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

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:41 +0000

Columbia Pictures began developing a sequel to The Karate Kid mere days after the 2010 remake opened to an unexpected $55.6 million during its debut weekend. The studio hired on screenwriting duo Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (who penned the screen stories for Kung Fu Panda and Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood) just a few months later, but we’ve heard little else about the project over the 17 months that’ve passed since then.

That doesn’t mean the sequel is in any kind of trouble, of course. Case in point: another writer has been brought onboard, with (most likely) the intent of getting The Karate Kid 2 (not the official title) ready to begin shooting before 2012 draws to a close.

Variety says that Zak Penn has been tapped to pen the Karate Kid sequel ...

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2011 People’s Choice Awards Winners

Anthony Ocasio — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:45:07 +0000

For 37 years, the People’s Choice Awards has been celebrating the fan favorites in film, television and music. In preparation for tonight’s awards ceremony, over 35 million votes were cast by the American public in hopes that their favorite film, television series, actor or musician will take home this coveted award.

For the second year in a row, the multifaceted Queen Latifah will be serving as host of this fanatical gala. With over 43 separate categories having to fit within the given timeslot, something tells me that Queen Latifah is going to be forced to move things along at a swift pace in order to fit each category within the 2-hour time-limit.

Fortunately, no matter what happens, Screen Rant will here with as many of our writers as possible to participate in a live chat of the People’s ...

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2011 Razzies Shortlist: The Worst Films and Performances of 2010

Paul Young — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:35:19 +0000

As the ball dropped in Times Square and people everywhere sang inebriated versions of “Auld Lang Syne”, it marked the end of a lukewarm movie year. With 557 movies released in 2010, some of them were truly good and others were excruciatingly bad. People could argue all day about what makes a movie truly bad, but thankfully we have the 31^st annual Golden Raspberry Awards to help us sort the chaff from the wheat.

Although the official list of nominees won’t release until January 24^th, the L.A. Times Award Tracker blog has released the shortlist of nominees for the coveted “Razzie” or Golden Raspberry Award.

The categories this year are pretty much the same as last year – Worst Screenplay, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor/Actress, Worst Actor/Actress, ...

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Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech & More Ineligible For WGA Screenplay Awards

Ross Miller — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:39:08 +0000

When awards season rolls around every year there always seems to be a group of films that are tapped to pick up their share of the major awards. 2010 is no exception and this year the likes of Toy Story 3, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network, Black Swan and The Fighter are among those which have won awards already and look likely to pick up some Oscars as well.

However, when it comes to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), there are rules which often prohibit certain awards favorites from winning in some of the big categories offered by awards ceremonies.

Following the Oscars deeming the scores for Black Swan, True Grit and The Fighter ineligible for ...

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DVD/Blu-ray Breakdown: October 5th, 2010

Mike Eisenberg — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:09:33 +0000

It is another huge week for home video. Almost a dozen DVD and Blu-ray releases are worth your attention, ranging from classic films to remakes of classic films.

It seems every genre is represented this week, from film Noir to grindhouse double features. There are kids kicking butt and kids turning their heads all the way around. Max is mad and beauty falls in love with a beast.

All puns aside, this week is one of the best in terms of sheer volume and should give you no reason to leave your collection alone. There is something for everybody.

The following releases can be found on DVD and Blu-ray.

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The Karate Kid – The announcement of a Karate ...

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‘Kung Fu Panda’ Writers Scripting ‘Karate Kid 2′

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:34:14 +0000

The Jaden Smith-starring remake of The Karate Kid had a production budget of $40 million and grossed around $300 million in theaters this summer – naturally, The Karate Kid 2 is already on its way.

Columbia Pictures began the search for writers to develop the concept for a Karate Kid sequel right after the film opened big back in June. Their search is now officially over – screenwriters Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris have officially been hired to pen the script for The Karate Kid 2.

Reiff and Voris are both credited for concocting the screen story for Kung Fu Panda, Dreamwork’s hit 2008 animated feature. The pair previously collaborated on a screenplay titled Nottingham, which was a revision of the Robin Hood legend and the basis for director Ridley Scott’s Robin ...

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Movie News Wrap Up: July 5, 2010

Niall Browne — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:24:17 +0000

Box Office

It wasn’t surprising that the Twilight Saga: Eclipse er…. eclipsed every other film at the box office over the fourth of July weekend. The vampire film banked a mighty $161 million since it opened last week. With a budget of under $70 million this is yet another profitable film in Summit’s mighty franchise. The film has now grossed over $260 million worldwide – how much of this was due to Taylor Lautner’s six pack or Robert Pattinson’s hair? You tell me?

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M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender was second. The cartoon adaptation has been a surprise success and has now scored just under $60 million since its debut.

Toy Story 3 dipped to third with an estimated $30 million over the three-day weekend. The film should cross $300 million any ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 20, 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:49:05 +0000

This week:

Toy Story shows Jonah Hex that making money at the box office isn’t child’s play; Miley Cyrus decides to Wake; Louis Leterrier loses Gravity; Robert Downey Jr. is the new Steve McQueen in Yucatan; Sam Worthington and McG Mean War and lots more.

Box Office

Toy Story 3 did the massive business that everybody anticipated. The second animated sequel in the fifteen year old franchise should score a massive $111 million over the weekend. The Disney/Pixar film has the added bonus of showing on 3D screens, but it should also enjoy strong legs and play quite well into the summer.

The Karate Kid is kicking serious butt at the box office. The Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan film should have a weekend take of just under $29 million. By the time alarm clocks go ...

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‘Karate Kid 2′ In The Works

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:41:40 +0000

Jaden Smith demonstrated that his dad isn’t the only member of the family who can headline a hit movie; young Smith’s leading man boy debut, The Karate Kid, took the box office crown this past weekend – so, this being Hollywood, a sequel is already being developed.

Officials over at Sony’s Columbia Pictures are already holding meeting with screenwriters who will pitch fresh ideas about what a sequel to The Karate Kid might encompass. There’s no word yet as to whether any of the main players from the first film – Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson – are signed on for another installment, but their involvement seems all but a given.

Whether Karate Kid screenwriter Christopher Murphey will return to pen the sequel is also uncertain at this point. However, ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 13, 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:09:08 +0000

This week:

The A-Team is defeated by a 12 year old Karate Kid; Angelina Jolie has Cleopatra comin’ atcha; Cleveland gets renewed; there’s trouble on the high seas as Battleship makes way for Men In Black; Ian McKellen talks The Hobbit casting; DreamWorks makes an international heist; True Blood star Stephen Moyer sees Double and moves to The Big Valley, Garner and Nolte know Arthur and lots more.

Box Office

It was expected to be a close battle between The Karate Kid and The A-Team over the weekend. Both were modern interpretations of fondly remembered 80s pop culture, but it wasn’t a close call after all. The Karate Kid kicked The A-Team’s butt.

The Karate Kid, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, bagged the top spot with a mighty $57 million debut. The Will Smith produced film (he’s Jaden’s dad) should prove to be very profitable – considering that ...

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The Karate Kid Review

Vic Holtreman — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:21:50 +0000

Screen Rant’s Vic Holtreman reviews The Karate Kid

What’s going on here? Two movies released in one weekend that are remakes of beloved source material from the 80s (there’s this and The A-Team)? Well The A-Team passed the test and now it’s time to see whether this reincarnation of the original Karate Kid which starred Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita way back in 1984 measures up.

With this film we’ve had yet another case of “don’t ruin my childhood” screams from denizens of the internet. While like many of you, I have my favorites that I believe should NEVER be touched in an attempt to milk some cash from a familiar name (please, God, don’t let that Casablanca remake on the ...

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The Karate Kid Trailer #4

Ross Miller — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:50:16 +0000

With just a few days to go before the release of the remake The Kung Fu… err, I mean The Karate Kid, Sony has debuted a fourth theatrical trailer for the movie over at MySpace. But we have it here for you guys to check out.

This modern-day version of The Karate Kid follows a boy who moves from urban America to China with his mother. Once there, he starts getting bullied and in order to defend himself begins learning Kung Fu from maintenance man and secret Kung Fu master, Mr. Han.

The film stars Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son) as the titular kid, Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as his mother and Jackie Chan as Mr. Han (a.k.a. the new Mr. Miyagi).

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New Clips From The Karate Kid

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:50:28 +0000

Sony Pictures will release its remake of the 1980s classic The Karate Kid in just over two weeks and we have three new clips from the film for those yearning to see Jaden “Son of Will” Smith and Jackie “I can still kick butt” Chan in action as this generation’s Ralph Macchio/Pat Morita.

In a plot very similar to the original, the remake of The Karate Kid focuses on a young teenager named Dre (Smith) who is tormented by bullies and trained in the martial arts after he and his mother (Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson) move to a new country. Fortunately Mr. Han (Chan), the local janitorial worker at the pair’s apartment complex, is secretly a master of martial arts and agrees to educate the troubled young Dre in the ways of self-defense and ...

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The Ultimate 2010 Summer Movie Trailer

Paul Young — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:40:47 +0000

Summer 2010 should be a fantastic time for films fans. Animation, action, suspense, comedy, thrillers and some films with combinations of the above genres means there is going to be something out there for everyone.

New Screen Rant scribe Mike Eisenberg has a great talent for video editing as well as writing, and we’re fortunate enough to have him on our team to bring you videos like the one below. This weekend he took his skills and applied them to making The Ultimate 2010 Summer Movie Trailer by taking all of the most popular upcoming films and mashing them together to make one fantastically awesome movie trailer.

But first, if you’re curious about what this summer’s line up looks like then be sure to check out our ...

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Screen Rant’s 2010 Summer Movie Preview

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:00:27 +0000

[Update: We now have our own mashup trailer for the 2010 Summer Movies!]

Congratulations! You have officially made it through the droll winter season and the spring weather tantrums and are now on the brink of that most wonderful time of the year: When the weather outside is so gorgeous we just have to flock to the dark indoors to catch some of the biggest spectacles that Hollywood can put up on the screen.

If you’re hopping up and down in anticipation of movies like Iron Man 2, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, the animated showdown between Dreamworks’ Shrek Forever After and Pixar’s Toy Story 3 – and for the ladies, a second helping of Sex In The City or an obscure little film called ...

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4 Reasons Why ‘The Karate Kid’ Is A Worthy Remake

Paul Young — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:34:30 +0000

Before all of The Karate Kid remake haters swarm this post and spam it full of negativity and seething rage, I’d like you to take to the time to read what I have to say and what the video below explains.

Never in my illustrious 11-month movie news career have I witnessed so much misplaced malevolence aimed at one film. A few months back, when The Karate Kid teaser trailer dropped , our comment section was filled with people bemoaning everything from “Jaden Smith can’t act” and “Jaden Smith is too young” to “This is China not Japan so it can’t be called Karate Kid”. A couple of misguided souls even took umbrage with Smith’s race (although those types of ridiculous comments serve no purpose and should be ignored ...

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The Karate Kid Trailer #3

Ross Miller — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:53:09 +0000

When they announced they were remaking the (classic movie?) The Karate Kid I was, like most of you (I presume), really quite annoyed. Again Hollywood was looking backwards instead of looking forwards and remaking something from decades ago, trying to modernize it for today’s audience.

The first trailer for The Karate Kid didn’t impress me (the hip-hop music thrown in there I particularly hated) and even though the international trailer was an improvement, it still didn’t make me excited for the movie. Sadly, this third theatrical trailer doesn’t place it on my most anticipated list, but I have to say it’s a vast improvement over the previous trailers.

Check out the new Karate Kid trailer below, thanks to Yahoo:

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

Niall Browne — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:49:13 +0000

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?

So says star and Kung Fu…I mean Karate…er… I mean…oh… movie star Jackie Chan.

According to MTV via jadensmith.org via our reader Jon, Chan gave away some details on the title change when he was at the People Choice Awards. Chan is quoted as saying the following:

“We just finished the movie, Karate Kid. Um, the Kung Fu Kid. I don’t know. 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.”

Chan went on to explain:

“It’s a totally different story; a totally different story. I was in China, Jaden was all the way from ...

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The Karate Kid Remake Scores High with Test Audiences

Paul Young — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:51:36 +0000

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 remakes as much as the next guy, but since I don’t have a say in whether they get made or not, I figure I might as well try to enjoy them. When the announcement from Sony came in 2008 that they would be remaking The Karate Kid and calling it The Kung Fu Kid, I wasn’t too keen on the idea.

Then came the announcement about who would be starring in the film, Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, and I let out an audible groan. Not because of Chan – I’m a huge fan and have seen just about everything he has done (including his recent film, ...

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The Karate Kid International Trailer

Paul Young — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:41:52 +0000

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 Stein movie was being made, those would be the top contenders. Heck! I was thinking Legion might even draw the ire of the religious sector for pitting angels and man against God using man-made technology.

However, I was WAY off. If our comment boards are any indication, the movie that will draw the most fire is going to be the Karate Kid remake.

Starring Jaden Smith (Pursuit of Happyness) in the titular role as Dre Parker, the Karate Kid story follows Dre as he and his mom move to China from America in hopes of starting a new life. Dre finds himself completely out of his ...

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