In the "Rush Hour" sequel, Don Cheadle appears as Kenny, an ex-con and an informant of Carter's. Kenny is fluent in Chinese and has a brief, playful brawl with Lee who acknowledges his prowess in martial arts. When it came time to cast Kenny, Ratner immediately sought out Cheadle, who agreed to film the cameo as long as he go to hold his own against Chan.
"I told him, 'I'll be in the movie if I can speak Chinese and fight Jackie Chan,'" Cheadle recounted to Mic. "So they wrote the part, and I went and met Jackie and met his team and choreographed it and practiced it...Then we got on set and improvised and messed around and then we did the fight scene. And I was like, 'Wow, I got to fight Jackie Chan in a movie.' That was the whole draw of the job for me."
Chan's characters are known for being brutal and deadly when it comes to fighting, so it's no wonder Cheadle would want to be able to brag about going toe to toe with the master. The resulting scene is definitely one of the highlights of the sequel.
