Roman Polanski to Star in Rush Hour 3 (no, you're not reading The Onion)
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What was only a possibility before has now been confirmed, god help us. Fugitive from the law and sometime film director Roman Polanski will play a bit part in Brett Ratner's upcoming Rush Hour 3, starring alongside Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Polanski will play the part of a French policeman who gives the two stars some trouble during whatever errand they are on in this film. Then hilarity and hijinx ensue, we're sure.This has to be one of the strangest pieces of casting I've ever heard about since Nicolas Cage was hired to play Superman. Is the Rush Hour franchise so stale after two installments that they need to resort to stunt casting? There are a billion talented French actors who could play a disgruntled cop so much better, and they probably aren't wanted by the authorities back here in the States. What about Jean Reno, Gerard Depardieu, or Lambert Wilson? Well, at least Polanski certainly looks the part, and he'll be joined by Max von Sydow.
Regardless, this has dropped the film off my "Movies To Eventually Put On Netflix To See When Everything Else Is Checked Out, Including Ernest Goes to Camp" list.
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9-28-2006 @ 5:28PM
Phy said...
What about approximate release of Rush Hour 3?
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9-28-2006 @ 5:45PM
Cath said...
Recall Polanski did appear in The Fearless Vampire Hunters, so it won't be his first comedy.
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9-28-2006 @ 6:06PM
Duane E Smith said...
Speaking of fugitives, wasn't Gerard Depardieu a criminal/fugitive?
The first two films were extremely entertaining. I think we should stick them in a large RV with Robin Williams, Chevy Chase, and the Rock. We get a martial art, wrestling, comedy death match on wheels.
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9-28-2006 @ 6:21PM
JA said...
And Polanski was actually not half bad an actor in The Tenant.
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9-28-2006 @ 7:03PM
The Jeremy said...
Why not cast Christopher Lambert instead? He may not be French, but he is a native French speaker.
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9-28-2006 @ 11:40PM
LD said...
The entire production company, especially the director, should be ashamed of themselves for associating with this child molestor.
Don't these people have a conscience?
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9-29-2006 @ 4:22PM
merricat said...
Kevin, if you think that Polanski can't play a cop convincingly, then I advise you to see a film by Giuseppe Tornatore called "Pure Formality". Both Gerard Depardieu and Roman Polanski give great performances in it (and yes,Polanski plays a police inspector).
And LD, lay off. The guy slept with one underage model back in freakin 1977, ok? It's not like he rapes little kids every night. (If the crew should be ashamed for working with him, then I wonder what would you say about Emmanuelle Seigner, who's been his wife for the last 17 years...)
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10-04-2006 @ 4:04AM
Nathan said...
Why not Steve Martin, Rush Hour 3 vs Pink Panther 2.
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