Lost in New York star Donald Trump is reportedly leaning on one of his billionaire buddies to get his Hollywood studio to resurrect one of his movie favorites. Trump, 79, is close to Paramount’s owner Larry Ellison,

Trump, a long-time fan of ’80s and ’90s action movies, particularly loves “Rush Hour” and has personally encouraged Paramount owner

Brett Ratner, who directed all previous “Rush Hour” movies and a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, is set to direct “Rush Hour 4.”

Trump has repeatedly claimed to have brought grocery prices down, despite consumers experiencing the biggest price jump in more than three years. He has also pushed claims he defeated Biden-era inflation, even though inflation has steadily increased for the last five months in a row.

The comedy movie series "Rush Hour," which has had three sequels, is reportedly in the works for a fourth installment because of Donald Trump.

Women’s Wear Daily wrote he wore shoes to look taller at a premiere for Brad Pitt’s “F1” premiere in June, and used a similar “footwear trick” at a Cannes event. “Tom Cruise Keeps His Height-Boosting Footwear Game Strong At ‘F1: The Movie’ Red Carpet Premiere,” the headline read.

As Paramount’s owner Larry Ellison, the second-richest man in the world and one of Trump’s biggest financial donors, is poised to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, Trump is throwing in some ideas about future Paramount projects, Semafor’s Max Tani reported.

The long-awaited sequel with be Ratner’s first movie since 2014’s Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson. The Ellisons are currently the favourites to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in the ongoing bidding war; a studio that owns New Line Cinema, which produced the first three Rush Hour movies.