Asia Pacific Entertainment: 09/03/06

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Chris Tucker ready to film "Rush Hour 3"

Tuning up with a stand-up comedy tour, Chris Tucker says he's ready and excited about working with Jackie Chan on Rush Hour 3.

Tucker wraps up his tour on Sept. 17 and filming begins in Paris on Sept. 25.

Tucker spent two months working on the last movie in the series, which he described as "culture shock."

Actor Chris Tucker arrives for the Apollo Theater 2006 Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Apollo Theater Foundations second annual Spring Benefit, on June 19, 2006 in New York. Tucker is about to begin shooting 'Rush Hour 3' with Jackie Chan in Paris on Sept. 25. But before the cameras roll, the motor-mouthed comedian was squeezing in a 21-city standup tour,his first official tour in nearly a decade. The tour began in June. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)

Actor Chris Tucker at the Apollo Theater 2006 Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Apollo Theater Foundations second annual Spring Benefit, on June 19, 2006 in New York. AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh via Yahoo News.