Negotiations are in process for Jackie Chan to play as Mr. Miyagi in the upcoming The Karate Kid film or so says this article. That’s fine and all, but the only thing question I have floating in my exhausted brain is: why must there be a freaking remake? Really, I don’t understand it. Why can’t we just leave the classics alone, and try not to fix what’s not broken?!

On the flipside, though, I think Chan would be a pretty good actor to play as Mr. Miyagi. I can see him be a great mentor to Jaden Smith, Will Smith’s son who is playing the main dude who learns karate. Not only would Chan play a good mentor, but he’d be a hilarious one. Somehow, though, I can see his comedic acts being overbearing, and he won’t display that same level of seriousness the original Mr. Miyagi had.

Then again, I don’t think anyone can really replace Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi. So going back to my original question: why must there be a freaking remake?