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Zak Penn Tapped to Write Karate Kid Sequel

Zak Penn, the writer behind The Incredible Hulk and X-Men: The Last Stand, has been tapped by Columbia Pictures to write the sequel to 2010’s surprisingly successful The Karate Kid, Variety reports.   read more

20 Paste-Approved Actors Age 20 and Under

Being successful in the acting world—especially in big-budget films and TV shows—is no easy feat, and actors have to pay their dues. But who’s to say that process can’t start when the actor is not even old enough to drive a car? There have been Oscar-winning performances from children who are barely in the double-digit age range, and there’s a whole new crop of talented young actors showing up in TV shows and movies, and they’re often placed in the starring role. So, Paste gathered this list 20 actors age 20 and under who we think will be gracing television...  read more

Watch the Trailer for Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith's Karate Kid Reboot

So, technically, in this remake of the 1984 classic, Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han teaches 12-year-old Dre (played by Will Smith’s son, Jaden) kung fu and not karate. We can sort of forgive the factual inaccuracy since the new version will bring the film’s uplifting, if wholly unrealistic, message to a whole new generation of youngsters. Taraji P. Henson also stars as Dre’s mom. The Karate Kid hits theaters June 11. Thanks to Vulture for the tip on this trailer, which you can watch below:...  read more

Jackie Chan to play Mr. Miyagi in new Karate Kid

By now, we’ve all developed some fairly thick skin when it comes to big-name remakes, but some of them still seem doomed from the moment they’re conceived. Bat a weary eye toward the new version of The Karate Kid, now in development, which has already earned righteous accusations of nepotism because Jaden Smith, pint-sized scion of Will Smith, landed the lead role. ...  read more

Inexplicable Karate Kid remake to feature Will Smith's son

Some things date a movie horribly: rear projection, clearly hand-drawn animation for special effects, Shelley Duvall in a starring role, etc. But there are some films that contain none of these elements but are still, in and of themselves, a piece of pop-culture ephemera from another time and place. This is where Karate Kid firmly lands. Its premise is ridiculous, and pretty much everything about the film seems to exist more for the pleasure of lousy VH1 Remember the __s programs than as an actual attempt at making a movie. That being said, it sure is a fun and quotable...  read more