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‘Incredible Hulk’ Writer Hired For ‘Karate Kid’ Sequel

Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk) has been hired on to script a followup to the 2010 remake of ‘The Karate Kid’, with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan expected to return.

by Sandy Schaefer | Feb 8, 201211 Comments
2011 People’s Choice Awards Winners

Check out the full list of winners at the 2011 ‘People’s Choice Awards’ – Some of them may surprise you.

by Anthony Ocasio | Jan 5, 20117 Comments
2011 Razzies Shortlist: The Worst Films and Performances of 2010

The shortlist of nominees for the 2011 Golden Raspberry Award has been released and a new category has been added – Worst Eye-gouging Misuse of 3D.

by Paul Young | Jan 5, 201166 Comments
Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech & More Ineligible For WGA Screenplay Awards

Top movie awards contenders like ‘Toy Story 3′ and ‘The King’s Speech’ have been deemed ineligible for the Best Screenplay categories at The Writers Guild of America awards.

by Ross Miller | Dec 29, 20108 Comments
DVD/Blu-ray Breakdown: October 5th, 2010

This week’s DVD and Blu-ray release reach almost a dozen in numbers. Multiple genres are accounted for and there is something for everybody to rent or own.

by Mike Eisenberg | Oct 5, 201023 Comments
‘Kung Fu Panda’ Writers Scripting ‘Karate Kid 2′

Two of the screenwriters that worked on Kung Fu Panda have been hired to pen The Karate Kid sequel.

by Sandy Schaefer | Aug 27, 201017 Comments
Movie News Wrap Up: July 5, 2010

Twilight: Eclipse hits the number one spot; Gilliam’s Quixote gets a 21st Century make-over; Sam Worthington is Damaged; a Mad Men woman plays Cowboys and Aliens; there’s a new Fall Guy and lots more!

by Niall Browne | Jul 5, 20104 Comments
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 20, 2010

Here’s our weekend box office report and various movie news tidbits we may have missed during the week.

by Niall Browne | Jun 20, 201019 Comments
‘Karate Kid 2′ In The Works

Columbia Picture executives have already begun to develop the concept for a Karate Kid sequel. But do we need another chapter?

by Sandy Schaefer | Jun 16, 201029 Comments
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 13, 2010

Here’s our weekend box office report and various movie news tidbits we may have missed during the week.

by Niall Browne | Jun 13, 201024 Comments
The Karate Kid Review

Does this remake of The Karate Kid’ soil the memory of the original? Or is it a fitting homage updated for today’s audiences? Find out here…

by Vic Holtreman | Jun 11, 2010104 Comments
The Karate Kid Trailer #4

A fourth trailer has been released for the upcoming The Karate Kid remake, starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son, Jaden.

by Ross Miller | Jun 8, 201012 Comments
New Clips From The Karate Kid

Quirky old mentor antics, training montages, and fly killings abound in the new collection of clips from the Karate Kid remake.

by Sandy Schaefer | May 26, 20107 Comments
The Ultimate 2010 Summer Movie Trailer

Here’s Screen Rant’s exclusive Summer movie trailer mash-up, combining two dozen of the major movies being released for the Summer 2010 movie season.

by Paul Young | Apr 27, 201018 Comments
Screen Rant’s 2010 Summer Movie Preview

Wondering when your favorite 2010 summer movies are opening? Check out our preview – complete with release dates of 30 big summer movies.

by Kofi Outlaw | Apr 22, 201045 Comments
4 Reasons Why ‘The Karate Kid’ Is A Worthy Remake

With all the animosity directed towards The Karate Kid remake, we examine why the hostility may be misguided and why the remake could stand on its own merit.

by Paul Young | Apr 1, 201048 Comments
The Karate Kid Trailer #3

A third theatrical trailer for the upcoming remake of The Karate Kid, starring Jaden Smith (son of Will), Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson.

by Ross Miller | Feb 24, 201026 Comments
Is ‘The Karate Kid’ Going Back to ‘The Kung Fu Kid?’

First it was The Karate Kid, then it was The Kung Fu Kid, then it was back to The Karate Kid. However, is it about …

by Niall Browne | Jan 26, 201019 Comments
The Karate Kid Remake Scores High with Test Audiences

I am still befuddled( I love that word) by the sheer amount of loathing directed at Sony’s remake of the 1984 Karate Kid film starring …

by Paul Young | Jan 19, 201022 Comments
The Karate Kid International Trailer

If someone had asked me which movie I thought was going to stir the most controversy this year, I would have guessed that if a …

by Paul Young | Jan 7, 201052 Comments
The Karate Kid Remake Trailer

Following some first official images, Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for The Karate Kid (formerly titled The Kung Fu Kid), the remake of …

by Ross Miller | Dec 22, 2009201 Comments
Four Images from Karate Kid Remake

Sony has released the first official images of The Karate Kid remake (formerly known as The Kung-Fu Kid). The images, which come to us courtesy …

by Rob Frappier | Dec 2, 200943 Comments
Poster Friday: Toy Story 3, Saw VI, A Christmas Carol & Many More!

Happy Friday everyone! Today we’ve again gathered the latest posters to come out for this week’s poster round-up.
Screen Rant’s wall this week now includes one-sheets …

by Rob Keyes | Sep 18, 200911 Comments
Shooting Begins On Officially Retitled ‘Kung Fu Kid’

A remake of the classic ’80s movie, The Karate Kid, is something that, when announced, was met with the same groans and “Please no!” responses …

by Ross Miller | Jul 14, 200913 Comments
‘Pursuit of Happyness’ Writer Working On ‘Karate Kid’ Rewrites

When Screen Rant first reported that Columbia was remaking The Karate Kid, fan reaction was decidedly negative. Many people asked: Why? Why remake a film …

by Rob Frappier | Jun 16, 200910 Comments
Karate Kid Remake Plot Details Revealed

Just one of the many remakes in the works is of the classic 1980′s movie The Karate Kid, reportedly renamed the Kung Fu Kid (urgh….). Will …

by Ross Miller | May 6, 200926 Comments
‘The Karate Kid’ Remake Retitled ‘The Kung Fu Kid’

The trend of messing with our childhoods just seems to keep steam rolling on, no matter how much complaining fans do. One of the latest is a remake …

by Ross Miller | Mar 30, 200962 Comments
Jackie Chan IS Mr. Miyagi: Please, No…

I realize there’s been this whole resurgence of 80s nostalgia going on lately (what with properties like Transformers and G.I. Joe becoming major film franchises …

by Jamie Williams | Jan 13, 200938 Comments
Jaden Smith Is The New Karate Kid

Columbia Pictures has decided to set out to destroy another classic.
They plan to remake the 1984 hit The Karate Kid, and want Jaden Smith to …

by Carl Lee | Nov 11, 200821 Comments