In the Trivia section you can find this
"Jackie Chan was considered for the part of Clouseau's Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didn't want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton."
So how do they explain the politically incorrect portrayal of Inspector Clouseau?
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althought jacky chan would have been great as cato fong it,s was a great idea to create the character of ponton jean reno is great in this movie
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I agree Reno was great but there was place for both characters Cato was never anything more than a silly gimmick (but a fun one)
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yes you are right everybody remembers cato fong in the peter sellers movies they made a great comedic team but i am not sure that teaming up jacky chan and steve martin would have work jacky chan is a comedic actor but he is more a action star.I think that teaming up steve martin and jean reno was a better idea they both make a better comedic team in the movie.
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Why is Cato a politically-incorrect character? Is casting a chinese actor politically incorrect for some reason? Look at what they're doing NOW to appease the CCP... China is always some kind of praiseworthy thing, and can never be shown in a bad light whatsoever.
But Cato was a respectable, good character that most people like, a good servant and all. Is it because the 'servant' position? How sensitive can you get?
In any case, it's GOOD they didn't cast Cato, because it's like not having any original character making a cameo - everything good was removed from this movie.
This way, Cato didn't get tainted, and that can only be a good thing. This movie would've absolutely defacated on the character, so it's good Cato escaped this horrible fate, just like Closeau's boss and the actor as well. Phew!