He’s seemingly been attached for ages, but as the film gets underway, Jackie Chan has been officially announced as starring in Kung-Fu Kid.
He’ll play a wise kung-fu master who tutors young Jaden Smith (last seen in The Day The Earth Stood Still, below) in the ways of China’s most famous martial arts.
What started as a basic remake of The Karate Kid – with Jaden Smith in the Ralph Macchio role and Chan taking over from Pat Morita’s Mr Miyagi – has now mutated into a China-set kung-fu version.
Harald Zwart, who brought the world One Night At McCool’s and, much more offensively, The Pink Panther 2, attended a ceremony with his cast to mark the start of the planned three-month shoot.
We’d reveal more about what went on at the event in Beijing, but you’d end up clawing your own eyes out in sheer boredom.
Looking forward to this new take on the topic? Or does it fill you with dread?
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