Could it be. Might Jackie Chan be a new incarnation of Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid remake scheduled to shoot soon? According to THR it’s a possibility:
Jackie Chan could soon be mentoring a karate kid.
The Hong Kong martial-arts star is in negotiations to star in Columbia’s remake of “The Karate Kid.” He would take on the role of mentor Mr. Miyagi that Pat Morita made famous in the original franchise.
The studio also has signed on Harald Zwart to helm the picture, which potentially will start shooting this year in Beijing.
Jaden Smith is set to star as the boy Chan’s character will mentor. Like the original, which starred Morita and Ralph Macchio, the movie will examine the relationship between an older martial-arts expert and a young boy who is picked on by bullies.[source]
Pat Morita, a.k.a. Arnold from Happy Days, originally played the iconic character in the 1984 film Karate Kid and two subsequent sequels. I’m not sure how Jackie Chan is going to work though as he happens to be a Kung Fu practitioner and Chinese, whereas Karate is a Japanese institution. I’m sure those facts will either be explained away lamely or not addressed at all.
This one is a car crash you see coming even before you leave the house.
It will be a blockbuster for sure. Sigh.
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