Have you ever had one of those moments where you stumble across a piece of news and just can’t believe it’s real? Here’s mine for the day: The Associated Press is reporting that production has started – in Beijing! – on a remake of The Karate Kid, starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son Jaden in the roles originated by Noriyuki “Pat” Morita and Ralph Macchio.
The new film will be called Kung-Fu Kid, which seems kind of counter-intuitive to me but probably makes more sense for international distribution.
But I digress. Someone is remaking The Karate Kid. With Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi. Seriously, isn’t that the sort of thing you’d expect to see as a passing gag on The Simpsons instead of actually happening in the real world?[rssbreak]