Jackie Chan May Channel Pat Morita In ‘Karate Kid’ Remake

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 14, 2009

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Will Jackie Chan be teaching Jaden Smith how to wax in the upcoming Karate Kid remake?  It’s starting to look that way as Chan is reportedly in final negotiations to join the unwanted film.

The film is being revamped as a starring vehicle for Will Smith’s spawn, Jaden, and until this news had absolutely nothing going for it.  The addition of Chan means I would probably watch the damn thing, but it’s no guarantee of quality.  Chan would obviously play an older Asian man who befriends a young boy in a non-sexual manner after the youth is bullied by bullies.  The two go on to paint fences and win both a karate tournament and Elizabeth Shue’s heart.

Karate Kid is scheduled to start filming this summer in Beijing with director Harald Zwart (Long Flat Balls, The Pink Panther 2).

Can Chan save Karate Kid from sucking?


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  • Patrick T
    no chance, i dont understand this following on jaden smith. after seeing him in the day the earth stood still, this kid has the same range as keanu.
  • If Chan plays it straight instead of for laughs it might work.
  • As long as Chris Tucker doesn't show up...
  • No, he can't. This is one of those movies I wish was not being remade.
  • yea, no
    another movie that doesn't need to be remade. but if they're gonna do it anyway...there should be scenes of chan training jaden really hard like drunken master style, just drilling til the kid collapses from exhaustion. i hope they don't go all jackie comical either. try to put some serious edge to it.
  • ramon
    at first i was dead set against this but now im ok with it. it will destroy jadens career and chans. i hope everybody invovled suffers for this movie.
  • Linda
    My respect for Will went down a little.
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