Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith have begun filming the remake of the 1984 hit “The Karate Kid.” Filming kicked off over the weekend in Beijing, China according to Variety.
Jackie Chan will play the wise kung-fu master, a role originated by the late Pat Morita, in the film while his student in “Kung Fu Kid” will be played by Jaden Smith, the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Jaden Smith has starred in such films as “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
“Kung Fu Kid”, being produced by Will Smith and is being directed by Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2). The remake is currently slated for a June 2010 release.
Shooting will last three months and the film will be set in modern-day Beijing.
Heavy metal is alive and well in America and that is something that we can really get behind at Icon Vs. Icon! A new project, KOBRA KAI, has assembled to spread the word and breath new life into the metal of the ’80s.
The band consists of Matt Bachand and Jon Donais of Shadows Fall, Frank Aresti of Fates Warning, Mike Bartlett (ex-All That Remains), and Marc Lopes of Dark Day Sunday.
The mission is simple: ’80s metal covers done the way the way a metal show truly was back then — a party! The group says, “The way we see it, our time would usually consist of heading out to a bar, checking out a band and having many, many, many drinks… So why not get on stage and have a good time as well?! And you are not going to see the typical ’80s cover-band bullshit. Just kick-ass, drunken ’80s metal madness!
“A few rare opportunities have come to light and we thought we would share them with you. Come on down and rock out to some 80’s metal covers with us!
• Saturday, April 11th at The Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY with SHADOWS FALL (This should be interesting to see if Matt and Jon get too drunk before the Shadows Fall set to function properly!)
• Thursday, April 16th at The Palladium – Worcester, MA with ANVIL, HOTBLACK and 2 feature films. (This is the new England Metal And Hardcore fest pre-party so get your asses down there! Check out www.metalandhardcorefestival.com for more info.)
• Saturday, April 25th at City Sports – Northampton, MA with OUTFALL and Dark Day Sunday (This will be your usual beer soaked disaster.)
• Friday, May 8th at Maximum Capacity – Chicopee, MA with LINKIN PARK (Yep, we will be hammered)
More Kobra Kai dates are coming soon throughout the summer. Stay tuned to myspace.com/kobrakaikills.
Or book us yourself at your venue, basement, backyard bbq, or illegal cock fighting operation by contacting road to rehab management at… kobrakaikills@yahoo.com.”
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith have begun filming the remake of the 1984 hit “The Karate Kid.” Filming kicked off over the weekend in Beijing, China according to Variety.
