Wow, a good day for Allhiphop news…
Allhiphop reports that Will Smith is set to star in a Steven Spielberg directed remake of Oldboy, while his son will star in a remake of the Karate Kid. Oh, those Smith’s and their affinity for remakes of martial arts movies. By the way, is that “the thing now? We already have the Last Dragon getting remade, are we going to see a trend of classic martial arts movies remade starring African-American actors? Will Terrence Dashon Howard take over for Jean Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport? Or how about Sinbad and Nick Cannon in a remake of Sidekicks?
Haha!
I loved both the original Karate Kid and Oldboy. I watched The Karate Kid and its sequels (well, minus the one with Hillary Swank) so many times as a youth that I was able to quote EVERY SINGLE WORD from the movie at one point. I can thank a large part of that to my brother Chris. I even geeked out when I saw this music video featuring the old cast (sans Pat Morita R.I.P.) reprising their roles. As a disclaimer, the actual song in that video is terrible.
Oldboy was a netflix rental a couple of years ago that I enjoyed. I wasn’t particularly happy with the literally incestuous ending, but it was an entertaining movie nonetheless. I haven’t had the opportunity to catch any of the sequels, are they any good?
With that said, I am cautiously optimistic about movies. I don’t know anything about Will’s son, but I do know that while Will Smith is an actor with a very very limited range of emotions, he does pick great movies to star in. I loved I Am Legend and Hitch, and I don’t think Oldboy will require too much of a challenge for him acting wise.
What’s next? Jada Pinkett-Smith starring in a remake of Wing Chun?
