Black belt jonesing: American martial arts culture's roots in the black community

[XemaSab]

For fans of the 1984 Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio blockbuster "The Karate Kid," the spy photos that leaked out of China last month were like a crane-kick to the heart.

The half-dozen blurry pics, snapped from the forest surrounding Hubei Province's Wu Tang Mountain, showed for the first time Jaden Smith, the young martial-arts loving son of box-office superstar Will Smith, in his role as "Dre," the protagonist of the film's forthcoming remake -- due in theaters next June. (Meanwhile, action icon Jackie Chan is waxing on as the story's wise but reluctant master.)

Online commenters were outraged by the images: Andrew Mack of the genre film fansite Twitch even linked to the shots with the headline "Hey Look! It's Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith Trouncing on My Childhood!" After all, they visually confirmed what fans had been hearing since September 2007 -- that their beloved martial-arts melodramedy was being "updated" for the 21st century with a wildly different script and cast.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/10/28/apop102809.DTL#ixzz0VHdIKjIE

[bridgit]

1. most def - Oso Tayari Casel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2mmIpMr4-U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izJ4X-cJLHw&feature=PlayList&p=CC106E9C7C98217F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

[XemaSab]

3. Thanks for the links

:D

[bridgit]

4. cool huh, the one with the interview was sticky for me hope it came down good for you

:)

[frylock]

2. they're doing a remake of the karate kid?!

serial wtf?! Is there nobody in hollywood with an original fuggin idea in their head?

[anonymous171]

5. Awesome article.

:kick: