Jackie Chan is Mr. Miyagi???

I heard on the radio this morning that Jackie Chan is in negotiations to play Mr. Miyagi in a Karate Kid remake.

Asian remakes are on fire right now! (Or those with Asians in it).

That said, I wonder if they'll change the name of Mr. Miyagi, because obviously Mr. Miygai is a Japanese name and Jackie Chan is clearly not Japanese. According to reports the filming will take place in Beijing and the U.S.

All said and done, I think Chan is a solid candidate for this remake. He can add a humour and likability that the original Miyagi played by Pat Morita also had.

(Pat Morita and I in Hawaii - 2002)

I loved Karate Kid back then and with Chan playing the mentor role of "Miyagi" or by another name now, I'm sure I'll like it.

I also heard that Will Smith's 10 year old son Jaden Smith will be playing the lead role that Ralph Macchio played of "Daniel San." Seriously, the kid is cute as heck but I'm curious to see what they are going to do.



Incidentally Smith's Production company, Overbrook is also producing the film. Not that I'm sure that has nothing to do with Jaden getting the lead role, even if he does seem a little young for it. ;) ;)