Get ready for a small screen adventure with big-screen thrills. CBS serves up a new Rush Hour, which is a mix of marital arts, comedy and opposites-attract storytelling.
What makes it even more refreshing is an appearance of Chinese actor Leon Lee. Leon plays Jawlong, who Leon himself described "an agent of chaos".
"I was inspired by a lot of great actors and directors when I was preparing the role of Jawlong. I was inspired by Johnny Depp. He's Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Also the Joker played by Heath Ledge from Dark Knight Rises. Jawlong is an agent of chaos. He enjoys breaking down everything. That's the reason why he kidnapped the detective's sister and turned her into a killer to go against the detective."
Jawlong is a vicious and maniacal criminal mastermind as well as a Kungfu master.
When being asked whether he had practiced martial arts in preparation for the role, Leon Lee disclosed that he actually learned martial art at a very young age.
"Actually I learnt Kungfu since I was very little. And then I quit because my parents found out that I was causing too much trouble. But later I picked up because I figure that Kungfu is more of a way of thinking. Actually it's not about fighting; it's about a way to 'express yourself' and also a way of thinking."
Leon Lee spent one and a half month shooting on location in L.A.
Based on the frantic and funny film franchise starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, the new action-comedy series also stars newcomer Justin Hires as Detective Carter and Jon Foo as Detective Lee.
Justin Hires succeeds Tucker as self-styled Los Angeles police detective Carter, whose manner immediately clashes with that of his new partner: martial-arts-skilled Lee, who arrives in the City of Angels to probe his sister's presumed death.
Leon Lee Chenhao also contributes to this storyline as the villain.
"Take one scene as an example: the scene that I kidnapped the detective's sister. We did like five or six takes in different ways; his way, the writer's way and my way: more composed, crazy and all kinds of ideas I would want it. So I'm also looking forward to seeing how they would edit the film and how it will work out on the screen."
Fans of the movie might compare the film to its TV adaptation on March 31st.
For Studio Plus, I'm Xu Fei.
