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Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Jackie Chan says Rush Hour 4 needs to happen soon — ‘Otherwise, we'll be 100 years old…'
Few film franchises hold their audiences in a chokehold the way the Rush Hour trilogy does. Nearly 25 years after the cult classic hit screens, fans are still waiting (and hoping) for a fourth instalment — and now, Jackie Chan himself has offered a few candid thoughts that are getting fans buzzing again. In a recent interview, the 71-year-old action legend opened up about his experience working on the Rush Hour trilogy, sharing some behind-the-scenes reflections and where things currently stand on Rush Hour 4. While promoting the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends, Chan didn't shy away from some honest comments. When asked to pick his favourite Rush Hour film, Chan hesitated, before giving a surprisingly revealing response: 'I don't know,' Chan said. 'You know what, the first one: little money, little time. We shot it like, 'Go, go, go, go!' The second one: a lot of money, a lot of time. The third one: too much money, too much time. Too much money is no good.' It's a simple yet insightful comment that says a lot about Chan's perspective on filmmaking. The charm of the original movie, it seems, may have stemmed from the urgency and scrappiness of a smaller production. That unpolished energy arguably helped make Rush Hour the classic it became. As for the much-anticipated Rush Hour 4, Chan didn't reveal too much, but what he did say hit home. 'Ask the director, ask the studio, ask the writer. Hurry up! Otherwise, Chris Tucker and me [will be] 100 years old. We'll be old men doing Rush Hour.' It's a sentiment that's both funny and a little urgent. While fans have long clamoured for a sequel, time is, quite literally, running out. Back in 2022, Chan had confirmed that Rush Hour 4 was in the works, and Tucker himself echoed the excitement, saying: 'You're going to see a lot of good stuff coming, but it's going to be on a whole other level,' Tucker teased at the time. 'That's what I like… I'm excited about that. It's not going to be what you've normally seen…Rush Hour 4, that's something I definitely will probably drop in there because I love working with Jackie.' Directed by Brett Ratner, the original Rush Hour films paired Chan's stoic but skilled Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee with Tucker's fast-talking LAPD Detective James Carter. The buddy-cop formula struck gold, both critically and commercially. But Ratner's exit from Hollywood amid controversy has been one of the biggest obstacles to getting Rush Hour 4 off the ground. Still, Jackie's recent remarks show he's open — and maybe even eager — to make it happen. Speaking on the Karate Kid: Legends red carpet, he reiterated his interest in reuniting with Tucker, a promising sign for fans still holding out hope. While there's still no official confirmation or timeline for Rush Hour 4, Jackie Chan's comments make one thing clear: the spirit of the franchise lives on in its stars.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jackie Chan Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
Karate Kid: Legends star Jackie Chan visits WIRED to give answers to his most searched for questions on Google. What was Jackie Chan's first job? How many languages does Jackie Chan speak? Does he have a stunt double? How does Jackie Chan train? What is his fighting style? Answers to these questions and many more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview of Jackie Chan. KARATE KID: LEGENDS is in theaters now. - This is Jackie Chan. This is Wired Autocomplete Interview. [upbeat music] Three, two, one. [claps] Go! [upbeat music] Okay. So one drop, so I took this one first. [interpreter speaking in a foreign language] - I can speak Cantonese, Mandrin, a little bit English, and Shandong, Shanghai. A lot of Korean, Japanese. And Taiwanese. Not many. Eight. [paper tearing] Oh. Doing his. - [Interpreter] Own stunts. - Yes, I'm still doing my own stunt. Why? Because even now, today, the technology so good. But the world audience still like to see Jackie Chan doing the own things. Maybe 40 years ago, I can do a triple kick. Ba-ba-boom. Ba-ba-boom. 20 years later, double kick. But now I do one kick. Okay. I just do, show the one kick. This is how I'm do it. If right now, jumping the floor, no. I do need a double now. Stunt. - [Interpreter] Double. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - It depends. Like, when I have drive a helicopter, we need some professional. When I doing a triple kick, then I need, I have 100 students. We can, in the middle, I can pick out who do the best, who do this, who do that. Oh. Training. I have my training camp with all my stunt team. Like, three hour. Most of the time, we punch and talking, kicking and think about choreograph, how to different than some other movies, Use what kind of weapon, a chair. The board. How to fight with the board. Yeah. Yeah. What is Jackie Chan first job? First job, when I was eight, I was child actor. [paper tearing] First movie. Same. When I was seven, I was like a angel, and I'm singing. [Jackie singing in foreign language] That's me. The first job. First movie. [paper tearing] [Jackie speaking in foreign language] - [Interpreter] Famous quote. - My famous quote? I can do it. Never give up. Whenever I do the stunt, I will look at the dangerous things, I say, "I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. Don't give up." Boom! Then I jump. Then breaking ankle. Then break my skull. [paper tearing] [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - [Interpreter] What car does Jackie Chan drive? - The first car I drive. Ah! The boss gave to me. It was a Volkswagen. The one exactly like "Karate Kid", the Jaden Smith, I was break the car, the same car. Right now, it's Toyota. - [Interpreter] Alpha. - Alpha. More people can sit down. Easy. Not like it used to be, sport car. But now, I'm most comfortable as possible. More low-key as possible. - Next board. - Right on your face. Oh. No. [beep] [Jackie speaking in foreign language] [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - No. My family rule, no ear hole, no tattoo. Even my son. [paper tearing] [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Can I sing? Wherever you go, whatever you do I will be right here waiting for you Whatever you do or how my heart break I will be right here waiting for you Ha-cha-cha-cha-cha! Fighting. Okay. Another one. Why so many question? Huh? [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Where I'm living? I'm based in Hong Kong. But right now, I'm staying Beijing. I'm filming in Beijing right now. And this moment, I'm in Myanmar between China border filming in the jungle. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Now? Right now? Right this moment, I'm in London. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Oh, my teacher from China. There so many teacher in that time from China. So we teach singing, dancing, stick fight, knife fight, kicking, punch, all kind of things for 10 years. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - My father, I'm growing up in French embassy until I'm seven. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - I'm filming "Panda Project 2" The first one, last year was released. This year, we're making "Panda Project 2". Filming between Yunnan and Myanmar's, China's border. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - When I learn in school, I learn southern style. After 10 years, I learn northern style. So I know both style. Southern style more jumping. Northern style more on the ground. Not so many jumping. And after that, I learn karate, hapkido, judo, boxing. I learn so many things. Because in that time, we don't have cell phone, we don't have karaoke, we don't have anything. And most important, I don't have money. Most of the time, we stay in the dojo school. Karate-ing with all of the friends. That's how we spent every day. Not like this day, you can have karaoke, drinking bar, mostly cell phone. We don't. But I'm glad. Because at that time, we don't have these kind of things, I training a lot. Change. [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Oh. When I was young, I was very big, very fat. So in Chinese name, call me Pao. It's like a canyon. My mom speak Shanghainese, just called me Apo. In the embassy, everybody call me Po. I thought it's a English Po. It's not Shanghainese Pao. My father went to Australia, American embassy. When I get there, everybody call me, "What's your name?" I said, "Okay, my name's Po." At that time, I want to learn English. Then I go to the night school. Then the teacher asked me, "What's your name?" I said, "My name is Chan Kong-Sang." "No, your name is Steven." I said, "Okay." Embassy, Po. School, Steven. Then I went to the, some work. Then my friend bring me there. Then "Do this guy have a English name?" "No." "Okay." He use his name, put on my name. He's like, "His name called Jack." In Australia, I have Po, Steven, Jack. Then Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack. After nine months, I know a little bit English because Jack Chan, no rhythm. Just like fighting. Then I put a Y. Then Jacky Chan. Then after that, when I make a movie, after famous, I sign to Golden Harvest. And the Golden Harvest said, "Jackie, you're too strong, too man. You have to change a little bit." Then they take out the Y. They put the I-E. So you see '80s, my posters still J-A-C-K-Y. But after '80s, always J-A-C-K-I-E. Jackie Chan. Believe it or not, after I change it I-E, my career just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Thing was stuck. Huh? [interpreter speaking in foreign language] - Oh. I like any food. But I don't like animal stomach, inside. Especially these day, not many steaks. I don't know why. Now I like more soup, vegetable, fruit, mango, bread. Croissant. [upbeat music] I toss a lot of board. This is very fun. I see you next time. I need more board. I need more question. I need you know more about me. Bye bye. [upbeat music]
Pink Villa
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Karate Kid Legends Day 2 India Box Office: Jackie Chan-Ralph Macchio's martial arts drama sees healthy Saturday rise, nets Rs 1.30 crore
Karate Kid: Legends, the sixth installment in the long-running martial arts franchise, demonstrated some momentum at the Indian box office on day 2, today, collecting Rs 1.30 crore net. This marks a healthy 75 percent jump from its opening day figure of Rs 75 lakh, bringing the two-day total to Rs 2.05 crore net. Though the performance is not poor by any means, the film could have fared better given the strength of the brand and the presence of global icons like Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio. The film has generated curiosity among long-time fans of both the original franchise and the Cobra Kai series. However, the Indian market has been busy with alternative Hollywood offerings like Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Final Destination: Bloodlines. Perhaps, the martial arts genre endeavor should have marketed itself better in the region, especially in metro cities where financially secure audiences often explore diverse theatrical options. Directed by Jonathan Entwistle, Karate Kid: Legends serves as a direct continuation of both the 2010 Karate Kid reboot and the Cobra Kai series. Alongside franchise veterans Chan and Macchio, the film introduces Ben Wang in the lead role, supported by Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, and Ming-Na Wen. The film is also the first in the franchise not produced by Jerry Weintraub, who passed away in 2015. Development on the project began in September 2022, with Entwistle coming on board to direct the Rob Lieber script and screenplay. The casting process ran from late 2023 to early 2024, with principal photography wrapping up by June 2024. The film had its world premiere in Mexico City at Cinépolis Mitikah on May 7, before releasing worldwide on May 30. While early reviews have been mixed, the nostalgia factor and multigenerational appeal are expected to work in the film's favour in the long run. Whether Karate Kid: Legends can press the accelerator soon remains to be seen, both in India and elsewhere. As of now, the film's performance is modest, with room to grow depending on word of mouth and family audience support amid Lilo & Stitch.
Pink Villa
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Karate Kid: Legends Not a Cobra Kai Sequel But It's Still Connected: Know How
Karate Kid: Legends, the newest addition to the beloved Karate Kid universe, is set to hit theaters in 2025, bringing together Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan's Mr. Han for the first time. The film continues the story of Daniel, who first appeared in the 1984 classic The Karate Kid and re-emerged in Netflix's hit series Cobra Kai, which wrapped up its six-season run in February 2025. Now, Daniel finds himself crossing paths with Mr. Han, the kung-fu master from the 2010 reboot starring Jaden Smith. 'This franchise doesn't know how to not do it right when we care,' Macchio told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that connecting Daniel and Mr. Han, both students of Mr. Miyagi, brings 'another ecosystem in the grand universe' of The Karate Kid. Karate Kid: Legends is not a Cobra Kai sequel, but it's still connected. Director Jonathan Entwistle clarified that Karate Kid: Legends isn't a direct sequel to Cobra Kai, but it exists in the same universe. 'This is not a Cobra Kai movie. It's another chapter in the story,' he explained to Collider. Set three years after the events of Cobra Kai, the movie introduces a new hero: Li Fong, played by American Born Chinese star Ben Wang. Li is a martial arts student from Beijing who learns kung-fu from Mr. Han and karate from Daniel after moving to New York City. While the focus is on Li's journey, fans will be thrilled to see a familiar face. William Zabka returns as Johnny Lawrence in a surprise cameo near the end of the film. Director Entwistle revealed that Zabka's role was a 'very hard' secret to keep. Macchio also praised Zabka's inclusion, stating, 'He graces Cobra Kai with a brilliant performance, and he graces us here with a tip of the hat to the legendary Johnny Lawrence.'
USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Karate Kid' spoilers! 'Legends' director talks ending, 'Cobra Kai' connection
'Karate Kid' spoilers! 'Legends' director talks ending, 'Cobra Kai' connection Show Caption Hide Caption 'Karate Kid: Legends' trailer: Ralph Macchio teams with Jackie Chan Ralph Macchio's karate sensei and Jackie Chan's kung fu shifu work together to train a martial arts prodigy in "Karate Kid: Legends." Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of 'Karate Kid: Legends' (in theaters now), so beware if you haven't seen it yet. A big tournament championship between rivals is the hallmark of any 'Karate Kid' movie, and the latest installment in the Miyagi-verse literally takes the competition to new heights. In 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang is the latest actor to wear the franchise's underdog mantle as Li Fong, a kung fu-trained transplant from China to America. He makes an enemy out of Conor (Aramis Knight), a Brooklyn karate champ and ex-boyfriend of Li's friend Mia (Sadie Stanley). Unsurprisingly, they're on course for a high-stakes matchup when Li enters the famed Five Boroughs tourney to win money to help Mia's dad Victor (Joshua Jackson) pay off a loan shark. Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox To conquer Conor, though, he's going to need more than just kung fu moves. So his sifu Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) travels to Southern California to recruit sensei Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) to teach Li some karate skills with just days to spare. Let's dig into all the best spoilers, from a different sort of 'Karate Kid' ending to a mid-credits scene with a surprise 'Cobra Kai' connection. What happens in the ending of 'Karate Kid: Legends'? 'Karate Kid' tourneys have leveled up since the days of the original film's 1984 All Valley championship where teen Daniel tussled with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Li conquers several foes via montage in the Five Boroughs, with each match taking place at a street location, leading to the final on top of a skyscraper against Conor. And like four decades ago, a signature kick is significant to the climax: Earlier in 'Legends,' Li tried to do his late brother's acrobatic Dragon Kick on Conor, which the bully easily countered. In the tourney, Li uses it as a trap, unleashing the kick, ducking under Conor's counterattack, and landing a decisive blow that leads to his victory. Director Jonathan Entwistle explains that he wanted to honor past movies but also avoid what he calls 'the tournament trap.' So his twist on the familiar was 'based on how kung fu itself is perceived in Western movies,' he says. 'What we had with kung fu and karate was this idea of street fighting and Bruce Lee vs. the sports movie.' The climactic match was built to be 'my 'Lord of the Rings' moment," Entwistle adds, "where we get to the top of the mountain and the wind's blowing, and that's where the fight is. That's what I wanted, to buy myself the ability to have a 12-minute martial arts finale with very little dialogue in a perpetual sunset.' Does 'Karate Kid: Legends' have a post-credits scene? Yes, it does! And it ties into the final scene where Li is working at Victor's pizza shop following his tourney win. After the end title card and before the credits roll, the movie cuts back to LaRusso's SoCal dojo and Daniel gets a surprise pizza delivery. He opens the box, sees a thank you note from Li and brings it into the house where Johnny's hanging out – a familiar sight for lovers of Netflix's 'Cobra Kai' series. Daniel tells him he needs to try this pie but Johnny argues that 'the best pizzas are in Encino.' Then Johnny has the great idea to do a karate-themed pizza parlor called Miyagi-Dough (a play on LaRusso's Miyagi-do karate). 'That's disrespectful,' Daniel says. 'To pizza?' Johnny counters. 'To Mr. Miyagi!' Daniel replies. Johnny then brainstorms some punny advertising: 'Miyagi-Dough: Pepperoni's the best defense,' 'Slice first, slice hard, no anchovies' and 'Olives on, olives off.' A 'Cobra Kai' fan himself, Entwistle wanted to further connect the dots in the Miyagi-verse. 'We just let Billy and Ralph go because that's the joy of where we were,' he says. 'I hope that that alone helps make people realize we didn't make a 'Cobra Kai' movie. We made a 'Karate Kid' movie. "But it's the homage to what has just finished to lead us on to a brand new chapter, a brand new novel in the series that hopefully can go on.'
