MAGA GOES TO THE MOVIES
Donald Trump Hits The Fuel On ‘Rush Hour 4’?!?
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Ask and also you shall obtain … not less than, in the event you’re Donald Trump — ‘trigger apparently “Rush Hour 4” is occurring at his request, with Paramount now gearing as much as roll out the following Jackie Chan–Chris Tucker buddy-cop smash.
Trump’s pulling his pal Brett Ratner again into the combo, per Semafor … he needs BR to revive the franchise that initially put his directing profession on the map — yup, the identical director whose profession hit the brakes after a number of #MeToo sexual-assault allegations in 2017.
Trump’s actually conserving Ratner booked and busy … the man’s additionally directing the “Melania” doc, which Amazon Prime snapped up for a whopping $40 mil and is dropping in Jan 2026.
Paramount’s dealing with the discharge on behalf of Warner Bros — snagging a pleasant double-digit minimize for the difficulty. This all went down after a bunch of studios handed on the undertaking on account of Ratner’s involvement … together with Warner Bros’ personal New Line, which made the primary three flicks.
Little doubt, on paper this could’ve been hype movie information — Hollywood eats sequels and reboots for breakfast, and the primary movies are straight-up pop-culture classics.
However with Ratner’s scandals and all of the political baggage tied to this reboot, the vibe is already feeling … off. Let’s simply say, don’t count on a easy trip into “Rush Hour 4.”
