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Samuel L. Jackson You Say?? Sho'nuff!! You Read That Right - THE LAST DRAGON Remake Is Coming!! Is The Return of DeBarge Nigh??


Merrick here...


My head just detonated and I don't know what to say - the world's all topsy turvy now.


I'm constantly amazed by the number of people I know who both remember...and love...this film. A long time ago I worked Christmas Eve in a call center & some co-workers brought in this DVD for us to watch on the decidedly slow night. I know engineers who love it, film geeks who love it. People you'd never expect to love it...love it. And, evidently, Samuel L. Jackson loves it (check out the HR article linked below).

Until that Christmas Eve, I didn't remember THE LAST DRAGON too well. I remembered "Bruce Leroy", Sho'nuff, and wanting to do Vanity. I also remembered that this film forcibly and indelibly etched DeBarge into my consciousness. Now that I recall TLD better, though, I'm wondering how it might play to a decidedly different crowd... living in a markedly different time.

The updated plot will be along the same lines of the original, centering on young martial arts student Leroy Green in his quest through the streets of New York to achieve the highest level of martial arts accomplishment, known as the Last Dragon. Those who achieve the high ranking possess the Glow, making them the greatest fighter alive.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter!

Here's look at the role Jackson will play...


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its still a remake
by dauphin534
Oct 30th, 2008
09:09:47 AM
when you got that glow!
by dauphin534
Oct 30th, 2008
09:11:11 AM
"Who's the master?! Sho'Nuff, motherfucker!"
by SpyGuy
Oct 30th, 2008
09:16:27 AM
Haaahahahhhaaaaa!!!!!!!!
by the beef
Oct 30th, 2008
09:18:14 AM
Holy Crap
by Wolfman Nards
Oct 30th, 2008
09:19:32 AM
dauphin534
by Cepper
Oct 30th, 2008
09:20:34 AM
Great story from when i saw the original in the theater -
by Wolfman Nards
Oct 30th, 2008
09:26:32 AM
WHO IS THE MASTER!?!?
by mossyrock_mafia
Oct 30th, 2008
09:26:42 AM
I need to watch this now!!!!
by Darth_Valinorean
Oct 30th, 2008
09:27:34 AM
9 out of 10 announcements are...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 30th, 2008
09:28:23 AM
Theres a good South Park episode in this...
by wowsah156
Oct 30th, 2008
09:34:53 AM
Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town?
by Cobb05
Oct 30th, 2008
09:39:33 AM
Nooooooooo!
by Movietool
Oct 30th, 2008
09:39:47 AM
Who'se the baddest mo fo? Sho'Nuff!!
by BilboRing
Oct 30th, 2008
09:41:54 AM
And in the end, Eddie, you know what?
by YeahSureWhatever
Oct 30th, 2008
09:43:13 AM
Yikes, a weird chinese guy with a bow and arrow!!
by BetaRayBill07
Oct 30th, 2008
09:43:29 AM
Sho'Nuff looks like Booker T.
by BilboRing
Oct 30th, 2008
09:44:56 AM
Just WOW!
by Darth_Kaos
Oct 30th, 2008
09:45:50 AM
Buddy flick!
by YeahSureWhatever
Oct 30th, 2008
09:46:25 AM
when you got that glow...
by trevorfactor
Oct 30th, 2008
09:46:54 AM
This guy is having the time of his life
by ChezKing
Oct 30th, 2008
09:52:04 AM
An example of great trash.
by veritasses
Oct 30th, 2008
09:55:04 AM
Request #1 for Vern to review the original.
by Kevin Holsinger
Oct 30th, 2008
09:58:04 AM
Julius Carry III just rolled over in his grave
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
09:59:06 AM
Boggles the mind
by studmaster
Oct 30th, 2008
10:00:09 AM
"Keep you money!"
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
10:01:16 AM
Will the Laura Charles character be a total slut in this too?
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
10:03:27 AM
"Get up, Leroy."
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
10:04:54 AM
Why all the hate?!
by Rich Malone
Oct 30th, 2008
10:06:48 AM
Sure, Jackson could play this role well, but
by kafka07
Oct 30th, 2008
10:08:06 AM
studmaster...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 30th, 2008
10:11:15 AM
LEROY !!!!!!
by Boscohb
Oct 30th, 2008
10:11:26 AM
Julius Carry III
by AI Joe
Oct 30th, 2008
10:11:40 AM
Rich Malone
by trevorfactor
Oct 30th, 2008
10:17:33 AM
Sure, Sam Jack can play Sho Nuff
by Garbageman33
Oct 30th, 2008
10:18:37 AM
This is the worst movie ever made...
by blackmantis
Oct 30th, 2008
10:20:46 AM
Jason Alexander for Eddie Arkadian
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
10:22:30 AM
Rosario Dawson as Laura Charles
by The Winged Doucheman
Oct 30th, 2008
10:24:26 AM
Jesus fucking christ. Is Seth Rogen going to be in it, too?
by Drunken Rage
Oct 30th, 2008
10:25:11 AM
The Winged Doucheman
by Kevin Holsinger
Oct 30th, 2008
10:32:34 AM
Jackson can't pull this off
by dr sauch
Oct 30th, 2008
10:33:43 AM
THE GLOW
by captain_kirk
Oct 30th, 2008
10:33:56 AM
WHY GOD WHY?!?
by Nesstar
Oct 30th, 2008
10:35:15 AM
as for El De Barge
by captain_kirk
Oct 30th, 2008
10:37:04 AM
john singleton should direct
by captain_kirk
Oct 30th, 2008
10:37:31 AM
De Barge is in prison?
by trevorfactor
Oct 30th, 2008
10:41:51 AM
Neo Got The Glow
by Supreme Hustle
Oct 30th, 2008
10:43:21 AM
TREVOR FACTOR
by captain_kirk
Oct 30th, 2008
10:44:16 AM
never mind
by trevorfactor
Oct 30th, 2008
10:45:16 AM
Years later, revisiting this flick
by oneragga
Oct 30th, 2008
10:45:40 AM
*edit*
by oneragga
Oct 30th, 2008
10:47:15 AM
here's a link to the tmz article...
by captain_kirk
Oct 30th, 2008
10:47:23 AM
what is this "Read" thing everyone keeps talking about?
by trevorfactor
Oct 30th, 2008
10:49:16 AM
defined by 80s style
by palewook
Oct 30th, 2008
10:50:32 AM
Why don't you sit down and shut up
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 30th, 2008
10:57:32 AM
And check out Taimak's website
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 30th, 2008
10:58:37 AM
The very definition of "cult"
by The Reluctant Austinite
Oct 30th, 2008
11:00:15 AM
William H. Macy wasnt the Gay Hairdresser
by Kennef
Oct 30th, 2008
11:03:44 AM
I agree with The Reluctant Austinite
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 30th, 2008
11:04:02 AM
Important Question!!!
by Dick Grayson
Oct 30th, 2008
11:08:01 AM
Kiss My Converse!
by versatol
Oct 30th, 2008
11:32:22 AM
Afro Samurai
by enderandrew
Oct 30th, 2008
11:41:13 AM
The New Tommy Lee Jones??
by ArcadianDS
Oct 30th, 2008
11:41:22 AM
Untouchable source material
by enderandrew
Oct 30th, 2008
11:44:58 AM
Both awesome and terrible news
by phaedrus007
Oct 30th, 2008
11:53:31 AM
You are the last dragon...
by Rat Fink
Oct 30th, 2008
11:56:09 AM
"I am the soul brother like no other."
by Mr Nicholas
Oct 30th, 2008
12:32:55 PM
CATCHES BULLETS...WITH HIS TEETH!?!?!?!!?!?
by El Bean0r Peen0r
Oct 30th, 2008
12:36:46 PM
Is Terrence Howard too old.......
by zastrow
Oct 30th, 2008
12:37:34 PM
saw this again the other day...
by shogunshin
Oct 30th, 2008
12:39:17 PM
No,no,no,no
by otm shank
Oct 30th, 2008
12:54:08 PM
I've got the GLOW
by Abominable Snowcone
Oct 30th, 2008
01:04:46 PM
Important Lesson!!
by Dick Grayson
Oct 30th, 2008
01:10:25 PM
a few things...
by Darth Thoth
Oct 30th, 2008
01:31:44 PM
This is the best news ever!!!
by Eh Nam1313
Oct 30th, 2008
01:35:41 PM
My ex-wife helped prosecute DeBarge, lol.
by Cletus Van Damme
Oct 30th, 2008
01:42:49 PM
If Sam Jackson bails, his understudies should be:
by Cletus Van Damme
Oct 30th, 2008
01:48:30 PM
*Bengals*
by Cletus Van Damme
Oct 30th, 2008
01:49:17 PM
Hey man! What it look a like!
by Xian042
Oct 30th, 2008
02:34:02 PM
This might work...AS A MONEY GRAB!
by ugh
Oct 30th, 2008
04:07:45 PM
oh shit!
by Commander Rah
Oct 30th, 2008
05:08:07 PM
Naaahh man...
by Bruce Leroy
Oct 30th, 2008
05:11:35 PM
Faith Prince
by Mel Garga
Oct 30th, 2008
05:18:02 PM
Just let your SOOOULLL GLOOOOOW
by liljuniorbrown
Oct 30th, 2008
08:07:28 PM
FORTUNE COOKIE CHINKS
by ToughGuyRizzo
Oct 30th, 2008
09:21:56 PM
Vanitys Snatch
by ToughGuyRizzo
Oct 30th, 2008
09:22:37 PM
Paul GiaMatti as Eddie Arcadian
by ToughGuyRizzo
Oct 30th, 2008
09:26:05 PM
Cepper
by TitsMcgee
Oct 30th, 2008
09:27:19 PM
TitsMcgee
by ToughGuyRizzo
Oct 30th, 2008
09:33:54 PM
Well...
by DeeJay
Oct 30th, 2008
10:44:42 PM
I'm torn...
by MCVamp
Oct 30th, 2008
11:06:53 PM
That was Crap :
by PTSDPete
Oct 31st, 2008
12:56:22 AM
Hey..
by KAOS11DIRECTOR
Oct 31st, 2008
01:40:22 AM
Well
by Doc_Martigan
Oct 31st, 2008
02:58:32 AM
This movie cannot be remade
by crazybubba
Oct 31st, 2008
03:17:08 AM
little bow wow as leroy
by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET
Oct 31st, 2008
05:09:54 AM
chris tucker as leroy and jackie chan as one of the asian guys
by crazybubba
Oct 31st, 2008
06:34:47 AM
BUSTA RHYMES AS SHO NUFF
by turketron
Oct 31st, 2008
07:36:32 AM
Charlie Murphy "I'm Sho'Nuff bitch"
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 31st, 2008
08:19:24 AM
Jackson as Leroy Sr.
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Oct 31st, 2008
08:20:46 AM
"I'M SHO'NUFF! YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY!!!"
by turketron
Oct 31st, 2008
08:27:51 AM
Why do i get the feeling
by ChocolateJesusMan
Oct 31st, 2008
11:14:43 AM
Hey Mel Garga...
by El Gooche
Oct 31st, 2008
03:10:42 PM
Oh...
by El Gooche
Oct 31st, 2008
03:12:56 PM
you wanna fight?
by The Red
Nov 1st, 2008
12:19:40 PM
Lord Bowler looks PISSED!
by Hamtaro Hentai
Nov 1st, 2008
02:06:40 PM
Love this movie. Even own the DVD.
by Juggernaut125
Nov 1st, 2008
06:29:50 PM

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