Jackie Chan is Mr. Miyagi in THE KARATE KID remake

by Matt Holmes

The most obvious, laziest and probably the worst casting of 2009 has already taken place. Variety say Jackie Chan, whose name use to be mean something to Western audiences, will play Mr. Miyagi in the new KARATE KID remake being produced by Will Smith and starring his son Jaden Smith in the title role. Just another paycheck for Chan. The original role was made famous by the late Pat Morita, who won an Academy Award nomination for his portrayl of the martial arts mentor. miyagi Harold Zwart (THE PINK PANTHER 2, ONE NIGHT AT MCCOOL'S) directs from rookie scribe Chris Murphy. The Columbia Pictures movie is set in the "exotic locale" of Beijing. The whole movie feels like Will Smith pleasing his son Jaden by producing a remake of a movie they have probably sat down together and enjoyed watching as father/son. "Daddy, daddy... can I be the KARATE KID someday?". When Will Smith is your dad, apparently yes.

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.