A resurfaced video of Chris Tucker stunning Jackie Chan went viral on Could 22, and followers can’t get sufficient of Chan’s response.
The Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant reposted the clip on their Instagram web page, reminding followers of the heartfelt second that the “Rush Hour” co-stars reunited at one in every of their festivals.
Chan was on stage in entrance of TIFF’s viewers for his or her 2012 occasion titled “In Dialog With . . . Jackie Chan” because the visitor speaker.
Throughout his speak with Cameron Bailey, who’s at present the CEO of TIFF, Chan was discussing his life and profession when all of the sudden Bailey revealed that there was somebody backstage who wished to greet Chan.
“We now have a particular visitor who’s coming to say howdy to you. Type of a shock for us all, however backstage we have now Mr. Chris Tucker, Jackie’s co-star in ‘Rush Hour,’” Bailey mentioned. The group roared as Bailey mentioned Tucker’s identify, however the icing on the cake was the gleeful response from Chan.
After turning to see Tucker, the “Kung Fu Panda” voice actor screamed “what” whereas sinking down in his chair. With a beaming smile on his face, Chan threw his legs and arms up and waved them backwards and forwards earlier than standing as much as embrace his former co-star.
Chan then brings Tucker to the sting of the stage and screams his identify to the viewers earlier than they flip to take their seats subsequent to Bailey.
The host requested Tucker if he had any tales from working with Chan on their three-part franchise from 1998 to 2007.
The “Friday” star revealed that he initially had considerations about whether or not Chan might communicate English. “He didn’t say nothing the entire time and we was assembly concerning the film ‘Rush Hour’ and the director was there. And the entire assembly Jackie didn’t say nothing. He was simply shaking his head,” he mentioned in a nodding movement.
Tucker defined that whereas he was throwing out some concepts for the movie Chan continued silently nodding his head. So when the assembly was over, he requested the director, Brett Ratner, “Do Jackie communicate English, man? How we going to do that film? He didn’t say one phrase to me. Do he like me? Do he need Wesley Snipes? What he need, Eddie Murphy? Properly, does he know who I’m?”
Tucker mentioned Ratner reassured him that Chan knew English and informed him to not fear. They usually used that second from their first assembly, to provide you with the notorious scene within the film the place Tucker’s character asks Chan’s, “Do you perceive the phrases which might be popping out of my mouth?”
Followers reacted within the feedback of the Neighborhood Speak’s repost of the video.
One particular person mentioned, “The best way he kicked his legs.”
One other wrote, “Jackie’s response is pure Brotherly Love.”
A 3rd mentioned, “he was so excited… this was so healthful.”
TIFF shared the video as one in every of their Rewind posts the place they add movies of various celebrities from the previous, at one in every of their former occasions. In response to their web site, they’re a nonprofit group that “affords screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, occasions, skilled growth and alternatives to fulfill, hear and study from filmmakers from Canada and all over the world.”
This yr they’re having their fiftieth movie competition, which is able to run from Sept. 4 by Sept. 14.
As for Chan, he’s gearing up for the discharge of his new movie “Karate Child: Legends” which drops Could 30. Within the final movie of the Karate Child franchise, which occurred to be the fifth installment, Chan’s co-star was Jaden Smith. Now, the unique star of “The Karate Child,” Ralph Macchio, is becoming a member of Chan on this new movie, which is a few kung fu prodigy coming into to win an final karate competitors with the assistance of Chan and Macchio’s characters.
