Jackie Chan Will Play Mr. Miyagi in New Karate Kid

According to EW, Jackie Chan will play Mr. Miyagi in a remake of The Karate Kid by Sony Pictures. He will serve as the mentor to 10 year old Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The movie will film entirely in China.

Another Karate Kid is sure to spark some curiosity, and it will be interesting to see the spin that Chan puts on the old Pat Morita character. On the other hand, it sure will be hard for this film to live up to the old one. In other words, there's a distinct possibility that the new version of this film might be another one of those 'wish they hadn't made it' remakes.

Kind of like Planet of the Apes, you know? So it's wait and see time for Karate Kid fans.