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27Dec2008

RZA Sho'Nuff Wants Rihanna for 'Last Dragon'

DateSaturday, December 27, 2008 at 4:01AM
I'm not sure I knew RZA was co-producing the upcoming remake of The Last Dragon. I mean, that certainly adds a little something to it, doesn't it? But the Wu Tang Clan member isn't content to just remake the film, telling MTV, "We're not gonna take it back to the '80s. We're gonna try it a few years ahead. Modern times, but a few steps ahead in the future."

Adds RZA, "We got some crazy ideas, but the main thing is still finding that glow." He's referring to the mystical element in the original Last Dragon that turned out to be (spoiler alert on a 25-year-old movie...) inner strength.

One idea that's not so crazy at all is RZA's plan to put the beautiful songstress Rihanna in the film as the female lead. Why Rihanna? Well, you could look at her for a few seconds; that might clear it up. Plus, the character's a singer, so that's a natural fit. "That's the one I'm rooting for," exclaims RZA.

Ideal casting is what that is. Good call.

And just because, here's RZA's take on Samuel L. Jackson, who appropriately enough, will play the iconic villain Sho'Nuff in the remake:

"He's my man, he's a cool muthaf---a. Sam loves kung fu movies and exploitation films. I love the same things. I recognize Sam as the big O.G. We as hip-hop artists gotta realize something when we step into other worlds. I'm the master of my world. I'm a bad muthaf---a. I showed and proved that already. I got my footprints clear in the sand. But in Hollywood, I'm the student now. We gotta learn when we're the master and the student."

RZA also says the cameras will definitely be rolling for the remake in 2009.

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These remakes just really make me engage a passionate hate of Hollywood.

Sunday, December 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJulian Francis

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