‘Kung Fu Kid’ pics and ‘Spy Next Door’ poster

Update 2: Yet more KUNG FU KID pics to share. Our contributor Albert Valentin suggests that Jackie Chan’s opponent (pictured below) may be martial arts actor Yu Rong-guang, playing the bullies’ coach. It looks like him and he has worked with Chan before so it’s likely but unconfirmed at this point. Also, the gentleman holding down Jaden Smith’s foot is likely stunt coordinator Wu Gang. According to my well-informed colleague, Wu is currently acting as head of Chan’s JC Stunt Team while former leader Nicky Li works on other non-Jackie Chan related projects. Wu is also stunt coordinator on Chan’s other upcoming Hollywood film, THE SPY NEXT DOOR.

Update: Several more pictures from THE KARATE KID remake have surfaced. These originate from People Magazine.

I still don’t know whether it’s called THE KARATE KID or THE KUNG FU KID but director Harold Zwart’s remake of THE KARATE KID, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, has a new production still circulating that depicts the two stars in an apparent bonding moment.

Chan has seemingly fully embraced family films in Hollywood these days. His other movie coming out here is kid pic THE SPY NEXT DOOR, also starring Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. Based on the previously released trailer, this film appears aimed at a pre-adolescent audience. It opens in theaters on January 15. No worries if this film looks too tame. The Hughes brothers’ post-apocalyptic actioner THE BOOK OF ELI opens the same week with Denzel Washington performing non-nonsense martial arts action originating from Jeff Imada and Dan Inosanto.

Source: People

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