Brian Damage
10-29-2006, 10:19 PM
HOLLYWOOD - Moviemaker Roman Polanski is set to step out from behind the camera to play a French cop in the latest Rush Hour film.
The part marks the Pianist director's first Hollywood acting appearance since he played "man with knife" in 1974's Chinatown.
Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner persuaded Polanski to take the role after raving about his performance in French indie film Le Locataire during a chance encounter with the Oscar winner.
Polanski, who lives in exile in Europe following his decision to flee America in 1978 after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor, will join a cast that includes Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Max Von Sydow.
The part marks the Pianist director's first Hollywood acting appearance since he played "man with knife" in 1974's Chinatown.
Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner persuaded Polanski to take the role after raving about his performance in French indie film Le Locataire during a chance encounter with the Oscar winner.
Polanski, who lives in exile in Europe following his decision to flee America in 1978 after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor, will join a cast that includes Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Max Von Sydow.