after earth

THE KARATE KID 2 Finally Nabs A Director

Today, international martial arts action star Jackie Chan celebrated his 60th birthday to the delight of adoring lifelong fans around the world. For some, today also marks a special treat for those who enjoyed Chan‘s role as Mr. Han, director Harold Zwart’s iteration of late actor Pat Morita’s role as Mr. Miyagi in the 2010 hit film, The Karate Kid, based on the 1984 original film of the same name. On Monday, it was made public that Sahara and The Crazies helmer Breck Eisner would helm the long-awaited sequel for Sony Pictures which would see actor Jaden Smith reprising his role as the character Dre Parker alongside Chan, and possibly actress Taraji P. Henson as Dre’s mother. Granted, further updates are still pending, although I absolutely enjoyed what the 2010 remake had to offer in helping showcase Smith as a physically able and talented actor who can meet the demands […]

Film Of The Week: AFTER EARTH (2013)

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance. My biggest gripe with some people nowadays, specifically some film goers, is that many of them choose to believe whatever they hear about a certain film. And although all films get different treatment by different directors, […]

New Poster And Trailer For AFTER EARTH

Lee B. Golden III

A new trailer and poster have been unveiled for the upcoming sci-fi fantasy action adventure thriller, AFTER EARTH, due out in theaters June 7, 2013. It stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crashland onto newly-evolved Earth, and are forced to survive the remnants of catastrophic events on a planet that was once inhabited by humans. The film also stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Kristofer Hivju, Gabriel Caste, Zoe Kravitz, Sophie Okonedo, David Denman, Lincoln Lewis and Lauryn Smith. Will Smith co-produced the film along with James Lassiter, Caleeb Pinkett and Ryan Kavanaugh. Gary Whitta and Stephen Gahgan provided the story and screenplay with co-writer and director M. Night Shyamalan.