Smith’s Son in-’Karate Kid’

Posted by Himgiri On December - 31 - 2008

Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith, will star in a remake of The Karate Kid for Sony Pictures. The long-rumored project is moving forward with a 2009 shoot date, according to Daily Variety.

Will Smith will produce the pic through his Overbrook Productions banner.

Chris Murphy will write the remake, which will take plot elements from the original film, while transplanting the action to more exotic locations, including Beijing.

Jerry Weintraub, who also produced the original, will produce the remake.

Jaden Smith had his first acting break opposite his father in The Pursuit of Happyness. He appears opposite Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still.

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