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Jackie Chan Unsure of 'Karate Kid' Remake Title, Reveals Fate Of 'Wax On, Wax Off,' The Crane Kick Ever since the project was announced, movie fans have been clamoring for information about Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s remake of an Eighties classic. Now, we’ve seen the first trailer and only five months remain until release, but even the film’s new Mr. Miyagi isn’t quite sure what to call it. VIDEO! http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/01/07/jackie-chan-unsure-of-karate-kid-remake-title-reveals-fate-of-wax-on-wax-off-the-crane-kick/ “We just finished the movie, ‘Karate Kid,’” Jackie Chan told me Wednesday at the People’s Choice Awards. “Um, the ‘Kung Fu Kid.’” Say what? Over the course of the film’s shooting, rumors had leaked that since the film is set in China, the title would reference Kung Fu (a Chinese discipline) instead of karate (a Japanese form of martial arts). But the recent first trailer for the movie ended with a title card that read “The Karate Kid.” Which seems odd, since technically Jaden Smith won't be doing any karate in the movie. “I don’t know [what it’s going to be called],” Chan admitted of the film, which is due to hit theaters in June. “Probably ‘Kung Fu Kid’ in China and ‘Karate Kid’ in America. Maybe a different title? I don’t know. But mostly we’ve called it ‘The Kung Fu Kid.’” To some, the difference may seem minor. But to those who treat 1984's “Karate Kid” as a classic –- including star Ralph Macchio himself -– a name like “Kung Fu Kid” might signal a welcomed desire by the film to stand on its own merits. “It’s a totally different story; a totally different story,” Chan insisted, arguing that the movie is not a strict remake. “I was in China, Jaden [smith] was all the way from America. [The family moves] to China, then they see me, then it’s [about] how I teach him martial arts.” Of course, one of the many reasons why the movie is interesting is because it’s produced by Hollywood super-couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and it stars their 11-year-old son Jaden (“The Pursuit of Happyness”) in the Macchio role. But according to Chan, he felt no pressure stepping into the mentor role that earned late actor Pat Morita an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. “No [i felt no pressure], not at all,” Chan insisted. “Really, we put a tribute [to Pat Morita] in the movie; I just do whatever I can.” As for the key hallmarks of the original movie, Chan revealed two to us. “It’s different. We do have ‘wax on/wax off,’ but in a funny way. We’re not teaching him these kind of things,” he insisted. And, when we asked him about the presence of Macchio’s signature crane kick move, Chan said that whatever the movie is called, the final battle scene will not involve it. “No, we don’t have those [scenes]. We show you… I don’t want to give it away. See you in June!”

Had to share this :laugh:

Haha! Wow, didn't know so many people were interested in Willow's haircut :laugh:

Exclusive: Big Willy and Denzel Together. Finally. Sounds like an Uptown Saturday Night To Me / Dustin Rowles It’s a new year, and as we continue to bring you exclusive reports from our inside source, The Hollywood Cog, and others, I think it’s important to reiterate that much of the news we break involves projects very early in development. In most cases, these projects haven’t been announced yet (which is why it’s an “exclusive”). However, you should take in-development projects with a grain of salt — not because these projects aren’t in development (if we report it, it most certainly is), but because we’re jumping the queue, so to speak. Some of these projects being developed might never make it to the big screen; some may not even make it to the announcement stage. We are often given information about whether a project is a priority for a studio or not, in which case there’s a much better chance that it will make it to the screen (and we generally limit our reports to priority projects or projects in regular development that gain significant traction). Non-priority projects may spend years in development hell before going inactive or finally finding some momentum. Moreover, as we wrote at length last month, just because an actor or a director is “attached” to a project does not mean that he or she will ultimately make the movie. Directors and talent can be replaced, dropped, or simply fall off at any point during the course of development. That said, we do aim to cover projects that either look promising or might be of interest to our readers. Moreover, in-development projects offer plenty of excuses for incredulity or, in the rare case, a small amount of hope that the project will eventually be made. Which brings me to the project in question, a remake of the 1974 film, Uptown Saturday Night, which originally starred Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier (it was also directed by Poitier). The fact that it might be remade might not come as too big a surprise — back in 2002, Will Smith’s production company, Overbrook Entertainment, purchased the remake rights to Uptown Saturday Night with the hope of putting together an all-star African-American version of Ocean’s 11. At the time, Smith had said he’s spoken to Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence about the possibility of starring. However, since 2002, the project has basically been inactive. There’s been no public movement on the project. That is, until the middle of December, when Warner Brothers and Overbrook not only put the project back in motion — by putting out a call for a rewrite on an original script from Mark and Robb Cullen (Cop Out) — but by also attaching a name that hadn’t been mentioned in relation to the project yet: Denzel Washington. Indeed, after The Hollywood Cog told me that Denzel and Will Smith were potentially starring in a remake of Uptown Saturday Night, I did a little diligence, and found this from an MTV interview back in June, which which seems to suggest that there’s more to this project that a couple of attached names burning up in development hell: MTV’s Josh Horowitz chatted up Denzel Washington recently, in support of his starring role in this week’s summer action remake “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.” When Josh asked Washington if there was a genre he’d never touched, he responded with the news that he’s working on some sort of comedy — maybe with an action bent — with Will Smith. Of course, even if An Uptown Saturday Night is now a priority for Warner Brothers, it’s still got to be something of a longshot, since both Denzel and Will Smith are already attached to three dozen projects between them and because they haven’t even found anyone to rewrite the script, although the fact that there’s already one script (in addition to the original script) suggests that it could be finished in a matter of weeks or months. Still, the idea of these two Hollywood powerhouses starring in a movie together is more than intriguing, all the more so because it’s a remake of a African-American classic. This is one of those projects that I’d actually like to see happen. For the unfamiliar, Uptown Saturday Night was a movie about two estranged friends, Steve Jackson (Smith) and Wardell Johnson (Washington), who meet up at a nightclub and get robbed of their wallets. The next morning they discover that one of their wallets contained a winning lottery ticket, and together they must recover their stolen property. James Lassiter is producing and, currently, David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) is attached to direct, although everything (or nothing) could change up and until the project is officially announced. http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/will-smith-and-denzel-washington-attached-to-uptown-saturday-night-remake.php

So if you die you get the recognition you deserve. Unfair I'd say. Anyways, for me 'Thriller' is the best music video ever, so I'm not surprised by this :clap:

More articles. Janet Hubert says "There will never be a reunion of the 'Fresh Prince.'" The Fresh Prince's Janet Hubert: Perfection is Not A Sitcom Mom In her alternately plaintive and scathing memoir, actress Janet Hubert, known as Vivian Banks on the popular 90's sitcom 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' strikes back at former colleagues whom she says denigrated her name and hurt her career. In 'Perfection Is Not A Sitcom Mom,' Hubert addresses her departure from the show in 1993 and the toll it took on her personal and emotional life. She talks exclusively to BV on Books about what motivated her to write the book and what she's up to today: Black Voices: What motivated you to write your memoir? Janet Hubert: I decided to publish my memoir because I saw this YouTube rant that Alfonso Ribeiro [Carlton] had done about me. He said I was crazy and that I was fired and that I was out of my mind. No one ever defends black women, so I had to do it myself. I wrote it for clarity, to clear my clear my name. I got tired of answering questions about why I left. I answer every single question. In the book, I also talk about how words can kill. You don't take someone's life and just step on it, and you don't take my family's name and destroy it. BV: What are the most surprising things readers will learn? JH: My departure was planned for a long time...There will never be a reunion of the 'Fresh Prince.' Will Smith and Alfonso destroyed a 20-year-career with untruths. I got slammed. Will apologized later in an 'Essence Magazine' article, but it still lingers. It's still there... BV: What have you been up to? JH: I live on the East Coast. I love the East Coast because there is energy, something else other than entertainment. On the West Coast, everyone is waiting to be discovered. I've been here now for 11 years. My son Elijah is 16. He'll be in college next year. I've created a children's book series called 'JG & the BC Kids.' It's about a little boy who solves a complicated mathematical equation that opens his imagination and out comes a teacher who takes him and his friends on an adventure. BV: What's next on the horizon? JH: I'm quite content. I'm getting my son off to college. I'm remarried and living peacefully. I've written a pilot for a dramady. I'm doing some pitches and I'm going to start [filming] soon... http://www.bvonbooks.com/2009/12/31/janet-hubert-book-perfection/

I wish you all a very happy new year! Hope all your dreams come true PEACE & LOVE!

Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Music Video, Directed by Spike Lee http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16252&count=0

Bad Boys 3. No doubt.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Michael Schumacher Returns to Formula One http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/sports/autoracing/24iht-PRIX.html

Just an article I wanted to share: ----- By Peter Mucha Inquirer Staff Writer "Who da man?" Will Smith asked a pummeled alien in 1996's Independence Day. For more than a decade, the Philly-born and -bred rapper-turned-actor has been "da man" in Hollywood. But not this year. And maybe not most of next year either. The Overbrook High grad hasn't had a leading role since Seven Pounds, released last December, and doesn't star in a film that has wrapped or started shooting, according to IMDP Pro. The absence is surprising, because, since 1995, when Bad Boys became Smith's first blockbuster, he's had at least one major movie every year - if you count 2000's The Legend of Bagger Vance as a major movie. From 2002's Men in Black II though last year's Hancock, Smith ran up an unparalleled streak of eight straight films that grossed more than $100 million domestically. So what's the hitch, and why no Hitch sequel? Smith hasn't clearly said, and messages left for representatives were not returned. Apparently, though, Smith has been shifting his attention to other roles - such as father, producer and agent of social change. "Will's kind of taken time off to be with his kids," Hancock director Peter Berg told Hitfix.com early this month. Time off from acting, that is. He certainly has been busy. Today, the trailer debuted for The Karate Kid, produced by Smith and starring his son Jaden with Jackie Chan. Expect it in theaters in June. Two weeks ago, Will and wife Jada Pinkett Smith made news interviewing President Obama after hosting the official Nobel Peace Prize concert. (Smith has said several times, by the way, he wants to play Obama in the eventual biopic, since they both have big ears.) The Smiths and Jay Z produced Fela!, a musical that debuted late last month about a Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer. In September, the Smiths opened a private school called New Village Academy, hoping to create "an ideal educational environment, where children could feel happy, positive and excited about learning." Before it opened, Smith found himself denying allegations it's a Scientology school, and that he's a Scientologist. When will the former Fresh Prince of Bel Air return to the big screen as a star? Early last month, reports claimed that Smith is planning to remake Flowers for Algernon, a sci-fi tale with social purpose about a mentally challenged man turned into a genius by medical experiments. It's the kind of role that might give Smith a shot at the best-actor Oscar he didn't win for Ali. The easy, greedy route to box-office gold seems obvious: Go straight to Sequel Land. But that may not be Smith's game plan, signs suggest. No sequel - or prequel (as rumored for I Am Legend) - seems to have an accepted script yet, reports suggest. When 2012 debuted recently, director Roland Emmerich talked of a followup to his Independence Day - and didn't mention Smith. Hancock 2 won't happen soon, because getting all the principles to agree is "like the Israeli peace process times a thousand," director Berg told Hitfix.com. Smith could return for Men in Black III, but with Josh Brolin as a new alien-dispatching agent, the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month. Other titles linked to Smith include It Takes a Thief, based on the Robert Wagner TV series; a counterfeiting thriller called Greenbacks; a horror flick called Monster Hunter; and My Wife Hates Your Wife, a comedy about friends who have to sneak to see each other. On the other hand, Smith supposedly declined to play Capt. Nemo in a Disney remake of 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea. With so many opportunities, clearly Smith could once again be "da man" - if he wants to be. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/80001552.html

Saw this the other day. It's a nice tribute.

Haha! Thanks 4 this!

Worldwide Release Dates http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/thekaratekid/international/

The trailer is just what I expected. I can't say I'm very excited about this movie. The fly scene is great though.

Merry Christmas Turn!

TMZ has confirmed with multiple sources that actress Brittany Murphy had died early Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. She was only 32-years-old. The Lost Angeles City Fire Department told the site that a 911 call was made at 8:00 am from the Los Angeles house of Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack. From there, the actress was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival. Murphy is known for such films as "Clueless," "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word." She also had lots of projects in the works, including "The Expendables." http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=16182&count=0 ----- Sad news. RIP Brittany

Well, too many innocent people were killed in Iraq because of that war. A war that could have been avoided. Excuse me if I don't see Bush as a hero. I guess it's just two different points of view.

When I say "answer" I mean the right solution to something. A violent act is never the right solution, but, sometimes, it's unavoidable. That doesn't mean I have to like it. For example, when you have to fight to defend your country from other attacks. The problem resides in the one who starts the violence. Bush was a liar.

George Bush started an unnecessary war in Iraq. He knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction. He wanted to invade Iraq even before he was elected. For me, he's a killer. And yes, I know Spain was one of the countries that supported that war. Justice system is f*cked up. Totally agree. But I still think that you can't take someone's life. Violence is never the answer. I was just saying that sometimes it's the only way, like, as Lerkot said, in self-defence cases.

Seems you had another great night, Brakes! :clap:

The death penalty is extreme, but, why does a murderer deserve to live when the victim cant? Look at what the punishment would be, life in prison. Not only do they get to keep their life, they also still get to see their family, both things the victim cant do. Prison these days, certainly in the UK, is like putting someone up in a slightly dirty hotel for the duration of their punishment. Take Saddam Hussein as an example, all the lives he ruined, all the people he killed, why does he deserve to keep his life? He deserved to be hanging from the rafters. I'm not condoning violence as a whole, but in certain circumstances, for me at least, it is the only way to bring justice to a crime, in extreme cases. Okay, I agree with what you guys are saying about Saddam Hussein. What about George Bush? Why does he deserve to live? In my opinion, he's as guilty as Hussein. He just happened to be the President of the most powerful country in the world. Justice should be applied fairly to everyone, but, as I said before, I don't think the death penalty is the solution. You're doing exactly what the murderer did. You're taking someone's life. Not to mention the amount of innocent people that have been executed. Or the people that have been executed with no real proof of their crimes. Take Todd Willingham's story as an example. Read this article: http://socialistworker.org/2006-1/588/588_12_Texas.shtml Or watch these videos: When I'm talking about someone's life, I don't give a damn about money.

IMO, it's a shame to fight violence with violence. But I guess sometimes it's the only way. I don't know if it every is... self-defence is one thing but other than that, I don't know. Exactly, that's why I'll never support things like the death penalty.

This afterparty video is a little bit longer than the one we've already seen. See [7:27 - 8:10] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXWGyDFAkUU