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Jackie Chan To Star In Karate Kid Remake

Filed under: Film Flickers

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Jackie Chan has waxed on to the upcoming Karate Kid remake.

The remake is to be produced by Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment and is intended to operate as a starring vehicle for Will's son, Jaden.

Barf!!!!

Chan will star as the eccentric mentor who teaches Jaden's character how to draw on his inner strength to overcome schoolyard bullies.

Production is scheduled to begin this summer in Beijing.

[Image via WENN.]

53 comments to “Jackie Chan To Star In Karate Kid Remake”



  1. 1

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  4. 4

    gosh, another remake?



  5. 5

    Thanks Will Smith. You're ruining my childhood, one horrible casting decision at a time.



  6. 6

    LOLOLOLOLOLOL



  7. 7

    yay!!! I love Jackie



  8. 8

    This better be some Straight to dvd shit. Why ruin Karate Kid for Will smith's kid?Bleck!



  9. 9

    Coz that is all he can do!!!!!



  10. 10

    will smith sucks and his son sucks twice as hard



  11. 11

    OH BARF!!! THE ORIGINAL WAS A CLASSIC. PEOPLE OF THE NEXT GENERATION ARE GONNA WATCH THIS AND THINK WILL SMITH INVENTED THIS MOVIE AND THAT THE SUN SHINES OUT OF HIS ASS! GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!



  12. 12

    This is going to suuuuck!



  13. 13

    lawls.



  14. 14

    eh



  15. 15

    love jacki chan



  16. 16

    His son is possibly the worst child actor I have ever seen



  17. 17

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  18. Cora says – reply to this


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    This remake is getting worse and worse. There can only be one Karate Kid movie and they need to leave it alone.



  19. 19

    Dude, this is going to be worse than making the Karate Kid a girl with Hillary Skank.



  20. 20

    BOOOOO! BOOOOO!!!!! BOOOOO!! WHY THEY WANT TO FUCK WITH A CLASSIC???



  21. 21

    Hahaha barf. Celebuspawns suck at acting.



  22. 22

    is 2009 the year of 80s remakes??

    first, karate kid.
    then, fame.
    then, footloose.

    shall we be expecting dirty dancing?? or john hughes classics??

    god i hope not :(



  23. 23

    Jackie Chan: Mothelfuckel flom Japan. Rike to sclew labbits.

  24. wedon says – reply to this


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    The idea of a remake is intriguing. If only it was re- cast without that talentless little niglet



  25. 25

    Fresh Prince Kah-Rah-Teh style!



  26. 26

    Re: Karly Vega – STFU! and mind your own biznass!!! I love Perez just the way he is not everyone looks better skinny or rock hard….nothing wrong with soft curves! love you perez baby!!!! muah!!!!



  27. 27

    hahaha jackie chan is my hero! XD



  28. 28

    Re: wedon – what is a niglet?



  29. 29

    NO! There is only one Karate Kid, and his name is Ralph Macchio!



  30. 30

    I loves Jackie, but wow this just has FAILURE written ALL over it!!!!! Word is it's supposed to have a hip hop vibe too! Ick and I just HATE it when someone throws their child in a movie! Gee wonder how Jaden got the part, hmmmmmm could it be because his DAD is producing the film?! Give me a break! Needless to say I wouldn't watch this movie for free!



  31. 31

    "if chinese kung fu star jackie chan stars in a karate (a.k.a. japanese martial art) movie, then he is dead to me."



  32. 32

    It's bad enough Will Smith's kid gets the starring role. (wonder how he got that job *rolls eyes* )
    Since they casted Jackie Chan and it's going to film in Beijing… I can't help but think they're going to change Morita's character completely.

    Hey hollywood, come up with something new instead of butchering the classics like a snuff porn film.



  33. 33

    Wow, remember the good ol' days where movie plots were original and didn't need to dive into the history books to come up with ideas? Yeah, me neither :/



  34. 34

    I know.



  35. 35

    fuck, why are they killing all the classics? Does Hollywood not have any new material? SAD PANDA! I bet there will be a Cameo by Ralph Macchio hahahaha



  36. 36

    LOL @what is a niglet!!!!! It's a racial slur for a Black child. Yep there are still people that use those kind of words, but it's america the land of freedom of speech!!!!! But I say to you all, if you are secure in your race, you should not be offended! They should be ashamed.



  37. 37

    My dad loves his films and he was better than he is right now when he was younger



  38. 38

    WAX ON!



  39. 39

    Re: jimmyjazz
    Hi Jimmyjazz, Will Smith is an idiot for thinking he can redo a movie like that. It was a classic and he is shoving that little brat down everyone's throat. Stop pimping out your kid, what's the matter, trying to replace all those millions you gave Scienfukintologyfukz.
    Hopefully, the real God will pay you a visit. Then your fucking eyes will be WIDE FUCKING OPEN, YOU FUCKING PIMP. YOU MAKE ME SICK, GET THE FUCK OUT OF FACES. ASSHOLE



  40. 40

    This really sounds ridiculous. Why don't you go and do a remake of Teen Witch?



  41. 41

    Doesn't anyone is Hollywood have an original idea anymore?



  42. 42

    Will Smith is one of the most powerful in hollywood!!!



  43. 43

    another sciencreeptology money maker…..not supporting it…or any Will Smith endeavor any more…….moving on.



  44. 44

    that kid is so annoying and abnoxious.

    Can you imagine.. Jennifer Connelly is forced to act opposite this little fucker in "The Day the Earth Stood Still". There were probably 8 thousand kids that could've played that role.



  45. 45

    Wax On! Wack Off!



  46. 46

    Hope they cast "Chachi" Maddow as the token lesbian left wing moonbat.



  47. 47

    you can't remake this movie! it's a crime. screw will smith!!!!



  48. 48

    This will suck. Please tell the Will Smith Inc. family to stop ruining shit. I can't stand any of their over-inflated egos.



  49. 49

    It's gonna suck!!!



  50. 50

    This news angers me!
    I'm sorry but the first Karate kid is my favorite movie and Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith will not do it justice.



  51. 51

    Jaden comes off too pretty, and arogant. They need to give it to an unknown actor who can act, down and out and be believable.



  52. 52

    This is the kinda shit that pisses me off , kinda reminds me of the coach playing his son over the whole team and coach has to follow his son to make sure he gets to play because otherwise with his talent level he would be sitting the bench.Yes,Jayden does come off to arogant and pretty just like dad maybe if he could be more tough like Jayda .She is the man in the relationship n I think she does Will with a strap on.



  53. 53

    Yay I love Jackie Chan