Will Smith Remaking The Karate Kid
Posted on September 28th, 2007 at 9:58 am by Editor
Posted on September 28th, 2007 at 9:58 am by Editor
IGN Movies has been informed by a reliable source that Sony Pictures is developing a remake of The Karate Kid that will be produced by Will Smith’s Overbook Entertainment and Jerry Weintraub. Smith’s 9-year-old son Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is apparently attached to star in the remake. This new Karate Kid is currently out to writers. Weintraub also produced the 1984 film, starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, and its three sequels.
I just don’t think this remake is a good idea. I think a sequel/reboot of sorts might be ok, bringing back Macchio as an older Daniel Larusso mentoring a teenager the way Mr. Miyagi mentored him. That could set the tone for a new generation of the Karate Kid without taking away from the original trilogy.
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September 29, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Macchio wasn’t nine when he starred in that movie, so why would Smith feel the need to gear a remake to an audience that’s younger than tweener?