Overview
- Trade and opinion reports say a new Rush Hour installment has been greenlit with Paramount Skydance positioned as distributor.
- President Trump publicly voiced interest earlier this year in seeing a fourth entry in the Jackie Chan–Chris Tucker franchise.
- Analysis contends the project could help curry favor for a proposed Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger that would typically face steep regulatory hurdles.
- Catherine Rampell notes the combined companies are estimated to control roughly a third of the North American box office, heightening antitrust concerns.
- Brett Ratner is reported to be attached after years sidelined by misconduct allegations, with his recent Melania Trump documentary linked to a $40 million Amazon MGM payment to the Trumps.