Oct 30 2008Sam Jackson Playing Badass Again? Sho'nuff
Oh, brother. Someone made the mistake of briefly remembering the 1985 cult film The Last Dragon and now it's being willed into modern remake. The original director's son is producing alongside the RZA, and now Samuel L. Jackson has gotten involved:
Jackson will play Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, a role played in the original by the late Julius Carry, whose spiel included asking ego-driven questions like "Am I the baddest mofo lowdown around this town?" Each time his gang of thugs answered, "Sho 'nuff!"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.
It's becoming more and more obvious that Samuel L. Jackson's only stipulation for taking a role is that he gets to play it as a goofy, exaggerated version of himself. Just look at this clip of the original Sho'nuff. This couldn't be a more Sam Jacksoney role. This role is a pair of sunglasses and a backwards newsies hat just waiting for his bald head to fill in the gaps.
Reader Comments
1. Mike - October 30, 2008 3:42 PM
This is a dream come true...... who's gonna play Lerroy?
Oh and btw first ^___^
2. glace neuf - October 30, 2008 4:27 PM
what happens after he snaps? i bet they break into a musical number.
3. Mr. Mason - October 30, 2008 5:08 PM
OH GOD YES.
4. Brian - October 30, 2008 5:20 PM
Why does this excite me? I should be angry at Hollywood for trying to better a golden childhood memory.... but I'm not. I think I'm actually happy about this.
I can't wait to see who plays Bruce Leroy...
5. Winston Smith - October 30, 2008 5:50 PM
But but...the original rules. Plus Sam is too old to be Sho Nuff.
Bruce Leeroy could be played by the guy who played Tank in The Matrix. They have the same personality...and they look the same.
6. Lindsay - October 30, 2008 7:20 PM
This movie is AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG
7. bryce - October 30, 2008 7:31 PM
wu tang clan is chinese (as decided by racial draft) so they have the right to make this movie
8. schwiegs - October 30, 2008 11:48 PM
OMG I love this fucking movie! I hope that they keep the super cheese glow and don't try to Lucas it up a notch.
9. Eric - October 31, 2008 7:52 AM
Bruce Leroy!!!!!
10. Morley - October 31, 2008 10:47 AM
"Someone made the mistake of briefly remembering the 1985 cult film The Last Dragon...."
That "someone" is RZA, and that "briefly" is since 1991 when Wu-Tang formed. And that "mistake" is awesome.
11. Sonny - November 4, 2008 11:46 AM
(to thugs) "I hear there's this cat named Bruce Leroy who can catch bullets with his teeth..."
(back to Leroy) "Catches bullets... with his teeth? N!gga, please..."