By M&C News Jun 4, 2006, 14:43 GMT
‘X-Men - The Last Stand’ director Brett Ratner enjoyed working with British actor Sir Ian McKellen so much on the mutant flic, he is trying to persuade him to play the villain in the third Rush Hour movie.
Brett Ratner © Scott Alan / Photorazzi
Ratner also helmed Rush Hour I&II.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Ratner as saying, "(He would be) the very bad French villain, who is inspired by Max Von Sydow in ‘Three Days of the Condor.’
‘Rush Hour 3,’ again starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan is in pre-production and is slated to start filming later this summer.
New Line Cinema expects to release August 10, 2007
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