong once the first week numbers began to roll in.
“I got a phone call. Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker called me from New York. They’re crazy. We were $70 million in the first weekend. For me, I don’t know how to count,” he said before addressing the flick’s next installment. “We’re talking about ‘Rush Hour 4’ right now.”
Chan went on to explain why he thinks his filmography has been so successful over the few decades, and it comes down to how involved he is throughout the process.
“There are so many good action stars. My action is better than some other people, not because I’m really good, but because I write a script suitable for myself. I can use the camera angle to make my action better. At night, I go home and edit myself and use those kinds of things to make my action better.”
Twitter got wind that Rush Hour 4 is in talks and immediately began to relive the hilarious and precarious adventures that Detective Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter find themselves in.
The jokes in the previous three films were often inappropriate and had plenty of racial undertones that wouldn’t work well in the current climate, but Twitter wants it to be as problematic as possible.
See how social media’s reacting below.
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Since Jackie Chan confirmed Rush Hour 4 bruh if it ain’t coming like this then they can keep it pic.twitter.com/EP13WaSc3A
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) December 8, 2022
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I don’t need a Gen Z version Rush Hour 4. Give me that wild and cancellable 90s shit https://t.co/2xGGocXLHm
— Antisocial Extrovert (@haitianhinokami) December 8, 2022
3.
Rush hour 4 comin out? I’m tryna see more of this pic.twitter.com/PxWSziUBFP
— Lance (@BornAKang) December 8, 2022
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Jackie Chan is 68 years old and Chris Tucker is 51 years old, I’m praying for their Achilles and ACL’s if they’re really going thru with Rush Hour 4.
— Ahmed/The Ears/SZA Fan (@big_business_) December 8, 2022
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Funniest shit is seeing rush hour 4 announcements and everyone in the quotes is like “it better be racist”
— Pastor Kyle. (@itsqail) December 8, 2022
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 4 https://t.co/H4Lsc1deqs pic.twitter.com/QJ66jQudfc
— Majin (@zootedupwest) December 8, 2022
7.
Sick of the bullshit. Give us the ‘Rush Hour/Bad Boys’ crossover we all deserve.
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) December 8, 2022
8.
me talkin to the producers and the directors of Rush Hour 4 pic.twitter.com/iBrpn9rLOl
— ++ (@ovocartier) December 8, 2022
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Us watching Rush Hour 4 with no racism in it pic.twitter.com/8KLarvqDAz
— Jonathan Joestar (@Jon_Gregg_) December 8, 2022
10.
I need these type of jokes in Rush hour 4 pic.twitter.com/rACRLol1V7
— DJ (@mindofgoatdj) December 9, 2022
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Me after seeing the rush hour 4 news pic.twitter.com/md8SsjOP5u
— PσPʂ (@ymaddahuk) December 8, 2022
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Chris Tucker is a fool. I can’t wait to see Rush Hour 4. pic.twitter.com/UYq8icCYNu
— Mamba Out (@kcjj_04) December 8, 2022
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“Im not watching Rush hour 4”
Me: pic.twitter.com/x3BVM1xWD3
— DJ (@mindofgoatdj) December 8, 2022