Karate Kid remake in the works (Will smith producing and...)

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

his son will take the lead. He's only ten. Maybe by the time they film it he'll be 13, who knows?

http://www.imdb.com/news/ns0000002/#ni0602936

Why can't they leave good enough alone and come up with new ideas.

What's more, after being severely pissed off at Ben Lyons, who has no business being a paid film critic on At the movies,it got me thinking how much i hate this entitlement inheritance thing in Hollywood. just because Will smith is successful doesn't mean his son will be engaging to watch!

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Will Smith should play Mr. Miyagi. He can teach the kid all about fighting robots and zombie and aliens. Wait for the big pay off when the kid realizes the "wax on wax off" stuff enables him to smoothly pump a shotgun and waist a cgi monster.

No?

 

[Good Will Riker]

Can that mentor be portrayed by the Tang Soo Do grand master Chuck Norris?

Seriously, when a white martial artist portrays "the mentor," there is no stereotype.

However, when you cast an Asian American who was born and raised in the United States to portray such a mentor like Pat Morita (who had to imitate his immigrant Japanese father to portray Mr. Miyagi, when we all know that Pat Morita is born in the good old USA!), they have to be using chopsticks, trimming bamboo, and have "ancient oriental" techniques.

Cast a white actor as the martial artist, or a black actor because there are a lot of black martial artists out there with films like Red Belt which was recently released. Or be really inspired and cast a woman in the role.

As for Asian Americans, cast us more in the roles of lawyers like Denny Crane and Maverick in Top Gun, and we'll be happy, instead of the "Mee...Soooo....Horneeeee. You want some sucky-fucky? You sooooooo gooooooooood.... " and "Fried lice, Fried lice, FRIED LICE!!!" Asianic stereotypes of racist, corporate Hollywood past and present (and future).

After the publication of an interview in Playboy magazine in January 1979, Brando was accused of anti-Semitism in regard to his opinion on double-standards set by Jews in Hollywood: "You've seen every single race besmirched, but you never saw an [unfavorable] image of the kike because the Jews were ever so watchful for that—and rightly so. They never allowed it to be shown on screen. The Jews have done so much for the world that, I suppose, you get extra disappointed because they didn't pay attention to that."[23]

Brando made similar allegation on Larry King Live in April 1996, saying "Hollywood is run by Jews; it is owned by Jews, and they should have a greater sensitivity about the issue of — of people who are suffering. Because they've exploited — we have seen the — we have seen the Nigger and Greaseball, we've seen the Chink, we've seen the slit-eyed dangerous Jap, we have seen the wily Filipino, we've seen everything but we never saw the Kike. Because they knew perfectly well, that that is where you draw the wagons around." King replied, "When you say — when you say something like that you are playing right in, though, to anti-Semitic people who say the Jews are — " at which point Brando interrupted, "No, no, because I will be the first one who will appraise the Jews honestly and say 'Thank God for the Jews.'"

Marlon Brando - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando#Accusation_of_Jewish_stereotyping

 

[Holdfast]

Will Smith should play Mr. Miyagi. He can teach the kid all about fighting robots and zombie and aliens. Wait for the big pay off when the kid realizes the "wax on wax off" stuff enables him to smoothly pump a shotgun and waist a cgi monster.

No?

Aww... HELL no.

 

[LitmusDragon]

If do right, no can defence.

 

[dragunzng]

If do right, no can defence.

great appropriation!

I don't mind remakes, it's not like the original suddenly ceases to be. Jaden seems like a great actor so I'm willing to see how it works out.

 

[Small White Car]

it got me thinking how much i hate this entitlement inheritance thing in [the entire world, in every industry]

I fixed your sentence for you.

 

[cardinal biggles]

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Regarding the original topic, this is a movie that doesn't need a remake, and I don't care how awesome Will Smith thinks his kid is.

 

[FPAlpha]

This is one of the movies that is so heavily tied to the actors and themes that a remake can't ever approach it and i have zero faith in Hollywood to come up with something unique (not when a major Hollywood star and his son are involved).

Morita as Myagi has entered pop culture.. everyone knows the crane position (and probably did it themselves to initiate a fun fight) and they instantly know where wax on/wax off comes from.

Can't be remade.. do a proper movie on your own but don't call it Karate Kid.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

This is one of the movies that is so heavily tied to the actors and themes that a remake can't ever approach it and i have zero faith in Hollywood to come up with something unique (not when a major Hollywood star and his son are involved).

Morita as Myagi has entered pop culture.. everyone knows the crane position (and probably did it themselves to initiate a fun fight) and they instantly know where wax on/wax off comes from.

Can't be remade.. do a proper movie on your own but don't call it Karate Kid.

QFT

 

[Lonemagpie]

You just *know* Miyagi's going to be either Jackie Chan or Chow Yun Fat...

 

[ManOnTheWave]

<snip>

You just *know* Miyagi's going to be either Jackie Chan or Chow Yun Fat...

If it Chow Yun Fat, Daniel will spend half the movie cleaning his gun range. "Wax on, safety off."

 

[John Picard]

This is one of the movies that is so heavily tied to the actors and themes that a remake can't ever approach it and i have zero faith in Hollywood to come up with something unique (not when a major Hollywood star and his son are involved).

Morita as Myagi has entered pop culture.. everyone knows the crane position (and probably did it themselves to initiate a fun fight) and they instantly know where wax on/wax off comes from.

Can't be remade.. do a proper movie on your own but don't call it Karate Kid.

Agreed. STOP RAPING MY 80's!!!!

 

[Aragorn]

The Smith kid doesn't seem age-appropriate for the coming-of-age story, which leads me to believe they're basically ignoring everything about the original movie and just trying to capitalize on the name.

Ocean's 11 was still about robbing casinos. The Day the Earth Stood Still is still about aliens arriving with ultimatums.

What's next? The Breakfast Club will be about high schoolers at Saturday detention... who have to band together to fight terrorists who take over the school?

 

[John Picard]

The Smith kid doesn't seem age-appropriate for the coming-of-age story, which leads me to believe they're basically ignoring everything about the original movie and just trying to capitalize on the name.

Ocean's 11 was still about robbing casinos. The Day the Earth Stood Still is still about aliens arriving with ultimatums.

What's next? The Breakfast Club will be about high schoolers at Saturday detention... who have to band together to fight terrorists who take over the school?

WOLVERINES!!!!!