In the wake of all the news surrounding the hopeful likelihood of a forth installment of the Rush Hour film series starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, announcements have been building up through the new year with CBS moving forward on bringing the film’s concept to television. With this in mind, a new report from Variety now states that actor and comedian Justin Hires has been attached to star in the series, inheriting the role played by Tucker.
Also within social media, it’s been revealed that James Lew, whose expansive resumé in stuntwork and action includes having performed stunts in all three Rush Hour movies, will be serving as stunt coordinator. The series reunites Lew with Foo following their previous work together on director Tony Giglio’s 2013 Crackle exclusive feature, Extraction.
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Based on the current trilogy directed by Brett Ratner, Hires joins actor and martial artist Jon Foo in a story of a cocky maverick LAPD detective who reluctantly partners with a stoic, Hong Kong detective to solve cases. Hires is best known for his recent appearances in Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s 21 Jumpstreet (2012) and in Comedy Central’s Key And Peele.
Executive producers and showrunners Bill Lawrence and Blake McCormick will be joined by Ratner, as well as producer Arthur Sarkissian. National Treasure franchise helmer Jon Turtletaub tapped to direct the pilot of the hour-long series with which was ordered back in January.