Amidst Rave Buyer Reviews, CBS's RUSH HOUR Gets A Showrunner
The virility of the most recently-leaked trailer for CBS’s forthcoming small screen transition of New Line Cinema’s Jackie Chan vehicle, Rush Hour, got its fair bit of mixed reactions going whilst sustaining fanfare among the bases of its respective leads, actor and martial artist Jon Foo and comedian Justin Hires. That said, reactions drawn from worldwide distributors on hand at LA Screenings a few weekends ago appear to say much more than immediately known to many outside of the loop, with director Jon Turtletaub’s pilot reportedly drawing ‘huge laughs’, and a friendly blurb from Warners worldwide distribution chief, Jeffrey Schlesinger. “It resonated more than any show I’ve ever seen,” he said. “Everyone praised the casting [Jon Foo and Justin Hires] and how easy it would be to program.” Perhaps that ought to lend a bit more lip service to the upcoming pilot arriving early next year. That said, while we […]