Apr 14 2008 Would a 'Rush Hour' by Any Other Name Still Scream as Much?
OK, figure this one out:
1. Jackie Chan told MTV that he and Chris Tucker have agreed to do another movie together.
2. That movie will not be another Rush Hour.
The two statements seem a bit contradictory to me. Are they trying to say they'll invent a new dynamic between the two of them? I find that impossible to believe, and I don't think anyone would accept it if they tried. So is it just a new job? Chefs instead of cops? Because I've got news for you guys: if it's essentially the same characters as Rush Hour, but now they're chefs or whatever, that's still a Rush Hour. That's Rush Hour: Chefs.
Am I missing something, or is this really as stupid as I think it is?
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker to Reunite for Non-'Rush Hour' Movie [
Mar 25 2008 Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy in 'Meet Dave' Trailer
How do you adapt the classic alien-fish-out-of-water concept (Suburban Commando, Alien Crocodile Dundee) to suit the established Eddie Murphy-in-multiple-roles format (Norbit, Nutty Professor, most everything since the mid-'90s) we all love so dearly? Simple: have a small, alien Eddie Murphy pilot a larger Eddie Murphy suit (see: that alien from Men in Black, select Calvin and Hobbes strips)--plus, throw in some gay and testicle-impact jokes. Also highlighted in the trailer: a timely and underused Saturday Night Fever parody, animal abuse, and some "look how sassy black people are--even when aliens" scenes that seem to completely contradict the entire premise that the extraterrestrials can't fit in with human society.
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Jul 20 2007 Gavin Hood to Direct Wolverine
Gavin had mixed feelings; he'd never before won an award and passed a kidney stone on the same day.
Gavin Hood has been announced as the director of Wolverine, the X-Men spinoff starring Hugh Jackman. Hood is a dirty South African best known for writing and directing Tsotsi. I haven't seen Tsotsi, so I can't really speak to his competence as a director, but I do know that Afrikaans sounds really silly.
X-Men 3 director Brett Ratner was originally attached to the project, but split with producers after insisting Wolverine be played by Chris Tucker. I also saw him kick a pigeon once. True story.
Jun 29 2007 Rush Hour 3 Poster - Same Shit, Different Place
Well, the Rush Hour 3 poster is out, and it's about as underwhelming as I imagine the movie to be. "This summer, they're kicking it in Paris." Yeah, that about sums it up. Same ingredients, same mediocre movie, except this time Brett Ratner gets to waddle his pudgy ass around gay Parie. It's where he belongs, he loves cheese.
