Jackie Chan in the Karate Kid
Actor Jackie Chan said that his role in The Karate Kid is a relaxed and refreshing pause in the middle of roles in movies that are usually action-comedy. The film is a remake of a famous movie era of the 1980s with the same title and was stared by Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.
In the movie, Jackie Chan plays as Mr. Chan Hun who is hard and gained many accolades from the movie reviewers, including The Associated Press. In the original movie, the character was Miyagi, who was starred by Morita.
Jackie Chan said that such roles are rarely offered to him in the United States, where the audience is more used to see in the roles of light and humorous in a kind of Rush Hour movies.
“I’m very pleased to have these different roles. This is not just a comedy, but a serious role,” said Chan.
This Sony’s film production is estimated to have scooped up U.S. $ 56 million on the first weekend. In fact, its production costs just U.S. $ 40 million.
Will Smith, whose son, Jaden, stars in the film, hope this success will spread to China. Smith flew to China to promote this movie together with Chan and assess the co-production of Chinese-American who is filmed in Beijing will open the way for further cooperation.
“This collaboration will be echoed. This is truly a collaboration of two different nations,” said Smith.