After years of delicate negotiations, New Line has finally gotten "Rush Hour 3" in the works with Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, director Brett Ratner and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson all signed to return for the sequel reports Variety.
Tucker will earn $20 million against 20% of gross, and his deal comes with a second-picture commitment for the same salary on a film to be determined later. Tucker has given up script approval as long as the final draft matches what Nathanson pitched. Chan will get around $15 million against 15% of gross, but will also own the film's distribution rights in China and Hong Kong.
New Line has the option to greenlight the pic by May, based on script approval and a budget the studio hopes won't exceed $120 million, which would allow shooting next summer in the US and Paris for a Summer 2007 release.
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