China has already imported several Hollywood blockbusters, including « Transformers, » « Spider-Man 3 » and « Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. » But Hollywood trade publication Variety reported on its Asian Web site Tuesday that Chinese officials believe « Rush Hour 3, » which stars Chan and Chris Tucker as buddy cops taking on a Chinese crime family in Paris, is « fundamentally anti-Chinese. » New Line Cinema said it had no comment
« We think the market for the movie is relatively weak, » Xiao Ping, a vice president at state-run China Film Group’s import and export arm, said Tuesday. The Chinese government carefully screens foreign media content and allows only about 20 foreign films a year to be shown. Ping said « Rush Hour 3 » was up against some […]