The first trailer for Columbia Pictures’ remake of The Karate Kid has just hit the net via Yahoo! Movies. The film stars Will Smith’s spawn Jaden as a fish out of water in China, a new kid picked on by bullies until he gets trained in the dark arts by Jackie Chan (surprisingly, the character is named Mr. Han this time around).
It’s definitely a whole lot more slick than the older film, that’s for sure. Check it out.
The Karate Kid hits theaters June 11th.





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Looks like daddy's making a new him. Smart to have a retirement plan.
As the karate kid is near the top of my list for favorite 80's films, this project has had me angry since I heard of it's inception. Then I saw the trailer. All my worries have been alieviated. The trailer looks as bad as I hoped. I want to protest this movie. I want to protest the unimaginitive Hollywood poop machine that gave up on original thought.
I would rather watch my fingernails grow in a Turkish prison then to see this film. I would rather watch…I dont know…twilight, then to see this travesty.
By the way, I am not going to see this movie.
What, no comment about cultural appropriation and insensitivity this time around?
China doesn't have Karate. The moves this kid is showing indicate he's learning kung-fu. And sure enough, Jackie Chan is a kung-fu master, and it's a Chinese art, so it makes sense. But… this movie is called "The Karate Kid." What the hell.
They're actually training on the Great Wall? Guh? Jackie Chan will be insulting this movie in Chinese interviews soon, just as he has all of his other American films.
i mean, i just thik they look like tall, blue cat people and..er…oops, wrong article
A small but vocal contingent on the internet always rails against the vapidness of Hollywood with the announcement of each of their soul-crushingly stupid titles. But then millions of dollars are made when everyone turns out to see these steaming turds with all their family and friends, multiple times. Which only proves that we, the select elite are wrong in our views, and the backwards heathen MBA executives who rule Hollywood know what's really good for America.
This movie lacks credibility for a number of obvious reasons, but the most glaring issue is the fact that the kid is TEN YEARS OLD! Yeah, I'm sure the scrapes he gets into are really hardcore. And we're supposed to believe he's interested in girls? Give me a break. That kids arms are the size of my pinky. At least LaRusso was 15.
Sweep the leg Johnny!
Maybe Jaden and Jacking will team up in a Rom Com with Ken Wantabe and Jennifer Aniston.
1. the kid is called Dre?
2. they are training on the great wall
3. anyone want to bet that Jaden will sue his dad for missing "millions" in a few years (assuming he makes it past his teens alive).
fuck. that. Jackie still looks OK but that kid's like 2 foot tall and as pointed out above he's not learning fucking Karate. Why not just remake the Last Dragon (or are they already doing that). Bruce Leroy and Shonuff need to be reimagined.
Now THAT would have been the shit, a last dragon remake. Good call.
Jeezus that kid was born into royalty
Oh good, NAMBLA has their next hit film.
Does anyone else think jackie chan looks absurd beating up on a bunch of infants?
This is a joke, this film did not need a remake. Please avoid this movie, let's send hollywood studios a message, that they can't keep recycling used material.
Unnecessary remakes and a lack of willful imagination in Hollywood are some of the top reasons why people pirate movies on the internet!!!
The original is actually a pretty fucking good movie, and a whole lot more competently made and produced than this seems to be (they can't even figure out how to title the damn thing).
Before people chime in about nostalgia, remember Ebert gave it 4 stars back in 1984.
AW HELL NAW
At 1:06 in the trailer Jackie Chan tells Will Smith's son to "Jack. It. Off"
Why did no one else comment on this?
THIS MOVIE IS GONNA SUCK BAD. I HATE JADEN AND HIS FREAKIN MIDGET MOM. WILL SMITH NEEDS TO DO THE ACTING NOT HIS SPAWN, ESPECIALLY RUIN A CLASSIC. R.I.P. MR. MIYAGI.
trailer is nice but PLEASE CHANGE THE TITLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I as well protest this movie. I dont want to watch the karate kid with a bunch of rap music playing in back ground. How did it end up like this.this sounds like a "daddy I want to be in a movie, make it happen" and this is what they come up with. what a waste for Jackie Chan
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