Since news on X-Men: First Class has been scarce as of late, it’s about time that something about the film was made known. Well, that time has certainly paid off: we have three casting updates
In a colossal debut, ’80s remake The Karate Kid roughed the box office into submission debuting to $55.7 million over three days besting even the most bullish predictions.
Sporting a beefy $15,197 per theater average, the tale of a bullied twelve-year-old American in China who learns Kung Fu from an old master, may have followed a time-tested plot but struck a chord both with young audiences and nostalgic adults.
Two new names have been added to the shortlist for Sony/Columbia’s high-school focused reboot of the Spider-Man franchise: Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson and Anton Yelchin
Academy Award-nominated director/screenwriter Tony Gilroy has been hired to write a screenplay for a fourth film in the Bourne franchise.According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, he film is set to be titled The Bourne Legacy. Although the fourth novel in the series is also titled The Bourne Legacy, this film will not be based on that book. Rather, it will be an entirely new story based on Robert Ludlum’s super spy Jason Bourne.
When it comes to adaptations, sometimes you pity the fool who knows the source material too well. I knew nothing about The A-Team outside of premise and having been thoroughly entertained by it, I applaud my own ignorance as it may well have been the difference-maker. Joe Carnahan’s movie version of the ’80s television classic aims to not merely challenge the bar for inventive sequences that end in kaboom, but to rocket launch it off its post. Those like myself who have the privilege of not being able measure this 21st Century “A-Team” against the spirit of its source material will have a much easier time enjoying it as the recklessly fun overkill that it is.
The original Karate Kid film is one of the most iconic films of the 1980s. Even though this remake has its moments, some inconsistencies will prevent it from becoming a classic for the next generation.
Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) is a young boy who moves from Detroit to China because of his mother’s (Taraji P. Henson) job. There he meets a girl he likes named Meiying (Wenwen Han) who plays the violin. However, Dre starts getting bullied by some boys in the school. That’s when Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) steps into the picture. Even though he’s a maintenance man, he has a vast knowledge of kung fu and decides to teach Dre the fighting style. He also puts Dre into a fighting tournament so he can face his fears.
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