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Jackie Chan's 'Rush Hour 3' Banned in China? Print E-mail
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Monday, 30 July 2007

"Rush Hour 3," with its clueless cops and international star Jackie Chan, seems like an unlikely political football. But Asia is abuzz with talk of the slapstick comedy being slapped with a rumored ban in mainland China -- even though star Chan is one of China's favorite sons.

The Film Bureau, the body that oversees the release approval procedure, told Variety the pic is still being considered by the censorship committee, and insisted it has not been banned.

But sources close to the film and other distributors in the region say Chinese censors will likely not greenlight a theatrical outing in China.

The problem is apparently a scene featuring a Chinese organized crime family that Chan and Chris Tucker's characters take on during a visit to Paris. With Triad dealings so central to the plot, authorities possibly much higher than the Film Bureau have apparently decided the pic is fundamentally anti-Chinese and are not offering filmmakers a chance to recut.

source: asianpopcorn

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