There are concerns that the fact that Chinese Triad gangsters of 'Rush Hour 3' may lead the censors to give an outright ban. The outlook for the picture becomes further pessimistic when the fact that Hollywood blockbusters like Spider-Man 3 and Transformers have been dominating the Chinese box office this year. HK and china distributor Edko film's Bill Kong is not dissuaded however, confident in the fact that 'RH1' and 'RH2' both passed the censors and that Chinese film legend Jackie Chan is the star.
Rush Hour 3 Facing Possible Ban in Mainland
發佈時間: 2007-07-28 5:22PM 作者: Etchy 來源: variety.com
According to an article in Variety there is a good deal of debate as to whether Jackie Chan's upcoming sequel 'Rush Hour 3' will be able to pass the Mainland Chinese government's double hurdles: their television, radio and film board can either choose to censor or out-right ban a movie for content (on political or moral grounds), or they can use the Chinese government's 20 film-per-year limit on foreign films to reject a movie's release in China.
There are concerns that the fact that Chinese Triad gangsters of 'Rush Hour 3' may lead the censors to give an outright ban. The outlook for the picture becomes further pessimistic when the fact that Hollywood blockbusters like Spider-Man 3 and Transformers have been dominating the Chinese box office this year. HK and china distributor Edko film's Bill Kong is not dissuaded however, confident in the fact that 'RH1' and 'RH2' both passed the censors and that Chinese film legend Jackie Chan is the star.
There are concerns that the fact that Chinese Triad gangsters of 'Rush Hour 3' may lead the censors to give an outright ban. The outlook for the picture becomes further pessimistic when the fact that Hollywood blockbusters like Spider-Man 3 and Transformers have been dominating the Chinese box office this year. HK and china distributor Edko film's Bill Kong is not dissuaded however, confident in the fact that 'RH1' and 'RH2' both passed the censors and that Chinese film legend Jackie Chan is the star.