Seventeen years have passed since the release of the third and most recent installment of the franchise Rush Hour of Lionsgate.
Last July, studio executives met for what THR describes as a “routine meeting to greenlight projects,” the surprise was that the meeting addressed the topic of Rush Hour 4.
The studio wanted to get the plans going Rush Hour 4 for a long time, however, that would mean collaborating again with Brett Ratnerdirector of all three films, who has not worked in Hollywood for seven years since facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in 2017. Rattner denied the allegations and no charges were filed against him. The director has since been left without an agency and has not worked in the film industry since.
The source adds that Warner Bros., distributor of the franchise Rush Hour produced by WB's New Line Cinema division, allowed Rush Hour 4 to be licensed to any other interested party a year ago.
Who has the rights to Rush Hour 4? They belong to Tarak Ben Ammarveteran film executive, and his company Eagle Pictures. It is precisely Ben Ammar who has been seeking the support of partners to make Rush Hour 4Arthur Sarkissian, one of the original producers, is thought to be returning to produce the fourth installment.
On the other hand, Ratner would apparently be part of the agreement for a next film in which he would be involved as director and producer, and it is his participation that according to the source, has distanced studios from the idea of making this sequel, including Paramount Pictures y Sony Pictures.
Chris Tucker y Jackie Chan They have spoken about their desire to reprise their roles in an upcoming installment, and although they have been mentioned as possible members of the project, they have not been officially linked.
From a business standpoint, it makes perfect sense to look to bring back Rush HourHis three films have grossed $850 million worldwide against a (total) budget of $265 million.
ON THE BRETT RATNER SCANDAL
In 2017, six women, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, accused Ratner of sexual misconduct in an investigative report by the Los Angeles Times, in which the actresses detailed their experiences with the director.
The reported behavior took place in private homes, on film sets and at industry events.
Henstridge told the LA Times that Ratner forced her to perform oral sex on him in his New York apartment in the early 1990s, when she was 19 and modeling and he was 25 years old, directing music videos. Meanwhile, Munn claimed that Ratner masturbated in front of her after being tasked with delivering food to his trailer on the set of After the Sunsetwhen she was an aspiring actress and attended as a guest of a friend.
All the details of the LA Times report can be found here.
Source: https://cine3.com/se-estan-presentando-propuestas-para-rush-hour-4-a-varios-estudios/
