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“The Karate Kid” grosses P59.67-M in 4 days, opens at no. 1 0

Posted on June 15, 2010 by kankan
MANILA, June 15 – Filipino audiences have found a new screen idol in child actor Jaden Smith as his movie, Columbia Pictures’ “The Karate Kid” becomes the week’s undisputed box-office champion, grossing a smash P59.67-million in four days (June 11 to 14), and opening at No. 1 nationwide.  This was announced today by Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of local distributor, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
The film has been playing to capacity crowds in cinemas across the country, warmly received by moviegoers unanimously charmed by the new, young action star.
Also starring the legendary Jackie Chan, “The Karate Kid” easily surpassed the openings of the Asian superstar’s past blockbusters, including “Rush Hour,” “Shanghai Knights,” “Shanghai Noon” and “Forbidden Kingdom.”
The family-friendly movie also posted Columbia Pictures’ biggest opening for the year to-date.
A remake of the 1984 film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, “Karate Kid” bested “The A-Team,” itself a re-imagining of the popular ‘90s TV series. The latter grossed P13.31-million from June 10 to 13 (four days), while “Karate” earned P44.42-million from June 11 to 13 (three days).
The 20 biggest-grossing cinemas for “The Karate Kid” (for the June 11-13 frame only) are SM North EDSA (P3.31-M), SM Mall of Asia (P3.23-M), SM Megamall (P2.47-M), SM Cebu (P1.90-M), Trinoma (P1.82-M), Gateway (P1.68-M), Festival (P1.52-M),  Glorietta (P1.32-M), Robinsons Galleria (P1.30-M) and Alabang Town Center (P1.21-M).
Rounding out the list are Ayala Cebu (P1.10-M), Eastwood (P1.09-M), Power Plant (P1.07-M), SM Fairview (P1.06-M), Robinsons Ermita (P1.04-M), SM San Lazaro (P1.03-M), SM Marikina (P937,309), Sta. Lucia East (P931,982), SM Manila (P924,432) and Shangri-la (P923,384).
In “The Karate Kid,” 12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s latest career move has taken them to China.  Dre makes an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng.  In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease.
With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and skill, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the adventure of a lifetime.
Still showing across the Philippines, “The Karate Kid” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

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MANILA, June 15 – Filipino audiences have found a new screen idol in child actor Jaden Smith as his movie, Columbia Pictures’ “The Karate Kid” becomes the week’s undisputed box-office champion, grossing a smash P59.67-million in four days (June 11 to 14), and opening at No. 1 nationwide.  This was announced today by Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of local distributor, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

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Justin Bieber sings theme song of “The Karate Kid” 0

Posted on June 02, 2010 by kankan
Music world’s current teen sensation Justin Bieber follows up his No. 1 hit “Baby” with his latest single “Never Say Never,” the theme song of Columbia Pictures’ new action adventure “The Karate Kid” starring the legendary Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, son of Hollywood superstar Will Smith.
The energetic song, which also features Jaden Smith in back-up vocals, is played during the end credits of the highly anticipated movie. Aside from co-writing the song, Bieber and Jaden Smith also share screen time in the music video that recently premiered online to deafening buzz.
Bieber posted a link to the video for “Never Say Never” on his Twitter page May 31 – quickly rocketing it into the social networking site’s trending topics.
“Never Say Never” is co-written by Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Thaddis Harrell and Omarr Rambert.  The record is produced by The Messengers, with vocals produced by Kuk Harrell, with additional rap vocals produced by Omarr Rambert.

(Here’s a link to the song’s music video —  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w& )
In “The Karate Kid,” 12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s (Taraji P. Henson) career takes them both to China.  Dre has a hard time making friends at first but he does make a connection with his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – until cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre makes an enemy of the class bully, Cheng.  Dre knows only a little karate, and in the land of kung fu, Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease.
Feeling alone in a foreign land, Dre has no friends to turn to except the maintenance man, Mr. Han (Chan).  Secretly a master of kung fu, Mr. Han and Dre begin to train together, building a friendship and moving toward a final showdown with Cheng at a kung fu tournament.  As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre learns that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Opening across the Philippines on Friday, June 11, “The Karate Kid” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

Music world’s current teen sensation Justin Bieber follows up his No. 1 hit “Baby” with his latest single “Never Say Never,” the theme song of Columbia Pictures’ new action adventure “The Karate Kid” starring the legendary Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, son of Hollywood superstar Will Smith.

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Jackie Chan mentors Jaden Smith in “The Karate Kid”  0

Posted on May 31, 2010 by kankan
Asian superstar and global legend Jackie Chan stars as Mr. Han, a Beijing maintenance man who is secretly a master of kung fu, in Columbia Pictures’ new action adventure “The Karate Kid.”  As Han teaches transplanted American kid Dre (Jaden Smith) that kung fu is not about punches and parries — but maturity and calm — Dre learns that facing down the bullies in his school will be the fight of his life.
Perhaps the film’s biggest challenge was casting the role of the kung fun mentor.  The filmmakers would need an icon—and they found one, in Jackie Chan.  “Really, who else could do it?” says producer Ken Stovitz.  “Jackie is the only man who fits the bill.  When I would say to myself, ‘We’re making `Karate Kid’ with Jackie Chan in the Mr. Miyagi role,’ well, frankly, that was a movie I wanted to see.”
Chan felt a particular affinity for the story, as he admits he can actually relate to the young American character.  “I understand the fish out of water story,” he says.  “About 30 years ago, I went to America for the first time by myself.  When you’re in a completely different culture, it’s very frightening.”
The story tells the tale not only of a master and student but of the bond that’s formed between a lonely, childless man and a fatherless boy.  Says Chan:  “At first Mr. Han thinks he is only helping this bullied boy, but in the end, his life is also transformed.”
“Dre is like boys everywhere – they want to kick something, a way to get revenge,” says Chan.  “But kung fu is not about hurting people. It’s about helping people.”
Chan observes of his young co-star:  “I’ve never seen a child that’s as clever as Jaden is.  He learns whatever I teach him.  I mean, I’d show him something and, boom, he got it right away.  He’s amazing!”
Director Harald Zwart recalls one poignant moment from the shoot:  “I saw Jackie and Jaden relaxing between set-ups sitting on a little beach, you know, skipping stones in the water, and I was thinking if I was 11 years old and just hanging out with Jackie Chan, that would be a dream come true.”
Of course, in addition to the invaluable training he already got, Smith had another way of learning kung fu.  “I watched a lot of Jackie’s movies and even copied some of his moves,” laughs Smith.  In fact, an entire sequence – in which Mr. Han and Dre train and spar with sticks – is a reference of sorts to one of Chan’s earliest and most famous fights.
Smith’s relationship with Chan really did mirror their characters’ in the film.  “He is amazing.  He was always teaching me things,” says Smith.  “How to stretch correctly, how to be in a scene, how to focus.  He was right there with me the whole time.”
For Chan, “The Karate Kid” was both a homecoming and a dream-come-true.  “I am so thankful to the production company for filming in China .  We may have a five thousand year old history but our government is only sixty years young, a new government.  This movie will give audiences a chance to learn about Chinese culture as well as Chinese martial arts. Such a wonderful promotion,” he exclaims.
Opening across the Philippines on Friday, June 11, “The Karate Kid” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

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Asian superstar and global legend Jackie Chan stars as Mr. Han, a Beijing maintenance man who is secretly a master of kung fu, in Columbia Pictures’ new action adventure “The Karate Kid.”  As Han teaches transplanted American kid Dre (Jaden Smith) that kung fu is not about punches and parries — but maturity and calm — Dre learns that facing down the bullies in his school will be the fight of his life.

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“The Karate Kid” – A star-making turn for child actor Jaden Smith 0

Posted on May 27, 2010 by kankan
Jaden Smith, the twelve-year-old son of Will Smith, stars in the title role of Columbia Pictures’ new action-adventure “The Karate Kid,” a remake of the 1984 hit in which he plays an American youth in China who gets a crash course in martial arts from a maintenance man (Jackie Chan) so he can defend himself against a band of bullies.
Will was a fan of the original “Karate Kid” and thought Jaden, who already had studied martial arts, would be the right guy for the role. “My dad had the idea of remaking it,” Jaden Smith says. “He’s the one who was like, ‘We need to make this movie!’”
Jaden Smith got his big-screen start alongside his dad in the 2006 drama “The Pursuit of Happyness” and co-starred in the science-fiction remake “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” He said he wants to make acting a lifelong career and take a page from his father’s book with more action roles.
Though he’s not yet even a teenager, Jaden appears as dedicated to his craft as a seasoned pro, putting in the hard hours to make his character believable.  For “The Karate Kid,” he spent three months training in the martial arts in Los Angeles and then worked at it an additional four months in Beijing , where the film was shot last year.
“Now, I’m doing it again,” Jaden says.
The film’s title is a little misleading, to be sure, because Jaden studied kung fu rather than karate, but it’s a skill that is serving him well. Kung fu, he explains, “helps me with stunts and stuff like that. It’s great, and it’s fun — but it’s very hard work.”
This new “Karate Kid” plays to a younger demographic than the 1984 original, which starred Ralph Macchio as a bullied teenager who learns karate from a handyman/martial arts master played by Pat Morita.
In the update, Dre and his widowed mother (Taraji P. Henson) leave Detroit when she is transferred to Beijing . Soon enough, the diminutive Dre finds himself the target of older and bigger bullies who are taking kung fu lessons from a sadistic teacher. Jackie Chan, in a surprisingly dramatic turn, plays the handyman at Dre’s apartment complex, who teaches the boy the art of kung fu.
The martial arts superstar also had a thing or two to teach the young actor — but not necessarily about kung fu. “It was more life things and things about the camera. He would come in every day and he would say ‘good morning’ in a different language. It was very fun to work with him. He taught everybody things.”
The youngster’s famous parents, executive producers on the film, accompanied him on the shoot, and though they were there for four months, he says he didn’t get much time to sightsee. “What I did get to see was pretty cool,” he says, looking on the bright side. “I got to run on the Great Wall.”
Relatively “fresh” in the movie business, Jaden was recently awarded the 2010 ShoWest Breakthrough Male Star of the Year.  ”Jaden is an exceptional young actor who has delivered a true breakout performance with his portrayal of Dre Parker in ‘The Karate Kid,’” Robert Sunshine, ShoWest co-managing director.
“I’m very excited about getting awards already. It’s crazy,” Smith answers when asked about the honor.
Opening soon across the Philippines , “The Karate Kid” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

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Jaden Smith, the twelve-year-old son of Will Smith, stars in the title role of Columbia Pictures’ new action-adventure “The Karate Kid,” a remake of the 1984 hit in which he plays an American youth in China who gets a crash course in martial arts from a maintenance man (Jackie Chan) so he can defend himself against a band of bullies.

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