at 23:32 on January 14, 2009, EDT.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONG KONG - Mr. Chan may be the new Mr. Miyagi.

Jackie Chan is in talks with Columbia Pictures to star in a remake of "The Karate Kid," a spokesman for the Hollywood studio said Thursday. Steve Elzer, senior vice-president for media relations at Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, confirmed the talks in an email but didn't give further details.

The plot of the remake will mirror the original, with Chan being eyed to play a mentor who helps a youngster stand up to bullies - a role similar to Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi in the 1984 film, Hollywood trade publication Variety reported Wednesday.

The youth will be played by Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, who starred alongside his father in "The Pursuit of Happyness" and appeared in the Keanu Reeves sci-fi movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," Variety reported.

The setting has been changed to Asia from California, with shooting due to start in Beijing this summer, Variety said.

The movie will be a co-production with state-run China Film Group, said Variety, which would allow Columbia to bypass China's annual quota of 20 film imports on a revenue-sharing basis.

Chan, who juggles careers in Hollywood and Chinese-language film, has been shooting the American film "The Spy Next Door," an action comedy about a Chinese spy working in the United States who loses his cover.


©The Canadian Press, 2009


Ok I prefer Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) playing the part, but Jackie Chan???

I used to love the Karate Kid movies.
Wonder if they'll have a remake of the Karate Kid love song, "Glory of Love"?
That would be nice, I love that song.

wildgoldenhoney said:

I have Peter Cetera's cd with that song

Just what the world needs.....another remake.

Graycap23 said:

That's hollywood for you.

OHGOOOOOD!

As the original one wasn't enough already

And remakes are the new GREEN.

Hey, I resent that! The originals kicked ass! Don't be hatin'!

Mysterioso said:

The originals sure did

http://espn.go.com/page2/...20830.html

A different take on the Karate Kid movies.....I thought it was pretty funny....

...and my vote is NO ON JACKIE CHAN as Mr. Miyagi....this is one movie series that should be left in the discount movie bin.....

"Wax on, wax off".

luv4u said:

Ooooo, I wish I had that CD,
I've been to the stores searching for that CD,
but no results.

Graycap23 said:

I'm sayin' ... nobody is writing originals anymore

wildgoldenhoney said:

The cd - Solitude/Solitaire CD (1986). It's not the soundtrack, but the track Glory of Love is on it

luv4u said:

Thanks.
All this time I've been looking for the soundtrack to the movie.
At least now I know what CD it's on.

You can't remake a classic like Karate Kid!

bboy87 said:

I agree

HOW ABOUT SOMEONE MAKE A NEW MOVIE!! God damn, ive never seen such a lack and LAZINESS of creativity from a generation that has all the fucking tools available to them!