recently revealed that he passed up the chance to star in a major buddy cop franchise. During an appearance on alongside his co-star , shared that he was originally approached to costar in before was involved. Martin Lawrence's asking price was too high for Jackie Chan "Jackie Chan asked me to star in 'Rush Hour' with him, but I turned it down," , 59, admitted while playing true confessions game.
, 55, and , 49, were visibly surprised by the revelation. ," quipped in reaction, prompting to explain further. "Where did I take the call? He did my show, so we talked somewhere in between there.
We talked in person, and then we had a dinner," said. When pressed him on why he declined the offer, simply replied, Confirming the story was true, expressed no regrets about his decision, even after the film's success. he noted.
" Released in 1998, starred , now 70, and , 52, as two mismatched police officers who team up to rescue a kidnapped Chinese diplomat's daughter in . The was a massive hit, becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of the year and spawning two sequels in 2001 and 2007. In December 2022, hinted at the possibility of a fourth installment in the franchise.
he shared during a film festival in . Lawrence & Smith are promoting new Bad Boys film Meanwhile, is set to return to the big screen in the fourth entry of the series alongside . The upcoming film, sees the duo reprising their roles as detectives and .
Directed by and , the movie features a star-studded cast including.
