The movie that introduced Japanese culture and martial arts to an entire generation of Americans
will be remade with Will Smith’s son in the starring role:
Jaden Smith, who made his acting debut alongside his famous father in 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness, will play the lead role in the new film, Daily Variety reported.
The original Karate Kid starred Ralph Macchio as a youngster who learnt how to defend himself using martial arts skills taught to him by a mentor played by Pat Morita.
BBC’s article on the new movie contains an odd line:
Filming for the new movie will begin next year in Beijing.
Karate in Beijing? Does that mean they’ll be casting Jet Li as the new Mr. Miyagi?
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Victory Manual]