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Wax on, wax off

Another summer, another re-make! The Karate Kid has been picked up by Sony and will star Jackie Chan (Mr Han, similar to the original Mr. Miyagi character from the original film,) opposite Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) who will play Dre Parker. The film follows a young Dre, a video game nut, who recently moves to China. The language barrier creates problems for Dre, who begins to get beat up at school and as a result, learns both martial arts and Chinese from his mentor (Chan's character).

In a recent interview with People Magazine, Jackie Chan revealed that he was "very impressed" by Jaden's work ethic.

He took the training very seriously. I was very impressed with him.

During the interview, it was revealed that some of the filming also took place on the Great Wall of China, leading me to believe that audiences can expect some pretty panoramic film scenes. Sony also released the official film poster (above) and we added some photos from the set of the upcoming film, courtesy of Geek Tyrant. Okay, after reading about the plot and overall theme for the upcoming film, I'll admit I am not completely sold on the idea of remaking the classic 1984 film. It is nothing against Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith, but it does seem like a lot of weight to put on the shoulders of a kid with very little acting experience. What do you think? Are you looking forward to the film? Are you tired of all of the re-makes? Do you think Hollywood needs to come up with some original ideas?  



 
What do you guys think of the images from the upcoming movie, which will be hitting theaters June 11th, 2010?