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More pics from the 'Tony Awards' Pics! http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&assetType=image&ebd=2010-06-13&p=will%20smith# Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith present Fela!

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 13, 2010 in New York City. Pics! http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&assetType=image&ebd=2010-06-13&p=will%20smith

Nelson Mandela and great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela In what is very sad news today, the great-granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, Zenani Mandela was killed in a car crash after returning home from the World Cup concert kickoff event which featured artists such as the Black Eyed Peas and Shakira. Zenani had just turned thirteen on Wednesday. According to ABCNews, Nelson Mandela will miss the opening World Cup game today as he is in mouring over the untimely death of his beloved great-granddaughter. Also according to the report, Zenani "was the only person to die or to be injured in the one-car accident in the township of Soweto." Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwNNpfC9MEk http://www.examiner.com/x-704-Pop-Media-Examiner~y2010m6d11-Video-Nelson-Mandelas-greatgranddaughter-Zenani-killed-in-car-accident-after-World-Cup-concert ----- Terrible. This is so sad.. She was so young.. RIP Zenani

Wow.. well said, Ty! But I wouldn't say there is not close 2nd. There are many countries capable of beating Spain IMO: Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany.. I agree with you on Xavi - Iniesta though: they are both key players for us (shame they play with Barça :laugh:). Let's see if Ini finally isn't injured and can play this Wednesday against Switzerland. Thanks for your support, mate!!

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Amen to that :laugh: I'm very excited about the World Cup. Yeah, Germany is a pretty strong team. They'll be dangerous, no doubt. Shame what happened to Robert Green yesterday. Let's see if Capello wants him to play on Friday. The fun has just began.. oh, yes.. GO SPAIN!!!

Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 2010 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 9, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Pics! http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&assetType=image&ebd=2010-06-06&p=jada%20pinkett

'Karate Kid' opens at No. 1 with $56 million kick http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ia1FPSxXY_CtWNU2djwNxRbGiU3wD9GAHCU00

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'The Karate Kid' special screening in New York has Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Will Smith June 11, 2010 -- Last night, a special screening of 'The Karate Kid' was held in New York. The Will and Jada Smith Foundation for city workers in New York had an opportunity to see the film and even catch a glimpse of the stars. An unique opportunity in itself, movie premieres usually consider of a more star studded approach, however, with the Los Angeles premiere already completed, there wasn't any reason not to take the film to the people. http://www.examiner.com/x-21681-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m6d11-The-Karate-Kid-special-screening-in-New-York-has-Jackie-Chan-Jaden-Smith-Will-Smith-PHOTOS ----- Jaden and Jackie's interviews on 'The View' and '106 & Park' haven't been posted yet. They are on Youtube, but in bad quality.

Thnx for sharing! Ahhh, I wish I was there..

He's the best. One more time.

Behind the Cover: Jada Pinkett Smith Exclusive behind the scenes footage and interviews with Jada Pinkett Smith from her ESSENCE Magazine cover shoot. VIDEO http://www.essence.com/magazine/behind_the_cover_jada_pinkett_smith.php

Jaden/Jackie Interview Jackie Chan still a kid at 56 LOS ANGELES—-JACKIE CHAN is 56, but he’s young in spirit. When Jackie’s manager told him that his friend, actor and producer, Will Smith, offered him to be in an update of “The Karate Kid,” the Hong Kong star thought for a minute that he would play the “kid” title role. Jackie, smiling and animated as usual in our latest encounter, recalled, “I said, ‘Good. Am I the karate kid?’ My manager said, ‘No, no, no. You’re the teacher.’ Honestly, sometimes I forget how old I am.” We believe him. Ever friendly and energetic, Jackie is youthful in his demeanor. Versatile “I really forget my age,” said the versatile Jackie, who’s also a director, stunt choreographer, martial arts hero, singer and producer. To Jaden Smith, Will’s son who is the “kid” in the update of the 1980s hit, Jackie is the “master.” Jackie stood up (as he did several times during our interview to demonstrate something) and pretended to climb up. Then, he said, “Sometimes, when I’m standing somewhere high, my students try to catch me, in case I fall (he showed how they spread their arms). They say, ‘Careful.’ I’m not that old, but I forget. Then, I realize, wow, I’m 50-something already. Sometimes, I want to be young again. But, I’m happy.” And, with those words, he broke into hip-hop moves he learned from Jaden. In turn, Jaden learned quite a few stunts from his master. “When I teach Jaden, he learns everything so fast,” Jackie revealed. “I taught him how to do the flip. Jaden asked, ‘What are you doing?’ I said to him, ‘Trust me. Lie down, boom! Okay, do that too.’ He’s a young kid—he’s a quick learner.” In narrating how he was cast in “The Karate Kid,” which was coproduced by Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jackie brought up what he considered a curious Hollywood habit. “I remember a few years ago, I was in Japan,” he said. “I was eating in a restaurant. Somebody told me, ‘You know who’s outside? Will.’ So, I went out and saw Will. He said to me, ‘We should make a movie.’ I replied, ‘Okay, let’s do it.’” He added, “In Hollywood, so many people told me in the last 10 years, ‘Let’s do a movie together.’ It never happened. Slowly, I learned the American way. So, I just go, ‘Okay, bye bye.’ Then, I turn around.” “But, in Will’s case, one year later, my manager got a call from him,” he recalled. “Will wanted me to do ‘The Karate Kid.’” After months of filming in China, the movie opens this weekend in the US, the Philippines and other countries. The moviegoing public will decide whether “The Karate Kid” is a worthy update of the blockbuster that starred Ralph Macchio and the late Pat Morita. When we told Jackie that Jaden, 11, said in a separate interview that his favorite Jackie Chan movie is “Drunken Master,” he reacted by saying, “I really like ‘Drunken Master 2.’ Why? Because I corrected something there. When I was young, I didn’t know a lot. ‘Drunken Master’ seemed to tell children, ‘The more I drink, the more I can fight.’ I thought, ‘No, it’s the wrong message.’ How can you teach children to drink and fight? I did ‘Drunken Master 2’ with the message, ‘Don’t drink, don’t fight.’ That made me happy. I corrected myself. I’m still learning. I know there are many children watching my movies, so I have to be careful.” Importance Jackie also shared that he learned the importance of the story in movies. “The story should be first in importance,” he said. “Not like in the old days. Thirty years ago, action was first. We didn’t care about quality or the script. Now, it’s different. I found that out after watching ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’—the whole movie is a drama, but suddenly, there was one punch in the bar. I said, ‘Wow.’ Everyone was clapping. In my old movies, I fought for half an hour and nobody clapped. The audience got tired seeing me still fighting. I already got 200 kicks, and I was still standing. But, in ‘An Officer,’ there was just one punch and, boom! I realized how important the story was, and how to mix it with action to make it work.” Hollywood may have been slow to embrace Jackie’s trademark action style. But, the star eagerly recalled the day when he realized he was making an impact on American action movies: “I remember when I saw Sylvester Stallone,” Jackie stated. “He said, ‘Hi Jackie. Come to my trailer. Look at this.’” Jackie demonstrated how Sylvester pointed at a video monitor. “Stallone told me, ‘When we run out of ideas, we just look at your video.’ That made me so proud!” http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100611-275063/Jackie-Chan-still-a-kid-at-56

Blackbelt TV takes a look behind the scenes of the new film THE KARATE KID starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbhukqFgkHc Jaden Smith ''The Karate Kid'' Rapping on 106 and Park Jaden Smith Rapping on 106 and Park on BET June 11, 2010. Taraji and Jackie also Freestyled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw0J4rFrjXk

Thank you gosia! JC Interview

Jaden Smith visits 'Late Show With David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater on June 10, 2010 in New York City. Pics! http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&assetType=image&ebd=2010-06-10&p=jaden%20smith

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Just a regular Kid MAYBE nepotism isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Cute-as-a-button Jaden Smith confessed it was "difficult" working with mum and dad - power couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith - on the remake of the 1984 coming-of-age classic The Karate Kid. He plays a kid who moves to China after his mother's job transfer, only to be beset by bullying. As in the original, he turns to an unlikely kung fu master for help. Jackie Chan plays the "Mr Miyagi" role as handyman Mr Han, who teaches the boy that there's more to martial arts than violence. Jaden's parents were producers of the film, and gave him a particularly hard time. "My dad would always be: 'Okay, Jaden, you've got to do this scene and you have to be really emotional and we're gonna maybe need you to cry, and we need this and that," said the 11-year-old who steps into Ralph Macchio's original role. "And then my mum would be: 'Okay, Jaden, do you want some apples?' No, I don't want any apples," he continued, laughing. "Ten minutes later it would be 'Jaden, I've got some apples, do you want some?' "And then she'd be like: 'I've had these apples for an hour-and-a-half - you're going to eat the apples and get some energy.' So it was: 'Okay Mum, I'll eat the apples.'" Jada might be mum all the way, but it was his screen mum Taraji P Henson who had him cracking up. "When I asked what she was doing in the kitchen going 'bang, bang' with all these pans, she said: 'You know how when Mums are mad they start banging stuff in the kitchen?' I was on the floor rolling around," he shared. "She was awesome!" And even if this is Jaden's third feature film (he made his debut alongside his dad in 2006's The Pursuit Of Happyness, and had a role in The Day The Earth Stood Still), it's nice to know that he's still kinda a regular kid. Even if he's the son of Hollywood royalty. "Okay, my mum, or somebody, will wake me up around 8.30," he said, elaborating on how he begins each work day. "I get out of bed around 9.30am and brush my teeth, take a shower, eat, receive a long lecture from my dad before I go to work, get in the car, drive to work." And after a day of hair, make-up, training, rehearsals and actual filming, he goes home to play two hours of World of Warcraft. "And then I shoot my brother with nerf guns". Sounds like a superstar in the making. TRANSCRIPT COURTESY SONY PICTURES The Karate Kid is in cinemas now. http://www.todayonline.com/Entertainment/Movies/EDC100611-0000064/Just-a-regular-Kid

ABC 33/40 News Video on Demand Nicole has a one on one sit down with Karate Kid's Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. http://cfc.abc3340.com/videoondemand.cfm?id=67292 Director Harald Zwart discusses "The Karate Kid" http://www.makingof.com/posts/watch/1865/director-harald-zwart-discusses-the-karate-kid Just like a movie mogul at age 11 LOS ANGELES — How many 11-year-old kids can say that they are reading many scripts? And that they are looking for “a good story and a good concept”? Well, Jaden Smith spoke those words like a studio mogul when we interviewed him on Tuesday afternoon. With two bodyguards wearing suits standing by on his left and right side, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith fielded questions like a blasé Hollywood veteran. We first met Jaden when he was only 8, shy and smiling when he sat beside his dad for a talk about their movie together, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Now Jaden stars with Jackie Chan in an update of “The Karate Kid,” the 1984 hit which featured Ralph Macchio and the late Pat Morita. Wearing a studded leather vest, Jaden played with his braided hair and necklace as he answered questions. Since this new film was shot in China, Jaden learns kung fu rather than karate, which originates from Japan. Jackie, a good friend of Will’s, sent his stunt coordinator Wu Gang to train Jaden for three months before filming began. Excerpts from the interview: What’s it like working with Jackie Chan? It was amazing. He’s a great guy. He’s very energetic and he knows more kung fu than you think. What’s your favorite movie of Jackie’s? “Drunken Master.” How was your experience filming in China ? It was great shooting in China. The people were very nice. It was a little difficult for me because not many spoke English. Did you enjoy the food? I had burgers the whole time. When your family appeared on “Oprah,” your mom and dad talked about pushing you to do some stunts. I knew that my dad was going to push me and my mom was only going to push me to a certain point. My dad was pushing me to the very edge. If we were to use a metaphor, my feet were sliding off the rocks of a cliff and I had my toes hanging over the edge. How did they react during those moments? My mom was very scared at some point. So was I and so was my dad, but he just didn’t say anything. If you had to write about your father in school, what would you write? I’d say he’s a great father and person. He likes to watch movies. We go to the movie theater all the time. And if you had to write about your mother? All the same things except she’s a girl. You had your first screen kiss in this movie with Wenwen Han. That scene was very awkward. What I said to her was, “It’s going to be okay.” She was tripping up. I tried to make her comfortable. Have you had your first kiss in real life yet? Yes. It was a while ago. How was it? Great. I didn’t really know what I was doing. What’s the most important thing that your dad and mom told you about acting? You have to stay in the scene. No matter what happens, you got to stay in the scene. Who’s the best actor in the family? Probably my dad. Because he has been doing it the longest and he’s had more work. Who’s the strictest in the family? My grandmother—my mom’s mother. She lives with us and she’s strict when it comes to us. How do you get along with your brother Trey? We’re closer than I am with my sister. Acting is not his thing. He gets into music a lot. What do you enjoy and not enjoy about acting? I like acting because it’s fun. You get to go all over the world. But I do not like crying in movies. Which movies with young people in them do you like? I like the old movies like “Sixteen Candles,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “The Breakfast Club.” Those movies are very cool. Who are your favorite actors? I really like the people in the “Twilight” movies. I’ve met Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Nikki Reed and Robert Pattinson. What other things do you like? I love vampires. They’re awesome. I like reading but my favorite subject is math. I like to skateboard, surf and snowboard. Do you snowboard with Tom Cruise, who’s a family friend? You got to do a scene with him at the recent MTV Movie Awards. Sometimes we do snowboard. Yeah, I did the MTV Movie Awards with him. It was hilarious. What are you reading now? Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” in the “Twilight” series. Do you dress yourself? They’re the ones who have all the clothes. They will ask, “Do you like this?” I told them I really like leather so that’s what I wear all the time. What music do you listen to? I like rap. Any particular artist? Drake. Are you about to finish school and take the summer off? No, I’m probably not going to have another summer off for about five years. Why? I’ll probably be working on other projects. How do you decide on which script to do? If it has a good story and a good concept. What if there are several scripts that have those two elements? If we have five really good scripts, then we’ll do them all. http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100610-274960/Just-like-a-movie-mogul-at-age-11

Jackie Chan's 'Karate Kid' kicks acting career into higher gear BEVERLY HILLS — Jackie Chan's body is a road map of misery. He touches the back of his head, where his skull was fractured during one martial arts scene. The nose, which he tweaks, has been broken twice, along with his cheekbones, jaw and every rib. Both kneecaps were cracked, two ankles have snapped, and he has broken most of the bones in both hands. "If it's on my body, I probably broke it," Chan, 56, says at the rooftop restaurant of the Beverly Hills Montage Hotel. "But you have to remember: I've been acting for 48 years. You're going to break bones." Acting and injuries usually aren't a package. Robert De Niro or Al Pacino would never win a scar-off with Chan. Instead, Chan wants to become more like De Niro and Pacino. The Karate Kid features the least amount of fighting Chan has logged in a movie. And he hopes the trend continues. "I've been fighting, fighting, fighting, until no one thinks I can do anything different," Chan says. "But I can. I'm not just a fighter. I'm an actor." He gets to convince audiences on Friday with The Karate Kid, a movie that Chan says he was reluctant to make until he learned it would be produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and star their son, Jaden. "When I first heard about it, I was thinking 'How am I going to play the kid?' Because that's who does all the fighting," Chan says with a laugh. "When Will says it was for the teacher part, I said yes right away." Karate Kid director Harald Zwart says he didn't realize how much Chan wanted to act until he got on set. "We knew we were going to have great fight scenes, because you've got the greatest fighter in your movie," Zwart says. "But he isn't who he appears to be on camera. He's very respectful, looks you in the eye, wants to learn. I realized he was the complete actor." Chan is hoping that some scenes — including one in which he breaks down — will draw attention. "Directors are asking me, 'Do another Rush Hour, do another Rush Hour,' " Chan says. "But that doesn't help you grow as an actor. That's boring. I know how to do that. What am I supposed to do? Star in Rush Hour 20?" Chan says he learned there was more to do in 1982, when he saw An Officer and a Gentleman. "I was expecting a big fight scene," Chan says. "You know how many (punches) are thrown? One! And it's a great movie. That's what I want to do." He gets to do a little of that in his native China. "I can do some acting there, but it's not the same," Chan says. "American actors, they can work so long on a single scene. That's how you get better." In China, he is Brad Pitt or bigger. He usually has to eat lunch in his car to prevent a mob scene. Here, "people know who I am, but they want me to show them a fighting move." Jaden Smith wanted to learn a few. The 12-year-old worked for three months with Chan and continues today. "I lucked out," Jaden says. "How many people get to learn to fight from the best?" Chan takes over the Pat Morita role but plays Mr. Han, not Mr. Miyagi. "All I've wanted is this chance," he says. "The Smith family gave that to me. Now I can show I'm not just Mr. Miyagi. I'm Jackie Chan." http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-08-Chan08_st_N.htm?csp=obinsite

Jaden Smith Swings Into the "Late Show" Easing in to his new fame quite well, Jaden Smith was spotted arriving at “The Late Show” with David Letterman in New York City on Thursday (June 10). The 11-year-old actor looked cool in jeans and a jacket with a red t-shirt underneath and graciously waved to all the adoring fans that had gathered to get a glimpse of him. In other news, Jaden recently paid a visit to “Today” and chatted with host, Matt Lauer, about his first kiss on the big screen. Smith told, “That was interesting, it was a little bit weird, a little bit weird.” He followed up and jokingly said, “It’s kind of awkward.” http://celebrity-gossip.net/jaden-smith/jaden-smith-swings-late-show-374256

Robert Pattinson And Jaden Smith In 'Breaking Dawn'? 'Karate Kid' Star Says 'That'd Be Amazing' Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock, the Situation — the stars were out in force at the MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday night. But after walking the sun-baked red carpet with "Karate Kid" co-star Jackie Chan, 11-year-old Jaden Smith only had one thing on his mind: "Twilight." And if he found himself in a conversation with Robert Pattinson during the show, Smith knew exactly what he'd ask the Brit actor. Watch Video here! http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/10/robert-pattinson-and-jaden-smith-in-breaking-dawn-karate-kid-star-says-thatd-be-amazing/ "I've never met Robert Pattinson before, but I will just say that we should make a vampire movie together," he told MTV News. Well, you know "Breaking Dawn" is gearing up to shoot in the fall. Perhaps Smith, whose action flick credentials are in full display in the new 'Karate Kid," should throw his hat into the casting ring. "That'd be amazing," he said, not quite convinced the movie hasn't already wrapped. "I don't know, maybe they already shot it, but that'd be amazing to be in." Hit play on the video to check out Smith and Chan shortly before they took the Movie Awards stage with Shaun White to present the award for Biggest Badass Star.

I've always loved this song and this movie Listening to: R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly