"President Donald Trump personally urged Paramount's owner Larry Ellison to bring back Rush Hour, the buddy-cop martial arts franchise fronted by Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, according to new reports. Ellison, a key political ally and major financial backer, is now a large shareholder at Paramount and inching toward a takeover of Warner's storied catalogue. That gives the president, for the first time, a foothold in Hollywood's creative machinery."
"The movies were directed by Brett Ratner, who recently spent months filming the president's wife for an Amazon documentary, Melania. Over the years, sexual misconduct allegations against Ratner have hampered any effort by Warner to reboot the franchise. The stars of the film have also been more positive than most about Trump's presidency, Chan remarked after the 2016 election that people should just give him a chance to try to change America and change the world."
President Donald Trump personally urged Paramount owner Larry Ellison to revive the Rush Hour franchise and has pressed for other reboots like Bloodsport. Larry Ellison is a major political ally and financial backer who has become a large shareholder at Paramount and is moving toward a potential takeover of Warner's catalogue. That shift would give Trump influence within Hollywood's creative machinery and create opportunities to revive 1980s and 1990s comedy and blockbuster styles. Brett Ratner directed the original Rush Hour films, but sexual misconduct allegations against him have impeded reboot efforts. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker have voiced relatively positive sentiments about Trump. Producer Arthur Sarkissian has proximity to Trump and produced a pro-Trump documentary that premiered at Mar-a-Lago. Neither the White House nor Paramount commented on the reported discussions.
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