Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 martial arts (martial arts film)/action (Action film)-comedy (Comedy film) film, and the third installment (Rush Hour (film series)#Rush Hour 3) in the Rush Hour film series (Rush Hour (film series)), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, that began with the 1998 film Rush Hour (Rush Hour (film)) and continued with the first sequel Rush Hour 2 in 2001. The film was officially announced on May 7, 2006, and filming began on July 4, 2006. The film is set in Paris (Paris, France), Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California), and Hong Kong. Rush Hour 3 was released on August 10, 2007, in USA. Academy Award-actor Max Von Sydow co-stars as a French police official involved in (Jackie Chan and Chris Tuckers) Lee and Carters case. Tzi Ma reprises his role as Ambassador Han, Lees boss and friend who appeared in the first installment. This film received a M (Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)) rating by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia) and a PG-13 (Motion Picture Association of America film rating system) rating by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America).