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Paramount Delays Rush Hour 4 After Stars Reject $8M Offers

4/27/2026

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Paramount Pictures delayed Rush Hour 4 after Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker each rejected $8 million offers.
Brett Ratner stays attached while the budget is set between $115 million and $120 million.
Matching their $20 million pay from Rush Hour 3 would push the budget toward $140 million.
Financing remains uncertain as filming moves to September at the earliest, with no locked-in international backers or pay-or-play contracts.

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Paramount Pictures delayed Rush Hour 4 after Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker each rejected $8 million offers.
Brett Ratner stays attached while the budget is set between $115 million and $120 million.
Matching their $20 million pay from Rush Hour 3 would push the budget toward $140 million.
Financing remains uncertain as filming moves to September at the earliest, with no locked-in international backers or pay-or-play contracts.