The game play follows the story line from the upcoming movie and features Lee (Chan) and Carter (Tucker), who have come together once again to fight Kanji and his minions, on their way to the Chinese Triad’s world domination. The game promises to make one relive the hilarious moments of the film and allows one to play either as Inspector Lee or detective Carter. Watch out for the unique dance-like action sequence, well-crafted kung fu moves and stunning locales.
On the launch of the game, Sean Malatesta, CEO, IG Fun said, “Be it the movie or the game, Rush Hour 3 is a phenomenon which one just can’t get enough of. As the protagonists are from two different worlds, it will surely appeal to audiences across the globe. Like they say ‘There is no looking back when east meets west.’”
Added Dave Imhoff, Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Licensing and Merchandising, New Line Cinema, “The Rush Hour franchise has been immensely popular with film fans for many years, and we anticipate that Rush Hour 3 will be the most exciting installment yet. New Line is thrilled to be able to translate the action and humor of these films to the world of mobile games through our partnership with IG Fun.”
The Rush Hour 3 mobile game will be available on the ‘Get it Now’ section on Verizon Wireless and will soon be launched with leading mobile operators across the globe. For more information on Rush Hour 3 and other exciting games from IG Fun, contact info@igfun.com.
ABOUT NEW LINE CINEMA
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc. (TWX).
ABOUT IG FUN
IG Fun LLC is the International mobile publishing and development arm of Indiagames; focused on the European and the Americas market and aims to be a Top 10 mobile publisher in every territory that it operates in. Since its launch, IG Fun has partnered with major Hollywood and non–Hollywood partners like New Line Cinema, Playboy, Hearst, Sarbakan, Toho Enterprise and Sandlot Games amongst others. The company operates under the simple idea that the Customer is King and aims to provide fun and exciting games for end user – The Consumer. IG Fun aims to provide high quality games, the widest handset coverage and support titles with clutter breaking marketing and merchandising. IG FUN distributes with most major carriers in almost every country in Europe and The Americas.
ABOUT INDIAGAMES
Indiagames Ltd is India's #1 mobile and online games company and one of the leading global mobile game publishers. The Company is engaged in publishing and developing games across various platforms like Online, Mobile and consoles. Indiagames’ products are developed and published across leading technology platforms and are distributed through partnerships with major mobile operators in over 67 countries. In India, the Company also distributes games via its consumer focused website http://www.indiagames.com. Indiagames has over 250 employees and offices in Mumbai, London, Los Angles & Beijing. Key investors include TOM Online Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO; HK GEM stock code: 8282) - a leading wireless Internet Company in China providing value-added multimedia products and services, Adobe Inc., and Cisco Systems Inc
ABOUT BRETT RATNER
In a very short time, Brett Ratner has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most successful directors. Ratner’s seven feature films have grossed over one billion dollars worldwide. At 26 years old he directed his first feature film, the surprise box office hit Money Talks, a comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker. His second film, the action comedy Rush Hour, starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and earned $250 million worldwide. He followed that success with the romantic fantasy drama The Family Man, a critical and box office hit starring Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. A year later, Ratner delivered Hong Kong-style action with Chan and Tucker in the hit sequel, Rush Hour 2, which grossed more than $342 million worldwide. Ratner made his first foray into the world of suspense thrillers with his fifth feature film Red Dragon, the Silence of the Lambs prequel starring Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, and Emily Watson. Ratner’s sixth feature film, After the Sunset, starring Pierce Brosnan, Selma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, and Don Cheadle enjoyed success in theatres nationwide.
Ratner recently shattered several box office records with his latest release X-Men: The Last Stand, the third installment in the popular film series based on the X-Men comic books. The film opened with a staggering $123 million in just four days. It was the biggest Memorial Day weekend in history, even exceeding the previous Memorial Day weekend benchmark, The Lost World: Jurassic Park's $90.2 million in 1997. Its $45.1 million opening day marked the second-biggest single day box office ever, and the film has grossed more than $400 million worldwide thus far. Starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and Halle Berry, the feature focuses on the ongoing war between the X-Men and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
Rush Hour 3, the franchise’s newest installment, sees Tucker and Chan reprise their roles as LAPD Detective James Carter and Royal Hong Kong Police Chief Inspector Lee and features an acclaimed international supporting cast that includes Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Samurai), Max Von Sydow (Minority Report), Yvan Attal (Munich), Zhang Jingchu, Noemie Lenoir (After The Sunset) and Roman Polanski.
Raised in Miami Beach, Ratner had dreamed of being a filmmaker since the age of eight. He enrolled in New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts at age 16, becoming the department’s youngest film major. Ratner’s big break came after he screened his film for hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, launching a successful career in music videos. He is currently on the boards of Chrysalis and Best Buddies and serves on the Dean’s Council of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Brett Ratner currently resides in Beverly Hills.
source: igfun
