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Two remake-related items making news today:
Jaden Smith = The Next Karate Kid?
We all know that Hollywood is extremely remake-happy these days, so I'm not even going to resist the Karate Kid remake news because it was probably bound to happen, right? Now moving onto the casting: Jaden Smith is first in line to play the lead role, the Kid himself, in a new version of the 1984 pop culture staple. Variety has more info:
The script is being written by Chris Murphy, and the film will shoot next year in Beijing and other cities.
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Is Jaden the Next Will Smith?
Jaden Smith has been following in his father's Hollywood footsteps and is now rumored to be the new star of a Karate Kid remake. Will Smith's children have acted in films before, and Jaden costarred with Will in The Pursuit of Happyness, but this would put him in a lead role. So tell us — do you think Jaden is the next Will Smith?
Remember Drop Dead Fred? Yeah, They're Going to Remake It
Ack! Hands off my childhood!
Sorry for the outburst, but, seriously, it's one thing, I suppose, to take successful '80s franchises like The Karate Kid and update them for a new generation.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/30
- Jackie Chan's Karate Kid remake will be titled Kung Fu Kid. — The Huffington Post
- Columbia Pictures is acquiring screen rights to The Limit, with Tobey Maguire attached to star in the story of rival Grand Prix drivers. — ComingSoon
- Kathleen Turner will join Californication as Charlie's boss.
London Gives Will Smith a Warm Welcome
Will Smith and the promotional train for Seven Pounds kept on chugging at the London premiere last night before he stopped by a studio today. With such a large group of excited fans and his name in huge lights, it's no wonder Will looked happy as can be on stage. As he continues to flash his grin around the world, his son's rumored Karate Kid remake is getting more buzz now that Jackie Chan has supposedly signed on in Mr. Miyagi's role.
Film Fanatics Make Be Kind Rewind-Like Videos for Contest
Opening this Friday, Michel Gondry's film Be Kind Rewind follows two video store employees, Mike and Jerry (played by Mos Def and Jack Black) who recreate shortened versions of the movies in their store when all of the videos are erased. Gondry himself spoofed his own trailer for Be Kind Rewind by recreating it by himself, scene for scene, with hilarious results. Now, thanks to a Filmmaking Frenzy contest, people around the country have been doing what Jerry and Mike — making spoofy 5-minute versions of their favorite films — in the hopes of winning a quad-core Dell workstation with a 30-inch monitor.
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