President Donald Trump is reportedly behind the revival of the “Rush Hour” movies.
In what looks like an effort to shape pop culture, Trump personally pressed Larry Ellison, the largest shareholder of Paramount, to revive “Rush Hour,” the 1990s and 2000s buddy-cop comedy starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, according to Semafor. Ellison is also a friend of Trump.
On Tuesday, Deadline reported that Paramount is going ahead with the revival and will release the next “Rush Hour” sequel, which will be directed by Brett Ratner and distributed on behalf of Warner Bros.
According to Deadline, Chan and Tucker will be back for the fourth installment of the movie series. Neither Paramount nor the White House immediately responded to a request for comment.
Ellison has been a large donor to Republican politicians since at least 2012. The Washington Post reported that Ellison was part of a conference call shortly after the 2020 election to discuss strategies for overturning the results when President Joe Biden won.
