Last month, Screen Gems decided it didn't want to bother with Mortal Instruments, the adaptation of the first novel in Cassandra Clare‘s young adult fantasy series, after all. At the time, Scott Stewart (Legion) was attached to direct with Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower as possible stars. Now the film is back on, thanks…
Read MoreYesterday Russ wrote about how the box office performance of The Karate Kid would probably lead to a sequel, with a comment from director Harold Zwart saying that ideas have been discussed. Now Deadline has confirmed our suspicions -- Columbia Pictures executives are meeting with screenwriters to pitch their ideas on a sequel. It seems…
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The Karate Kid easily owned the weekend box office in its debut outing, thrashing The A-Team by a margin of two dollars earned for every one taken by Joe Carnahan's TV revival. With Will Smith's son Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan earning $56m, well surpassing expectations, do you think there will be a sequel? In…
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Harold Zwart's The Karate Kid hits theaters today and based on the lively reaction of my screening audience, I'm guessing it's going to be a huge crowd-pleaser this weekend. But is the film any good? Hit the jump for some of my brief thoughts and feel free to leave your own in the comments below.…
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In November it was confirmed that Will Smith's son Jaden Smith had been cast in a "refashioned" remake of the 1980's classic The Karate Kid. Set in the "exotic locale" of Beijing, Chris Murphy's screenplay is said to "borrow elements" from the original film, and is not a strict remake.If you didn't think the idea…
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