In the late ’90s, Hong Kong action god Jackie Chan had finally broken through to the North American market. Following releases of his movies Rumble in the Bronx (1995), First Strike (1996), and Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Chan got the starring role in a full-on American action comedy. That movie of course was 1998’s Rush Hour , which paired him with comedian Chris Tucker. ( Eddie Murphy recently said he regrets not taking the role, fun fact.) The success of Rush Hour led to two sequels and a string of other English-language action comedies for Chan, to varying success.

After close to 20 years, Rush Hour will once again grace theaters, with a fourth installment. But it’s under much different circumstances and in a different political climate, which adds some complications.

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