Why Sony Pictures feels the need to remake The Karate Kid is beyond me. Why anyone felt Jaden Smith was the one to star in it leaves me even more baffled after watching him in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now that Jackie Chan has signed on to star in the Mr. Miyagi role I am pretty sure it can’t get much worse.
Entertainment Weekly breaks the news saying Chan will take on Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi role in the Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2) directed feature, which will shoot entirely in China. The story is expected to basically change for Jaden’s age (10) but will still center on a bullied youth who learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor. Chris Murphy penned the script, but I have no idea who he is.
Oh, and for those that don’t know Jaden Smith is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
