So a lot of people have been writing me over the last year or so asking me about the status of Rush Hour 3 (one of the few films in history where the sequel was actually better than the original). Things haven’t looked good for the project since back in May when we reported that Chris Tucker walked away from the project without any real reason being given publicly.
Well, now good old Jackie Chan has given out some information on Chris Tucker and why Tucker is holding up the production of the movie. Here’s what Chan had to say via MSNBC:
“He wants too much power. The movie company hasn’t obliged. He wants final editing rights and the final look at the movie and so on,”
“He’s still a new actor,” Chan, 51, said. “How many movies has he made? Two movies have already made him very famous and made him a lot of money. He needs to learn slowly,”
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Chris Tucker… wants final editing rights on the movie?!?! WHO THE HELL DOES HE THINK HE IS!?!?!? Oh wait… that’s right… he’s a frigging ACTOR! And a piss poor one at that! What makes this guy think he knows ANYTHING about directing or the final editing of a film?
What studio in their right mind would agree to give final say of a movie that they’re putting tens of millions of dollars behind to a guy like this? I’ve been looking forward to a Rush Hour 3 (Just because I thought the second one was pretty damn entertaining), but now I hope it never gets made. More than that, I hope no studio EVER gives Tucker another acting job until he gets a proverbial smack in the head and comes back to reality. What a moron.
