Jaden Smith has found himself a mentor. Jackie Chan will take on Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi role in Sony Pictures’ remake of The Karate Kid. The movie stars 10-year old Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness), who is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and will be directed by Harold Zwart (The Pink Panther 2). Will’s production company, Overbrook, will produce, and Jada has been rumored for the role of Jaden’s mother in the film. China Film Corp. Group will coproduce the movie, which will shoot entirely in China.
Jan 14
2009
12:37 AM ET
Jackie Chan to star in 'The Karate Kid' remake
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This reads like a joke. Really? Seriously? For real they are doing this?! Ick.
My theory about it being shot entirely in China is that no domestic crew would consent to being associated with defiling the classic original.
Will and Jada can spend their money however they want, just don’t expect us to pay $9 to watch this crap.
This is horrible. It shouldn’t be remade in the first place, and we have Will Smith forcing his untalented son on us again? Double crap sandwhich.
this is a stupid idea.
Please, please do not do this. This has bad news written all over it. Jaden cannot carry a movie and when was the last time Jackie really did anything with out “Rush Hour” in the title.
Why does Hollywood have to make a remake of every good movie, why can’t they ever come up with an original idea?
My head just exploded
Don’t call it Karate Kid!!!!! Crap, i’m so sick of it.
No, no, no!! This will be a a big steamy turd pile.
Wow, why is Will Smith forcing us to accept his talentless sun. Give me a break. Yea yeah, I know he hasn’t had a chance, but that’s such nepotism for this little nobody to get the role automatically, when there are a thousand other kids that could do a much better job at it. I mean the kid isn’t the on that’s going to be selling the movie, you know, but they need to know how to act. And the kid needs to be fukking older. Goddddamnit Will Smith. Don’t take out your revenge on Hollywood because you can’t kiss white women on screen, by forcing us to accomodate your son as an acting talent.
I hope this is just a rumor, and not something set in stone, because if it’s a rumor, then perhaps all the vitriol spat and flung at the notion of this repulsive idea will be enough to send it to the grave from whence it came, horrid scum.
No, no, no!! What a stupid idea. And EW, how dare you delete my previous big steamy t**d of a movie comment.
oops, i guess you didn’t my previous comment. Sorry
I could complain this is a bad idea, but Hollywood has remade everything, from “Psycho,” to “Can’t Buy Me Love,” so why should this be any different. How’s this for a concept? Why not remake Academy Award winners from the past twenty or thirty years? How about Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the roles originated by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep for an “Out of Africa” remake! I’m kidding of course. But you see where I’m going with this? What’s next? A remake of each movie from the “Back to the Future” trilogy with Zac Efron as Marty McFly and Vanessa Hudgens as Jennifer? How about casting Adam Sandler as Doc Brown? All he would need is a white wig and some aging makeup. Once again. Kidding! But you never know. Some studio exec could read this and take it seriously.