Film star 'too demanding'
2005-07-08 06:41
Hong Kong - Jackie Chan said on Thursday the third instalment in the Rush Hour series is held up because co-star Chris Tucker is making too many demands, and the Hong Kong actor questioned whether Tucker has the stature to make so many requests.
"He wants too much power. The movie company hasn't obliged. He wants final editing rights and the final look at the movie and so on," Chan said in the interview in Hong Kong.
Chan said the situation was made difficult by the need to treat him and Tucker equally.
"That's why they (the movie company) haven't agreed to his demands after so long," Chan said.
He called Tucker a "good friend" but questioned whether Tucker had the stature to be so demanding.
"He's still a new actor. How many movies has he made? Two movies have already made him very famous and made him a lot of money," Chan said.
"He needs to learn slowly," he added.
Tucker thinks Chan is too much of a pushover when it comes to furthering his own interests, the Hong Kong star said.
"When he asks me what I want, I say, 'I don't care,' and he'll scold me, saying, 'They make so much money off us. We'll have to get it back,"' Chan said.
The Rush Hour series has thrived on the interracial comic chemistry between Chan and Tucker.
- AP