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The Karate Kid Trailer #3

Written on February 24th, 2010 by Ross Miller 
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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.…

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Is ‘The Karate Kid’ Going Back to ‘The Kung Fu Kid?’

Written on January 26th, 2010 by Niall Browne 
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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 to be renamed The Kung Fu Kid…again?…

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The Karate Kid Remake Scores High with Test Audiences

Written on January 19th, 2010 by Paul Young 
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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 Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. I hate…

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The Karate Kid International Trailer

Written on January 7th, 2010 by Paul Young 
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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 new Michael Moore, Oliver Stone or Ben…

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The Karate Kid Remake Trailer

Written on December 22nd, 2009 by Ross Miller 
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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 the classic ’80s movie. The film stars…

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Four Images from Karate Kid Remake

Written on December 2nd, 2009 by Rob Frappier 
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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 of /Film, show Jaden Smith’s character, Dre,…

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Poster Friday: Toy Story 3, Saw VI, A Christmas Carol & Many More!

Written on September 18th, 2009 by Rob Keyes 
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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 for Toy Story 3, Saw VI,…

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Shooting Begins On Officially Retitled ‘Kung Fu Kid’

Written on July 14th, 2009 by Ross Miller 
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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 (from most folks out there) similar to…

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‘Pursuit of Happyness’ Writer Working On ‘Karate Kid’ Rewrites

Written on June 16th, 2009 by Rob Frappier 
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‘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 that many consider a modern classic? If you are going to remake a well-known film, why change it’s title to The Kung Fu Kid? Our subsequent coverage did little to mitigate these concerns. …

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Karate Kid Remake Plot Details Revealed

Written on May 6th, 2009 by Ross Miller 
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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 Smith’s son Jaden has already been announced…

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‘The Karate Kid’ Remake Retitled ‘The Kung Fu Kid’

Written on March 30th, 2009 by Ross Miller 
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‘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 of the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid.…

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Jackie Chan IS Mr. Miyagi: Please, No…

Written on January 13th, 2009 by Jamie Williams 
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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 and a possible resurrection of Ghostbusters to name…

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Jaden Smith Is The New Karate Kid

Written on November 11th, 2008 by Carl Lee 
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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 star as the new Daniel-san. That’s right, Jaden Smith, the 10-year-old son daddy Will Smith keeps forcing onto us. …

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