Hollywood, you may remake our Psychos shot for shot. You may re-tool our Rear Window for a younger generation. You may even tinker around with our Halloween's – though we will not like you for doing it, Rob Zombie. But, you may not – NOT! – touch The Karate Kid. That's like sleeping with a person's sister and then never calling her again – it's just not on.
However, in the face of all that's right and good, IGN has been informed that Sony is planning to remake the story of a young boy with the ability to do avian-inspired scissor kicks and an old man who catches flies with chopsticks.
What's really weird is that the movie is apparently set to star Will Smith's son Jaden. Wha?! He was great in Pursuit of Happyness, but he's nine. The Karate Kid can't be nine. This piece of casting has apparently come about because the film will be made under the banner of Will Smith's Overbook Entertainment. Jerry Weintraub, producer of the 1984 movie, is apparently producing this too.
Now, this is still very much a rumour, though IGN says the source is reliable, so let's not get too worried just yet. But, just to maybe nip this in the bud, please sign our petition below.
Dear Hollywood,
We the undersigned hearby request that you leave The Karate Kid the hell alone and instead give the very talented Jaden Smith something less sacreligious to do. If you do not meet our request, we will wax your cars but we will NOT rub the wax off, so that they may look cloudy and be potentially dangerous to drive.
filmmakers beware, a remake of this will actually cause the universe to implode, it is absolute god destroying to do this, what a stupid fucking idea.... ... Read More
NO WAY, NO AND NEVER!!!!! Karate Kid movies are classics and Hollywood should leave them well alone. Jayden Smith is far too talented to be attached to anything like this ... Read More
They should not remake The Karate Kid, not ever, but a Cobra Kai movie might be interesting. It could start with Jonny going round recruiting the old gang and then they either hark back to their mischevious ways of old, or having been taught a lesson in honour by Miyagi, they decide to help the kind of kids they once themselves bullied by hitting the playgrounds of the inner city schools and sweeping the legs of all those cruel, punk ass bullies and drug pushers. Strike first, strike hard...NO... Read More
Wax on?
Wax the fuck off!
Don't remake this or else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That many exclamation marks means i'm an angry man right now. Will Smith I may just boycott your next movie. (except its I am Legend) I might boycott the one after instead then! ... Read More
Ok so i don't really give a crap about who stars as danny in the remake (which defo shouldn't be made), but what i do care about is the fact that there is no old japanese guy apart from pat morita who can play mr. miagi. he's not like a james bond who several actors can play, there is only one and he is the legend that is PAT MORITA! leave his legacy (very short and sweet legacy) the fuck alone! ... Read More
Jaden Smith was superb in the pursuit of happyness, but why the fuck put the little cute son of Will Smith in something that is so classy as this movie. No one should touch this, including, HOLLYWOOD. Remaking of old films has gone too far. ... Read More
