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The Karate Kid
Director: Harald Zwart
Release Date: June 11, 2010
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson
Language: English
Country: United States
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The Karate Kid is an 2010 martial arts film remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, the remake stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Principal photography for the film took place in Beijing, China; filming began around July 2009 and ended on October 16, 2009. The Karate Kid will be released theatrically in the United States on June 11, 2010.
12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s (Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying — and the feeling is mutual — but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
On November 10, 2008, Variety reported that work on a Karate Kid remake had begun. Variety stated that the new film, to be produced by Will Smith, “has been refashioned as a star vehicle for Jaden Smith” and that it would “borrow elements of the original plot, wherein a bullied youth learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor.” On June 22, 2009, Jackie Chan told a Los Angeles Chinatown concert crowd that he was leaving for Beijing to film the remake as Jaden Smith’s teacher.
Unlike the original 1984 movie, The Karate Kid, the 2010 remake does not feature the martial art of karate, despite its title, focusing instead on a boy learning kung fu.
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