Risky Biz Blog reported today that writer Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness) has been hired to scribe the recently-announced reboot of The Karate Kid, being produced by Will Smith (Hancock). Smith’s son Jaden will be playing Dre, a similar character to that of Ralph Macchio’s Daniel in the original. Jackie Chan joins the cast as Mr. Miyagi (originally played by Pat Morita) and Taraji P. Henson starring as Sherry, Dre’s mother.
I haven’t been keeping track of my reboots lately so the fact that there even is a reboot going into production of The Karate Kid took me by surprise. Frankly, I am sad to see that the idea of the reboot has extended past the comic book movie genre. Some things just should not be made.
What do you think about this latest update on the reboot? Would The Karate Kid work for today’s audiences?