No, Why remake THIS?
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- mg33
Jaden Smith set for 'Karate Kid' redo
Columbia taps Chris Murphy to write script
By MICHAEL FLEMINGColumbia Pictures is back in the dojo with a new version of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid," which has been refashioned as a star vehicle for Jaden Smith.
The film will be produced by Jerry Weintraub (who launched the original franchise) and Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter, Will Smith and Ken Stovitz. Will Smith, who is the 10-year-old actor's father, co-starred alongside Jaden in his feature debut, "The Pursuit of Happyness," which Overbrook and Escape Artists produced for Columbia.
The script is being written by Chris Murphy, and the film will shoot next year in Beijing and other cities. While the new film will be set in that exotic locale, it will borrow elements of the original plot, wherein a bullied youth learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor.
China Film Group Corp. will co-produce in China.
The younger Smith, who next stars in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," is a martial arts practitioner.
Columbia presidents Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach said they had been trying to find a way to bring back the series, which began with three films that featured Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. A subsequent film launched the career of Hilary Swank.
- sikma0
cause they can squeeze a few bucks out of it
- digdre0
Jean Claude? where is he?
- he's playing mr miagiscrap_paper
- Please let him play Reese!honest
- christ, if JCVD was in this movie I might actually go see it.sfeske
- Amicus0
The original is a classic, and my son likes it despite not getting any of the pop culture.
This will either be a massive flop, or a massive hit!
- "This will be a massive flop."
Fixed.thizzbobby - Yah...dMullins
- "This will be a massive flop."
- bulletfactory0
isn't that kid too young? is he going to be fighting bullies at recess?
- ukit0
Those movie execs can't come up with bad ideas fast enough.
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/…
Pac-Man is chomping his way toward the big screen. One of five films funded by a $200 million Crystal Sky Pictures deal announced in Cannes this week, Pac-Man -- the movie -- has been greenlit for production.
- rson0
very sad! "your not the best around"
- gustavfive0
massive flop
- SteveJobs0
let's hope the power of the internet doesn't allow this:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1…
- CALLES0
black is the new white?
- Amicus0
Anyone actually seen the Hilary Swank version. There must be a reason they released a 3 movie DVD box set without it.
- actually, they printed it on the back of the 3rd disk. (and crept away quietly)SteveJobs
- I saw it on cable oncemagnificent_ruin
- prophet0NE0
just wait until they deceide to "remake" weird science, sixteen candles, breakfast club and ferris, etc. etc....
- I honestly don't doubt that some moron director would be into remaking all of those...dMullins
- roundabout0
Because Hollywood ha gone brain dead for ideas.
- Horp0
Weird Science could never be remade. NEVER.
- SteveJobs0
actually, ferris beuller could be a good one as long as they recast the same actors and was a sequel and not a remake..
- haha!ukit
- haha - everyone calling in sick to work, and ducking an asshole boss all day.bulletfactory
- isnt that what the new Goonies is going to be?mcLeod
- the goonies project got scrapped a few years ago. (so i heard)SteveJobs
- I would totally watch thatMeeklo
- ukit0
New Robocop is on the way too...
- mcLeod0
so many bad remakes on the horizon
http://www.qbn.com/topics/560046…
- Amicus0
If all Hollywood can do right now is remakes, why don't they at least remake some of the fantastic indie or cult movies and bring them to a broader audience, rather than rehashing stuff that has already been watered down for the masses?
- they always kill those, I'd rather they left it alone and I ignored them utterly, tbhkelpie
- PIITB0
You're The Best Around