▁C ops , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁schedule ▁conflict . ▁New com er ▁Ed ison ▁Chen , ▁a ▁Canadian - born ▁Chinese ▁actor ▁and ▁ra pper , ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁T se ' s ▁replacement ▁in ▁brand ▁new ▁character ▁Ed ison . ▁Stephen ▁F ung ▁and ▁Sam ▁Lee ▁signed ▁on ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁Match ▁and ▁Ali en . ▁Paul ▁Rud d ▁made ▁his ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁film ▁debut ▁as ▁F BI ▁agent ▁Ian ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁rev iewer ▁described ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Gen - X ▁C ops , ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁Sy f y ▁Original ▁Film ▁premier ing ▁on ▁the ▁Sy f y ▁channel ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Jack ie ▁Chan ▁Pres ents : ▁Metal ▁May hem ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁During ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁run ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁film ▁gross ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁H K $ 1 1 , 9 1 2 , 4 6 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Jack ie ▁Chan ▁Pres ents : ▁Metal ▁May hem ▁official ▁site ▁( S ci ▁F i ▁Channel ). ▁Arch ived ▁from