Roman Polanski has signed on to star in the action flick, Rush Hour 3 for New Line Cinema.

The director has been cast as a French police officer who harasses Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan's characters in several scenes, while the stars battle a wing of a Chinese organized-crime family. Variety reports Polanski's occasionally acted in European films, but Rush Hour 3 marks his first acting gig in a Hollywood pic since 1974's Chinatown.

Director Brett Ratner persuaded Polanski to appear after a chance encounter while in pre-production in Paris; they're now shooting in the 'City of Love.' Rush Hour 3 hits theaters August 10, 2007.

Rush Hour 3 was released August 10th, 2007 and stars Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yvan Attal, Youki Kudoh, Noémie Lenoir, Jingchu Zhang. The film is directed by Brett Ratner.