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Overbrook Entertainment will produce the film based on the latest work from the " World War Z " author. Sony has picked up rights to The Harlem Hellfighters , Max Brooks' upcoming graphic novel based on the true story of an African American WWI Army infantry unit . Hitting stores on April 1 via Broadway Books, The Harlem Hellfighters is based on the Army's 369th infantry division, an African American unit fighting in Europe during World War I. Breaking down racial barriers, the unit spent more time in combat than any other American unit, never losing a foot of ground to the enemy, or a man to capture, and went on to win countless decorations. Though they returned to the U.S. as heroes, the unit faced tremendous discrimination, even from their own government. The story chronicles their journey from the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the trenches in France. The graphic novel was illustrated by Caanan White. ...

A remake of the buddy comedy " Uptown Saturday Night " that's been in development at Warner Bros. for nearly a decade is getting a push forward, with the studio and Overbrook Entertainment bringing on comedy scribe Tim Dowling to write the script. David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers") is attached to direct and exec produce remake of the 1974 buddy comedy that starred Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier . Overbrook partners Will Smith , James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jada Pinkett Smith will produce. " Uptown " has been in development since 2002, and Mark and Robb Cullen ("Cop Out") took a first crack at a rewrite. The film followed two estranged friends who have their wallets stolen at a nightclub. The next morning, they learn that one contained a winning lottery ticket, and together, they set out to find it. New pic will likely diverge from the original storyline, and is being eyed as a starring vehicle for two A-list leads such as Smith an...

Will Smith is planning to develop an Annie Remake which would star his daughter Willow Smith and that they would also be collaborating with rapper Jay-Z on the music. It's Official this remake is going to happen. “The time is right to bring back ANNIE to the big screen. Of course, we’re true believers in Willow's talent and believe she will be perfect in this role,” said Columbia Pictures President Doug Belgrad. “Combining Willow with the Overbrook team that reimagined Karate Kid and the spectacular JAY-Z makes this a dream project. A decade ago, JAY-Z proved that the power of the underlying Broadway property remains, by showing how these songs could be reinterpreted for a new generation with Hard-Knock Life. We couldn't be more thrilled to be working with our friends at Overbrook as they launch this new venture.” In a press release announcing that Overbrook Entertainment and Jay-Z are teaming up, Columbia Pictures confirmed that they have a remake of A...

Will Smith To Play Bad Boy Cain Will Smith has attached himself to star in and produce The Legend Of Cain , an epic re-telling of the Biblical sibling tale, this time with a vampiric twist. Smith will play Cain, the original Bad Boy, and he will produce with Overbrook Entertainment partners Jada Pinkett Smith (his wife), James Lassiter, and Ken Stovitz. The script was written by Caleeb Pinkett and Dan Knauf, with Andrea Berloff revising. No studio or director yet for the Overbrook project. The production company is coming off The Karate Kid, which has so far grossed more that. $210 million worldwide. Smith is currently promoting that film internationally and in August he begins filming Men In Black 3. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

The Karate Kid Action Trailer Here's another trailer for the upcoming remake of The Karate Kid. This trailer definitely shows more action then the last few we have seen and the last scene I can feel his pain. Ouch.. The Karate Kid remake was directed by Harald Zwart and stars Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Taraji P. Henson. The flick opens up in theaters this weekend on June 11th 2010. Check out the new trailer and share your thoughts with us in the rant back section below! The Karate Kid Action Trailer in HD | Please Leave A Comment-

The Karate Kid Full Trailer Or Should It Be Kung Fu Kid I don't care how high the movie scores it will never compare to the original film. But from the full trailer doesn't look half bad. Generation Xers may have bemoaned the redo of their 1984 childhood favorite The Karate Kid (I know I did) with none other than silver spooner Jaden Smith taking on the Ralph Macchio role. But, perhaps the results from Sony’s early test screening of the movie from director Harold Zwart (The Pink Panther) will win converts to rejiggering Mr. Miyagi’s karate-lessons-hidden-in-manual labor. (Jackie Chan takes on the Wax on, Wax off mentor role.) Pay attention to the last scene, Remember the song. Gotta love that one. Official Synopsis: In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - ...

Karate Kid Remake Scores Huge On Test Screening I don't care how high the movie scores it will never compare to the original film. Generation Xers may have bemoaned the redo of their 1984 childhood favorite The Karate Kid (I know I did) with none other than silver spooner Jaden Smith taking on the Ralph Macchio role. But, perhaps the results from Sony’s early test screening of the movie from director Harold Zwart (The Pink Panther) will win converts to rejiggering Mr. Miyagi’s karate-lessons-hidden-in-manual labor. (Jackie Chan takes on the Wax on, Wax off mentor role.) The studio tells EW that the film scored just below Sony’s highest research screening ever, 2005’s Hitch, which ironically starred Jaden Smith’s dad Will, the last reigning movie star. With positive scores in the 97th percentile, the movie, which doesn’t open until June 11, might be one of those films that outdoes everyone’s expectations. Not that it’s likely to match Hitch’s gross, but that film did earn close to $...