“Karate Kid” Remake Starts Shooting

I am late to the party on this one, but The Karate Kid remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith has started shooting.

Ummmm.... what? Jackie Chan is a goofball, Jaden Smith is 11, they are calling it Kung Fu Kid for some stupid reason (at least according to the article linked to above), and the director is responsible for crap like One Night at McCool's. This doesn't add up. At last check, The Karate Kid was a commercial successful ($90,815,558), Oscar nominated (Pat Morita, Best Supporting Actor, 1984) classic that spawned a 4 film franchise. Doesn't it deserve a little more respect than a name change and a shitty director?

I am not thrilled.