A "news" story has been circulating for about a week, but I've been sitting on it, because a rumor that Will Smith was directing a remake of Karate Kid starring little Jaden and Jackie Chan really sounded too preposterous to be true.

Turns out it is — Will Smith's rep denies the whole thing.

Rush Hour 3 premiered yesterday at Mann's Chinese Theater (where else?!?) in LA. I don't need to see it to know that it will likely be as wildly successful as the last two and that Chris Tucker will disappear from the big screen again until it's time to film installment No. 4. After the jump, check out the moviegoers, including Magic Johnson, Chris Rock, and a very, very, very, very tall Chinese basketball star who has a cameo in the film.

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