The remake stars Jaden Smith, son of actor Will Smith, in the Daniel son role, and Jackie Chan in the Mr. Miyagi role made famous by the late, great Pat Morita. While the premise is indeed the same, in this movie, the characters will not be; Smith is playing Dre Parker and Chan is called Mr. Han. Smith’s character and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move to the faraway lands of China where he obviously doesn’t fit in at all. After an interaction with a young lady sees him getting a beating from a martial arts inclined boy, Chan takes him under his wing to teach him how to defend himself, citing “the only way to stop them, is to face them.”
The Karate Kid is directed by Harald Zwart (Agent Cody Banks, The Pink Panther 2) and will be released on June 11, 2010.
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i love the poster, but they shouldnt of remade this classic movie.
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