And now, the news you’ve all been waiting for. Or not. Either way, this The Karate Kid remake, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, does look slightly more promising than the early news led to believe. The biggest reason for this is the apparent training sequence that takes place on the Great Wall of China.
And the updated plot: “Jaden Smith plays Dre, a skateboarding video game buff who is forced to move to China after his single mother (Taraji P. Henson) is forced to transfer to the China for work. Of course, unable to speak Chinese, Dre finds it hard to settle in, and gets beat up by the local bully. Jackie Chan plays Mr. Han (the Mr. Miyagi character), a maintenance man who spots Dre’s black-eye and offers to teach him both martial arts and Chinese, so he can defend against the students of Li Quan Ha’s Fighting dragon school of Kung-Fu. [Slash Film]”
Sure it follows the same principles as the original film, but changes the setting and is apparently making the most of it.
The filmmakers have also changed the names: Chan is Mr. Han and Smith is Dre. This is me wiping the sweat off my brow in relief that the original names would try to be salvaged. Smart move indeed to disregard them.
And who’s this cutie Jaden Smith is pushing, so lovingly, in to the water fountains. A young love interest perhaps?
The Karate Kid opens June 11, 2010
What do you think of these photos? Are you excited for this movie?