Four Official Photos from The Karate Kid Remake

The Karate Kid

Update: Sony has sent us three more photos, check after the jump.

People Magazine has the first official photo from the Will Smith-produced remake/re-imagining of The Karate Kid (and yes, we still wish they would revert back to the old Kung Fu Kid title and leave the Karate Kid title out of this). You might remember when we posted a couple set photos and even official teaser art back in September, but this is the first time Sony has released an official photo from the upcoming film. The article doesn’t reveal much: Jaden Smith trained every day for four months with the film’s fight coordinator Master Wu, and they filmed a scene atop the Great Wall of China.

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

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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. Directed by Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2) and written by Chris Murphy and Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness). The Karate Kid will hit theaters on June 11th 2010.

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  • Wicked! Personally this will rock, never as good of cource but yah ill check that shizzle out ..wax on wax off!
  • Don
    I have to agree with most,...this movie didn't need to be remade. I had actually hoped to possibly see Ralph Macchio come back and make another Karate Kid movie. Maybe with him passing on to his own son what he was taught. The first three movies were good, but I always thought they needed some type of closure to the story line. This remake is just another Hollywood attempt to milk more money out of a popular title/movie from the past. And even if they do go with the Kung Fu Kid, everyone still knows it's based on the Karate Kid. So they are still milking the past. And too I agree that this kid is too young. What is this kid supose to do,...fight the chinese pee wee street gang ? Anyhow, they won't have to worry about me wasting my time or money to see this movie.
  • DERYCK
    PURE IGNORANCE! ALL OF YOU. HOW CAN YOU EXPOSE YOUR SHAME LIKE THIS. ANYWAY, JUST GO SEE SOMETHING ELSE.
  • Carla
    they've got a lot working against them, remaking something that didn't need remaking, making the main kid so young it's hard to imagine him using kung fu- or having a romantic interest, and putting a black American kid in China. Good luck winning us over.
  • Boberts
    I wish my father made $50 million a year.
  • mega
    well your father doesnt so stop been a big baby
  • wonka bar
    Hey, no one has asked this yet.....who is gonna play Johnny? Yeah get him a body bag Johnny, YEAH!!! ha ha ha ha
  • Carla
    i too was wondering who would sweep the leg...
  • Ash
    Why does Jackie Chan have a stick? Please someone say it's so he can beat himself round the head with it for taking part in the film.
  • topheavy
    CGI... and nothing more to say.
  • lefthandedpanda
    I love when someone refers to a poster as an idiot but fails to put together a comprehensible sentence. "Your a idiot so cause"..your mother should slap you with her cock.
  • i m not sure..these kind of movies dnt interest me anymore...

    Sam
    http://www.isopurewater.com/
  • yr mom's mom
    This kid probably has a bigger dick then all of dudes who posted here! :) excluding myself of course!
  • Trebek
    Why are you talking about a child's junk? That's not cool dude. Stop that.
  • Actually, I'm beginning to turn around on this, but I REALLY WISH they stuck with "Kung Fu Kid"...as it takes place IN CHINA(!) and Jackie Chan is teaching him KUNG FU(!). Hell, if they wanna really look like they know what they're talking about they should call it "Gung Fu Kid". ;) C'mon, Will, use your head.
  • luke
    i think most people in America knows it as Kung Fu. i know its Gung Fu but alot of America people dont even know its Gung Fu
  • Epleterte
    Zwart, oh Zwart, what have ye become?
  • wonka bar
    Will Smith spoke with Ralph Macchio about a cameo appearance, and i'm glad he said no. Looks like they got cold feet too since they have already changed the title of the movie to avoid backlash. Will, wake up...your son isn't going to shoot to stardom just because your plugging him in to this role that was already made famous by someone else.
  • Guest
    dude Ralph Macchio just talked to Will Smith about the movie not for a cameo. Ralph Macchio gave his blessing for the movie anyway he support the reimaginig of the movie also he even said The Karate Kid can be retold.

    heres the interview

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXUeBGF8QbI

    heres another interview

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZpwYagnALI
  • wonka bar
    Dude, Ralph did say "NO" to doing a cameo...read the New York Post much?
    Google: Ralph Macchio i won't cameo in the karate kid remake

    ***Sorry, but the truth hurts DUDE!
  • Guest
    yes he say no but he still support them on the project he even said the movie can be retold
  • Great, yet another remake of a movie that in no way, shape or form needs to be remade. And since the kid is not only black but the son of Will Smith I expect several incredibly painful "Jackie Chan goes hip hop" segments complete with ghetto slang and "dancing".
  • wonka bar
    LOL, the funny thing is you couldn't be more right. I'm sure ebonics will make an appearance.
  • dean
    your a idiot so cause the kid is black the movie will have Ghetto slang and dancing. your a one ignorant fool the movie is going to be Kung Fu Kid and Ralph Macchio support the movie.
  • Rolland
    I did not want to see the crotch outline of a 10 year old...
  • capawesome
    They need to just name it, "Yeah, Will Smith is my dad."
  • traceymorgan2334
    Will everybody shut the hell up with the false pretenses and hollywood patronizing, Its called KUNG FU kid.. Not Karate Kid... Completely Different movie.. Doesn't ruin the old, and hollywood is not THAT retarded to where they would place the setting of a movie in China with obvious Chinese/Wushu martial Art reference and call it KARATE SOMETHING... And i dont know how many of YOU all can hold your leg straight up in the air like that, but i DO know it takes HELLA hard work to get to that flexibility level, AND ITS A FREAKIN MOVIE, you all are acting like jayden smith had malicious sex with all of your mothers and sisters, calm the hell down and dont see it if it makes your insides hurt...
  • so jackie chan is a great wall janitor in this movie
  • DorienG
    I hope jet Li comes in at the end and kicks the kid's ass...Love Jackie, but wth man!
  • Rev Rick White
    All I think when I see this is that the poor kid has been abused by psycho parents who believe in and support Scientology. Child abuse makes me sad.
  • TheGreenMalice
    Surf Ninjas: The Return FTW.
  • Dev
    what if this is the return of Surf Ninjas?
  • Palmer
    Whatever happened to calling it the Kung Fu Kid?
  • Slatters
    They decided to stick with the original title? Is it that difficult to keep up?
  • Palmer
    Extremely difficult
  • ajadoniz
    lil bow wow hasn't aged one bit.
  • Obama
    it going to be worst of year ( flop of year )
  • YnKing5
    Isn't the Dre character a little to young? Maybe it is just me but I remember in the original Daniel-san was in high school. Also, why the hell would you go to a tourist location like the great wall to train? The beach, sure, go ahead, get some epic shots of a sunset, but I feel like incorporating the great wall might not come off as looking good on the camera.
  • howard
    Will smith paid his dues with the fresh prince - this kid needs to do the same.
  • Give him time, he'll get there.
  • Kensei
    This movie is boring already.
  • RosanatorDA
    BOOOOOOO!!!!
  • Morphina
    Oh Jackie Chan, I remember when you were in or made good movies.
  • aaaaa
    He's paid his dues and made a LOT of kickass awesome movies. Give the guy a break.
  • ScotFree
    You are right. Let Will Smith learn that no matter how awesome he is in some films, making a turd that will get laughed off the big screen isnt going to get funding for more bad ideas
  • Morphina
    He has, I won't deny that.
  • yeah now he's just having fun
  • dogless
    How many zeros do you spell 'fun' with?
  • Ohhh. SCORE. He gets himself a hot Chinese girlfriend.
  • mark
    i hope the chinese people dont get all racist cause a black boy got a chinese girl in the movie. well i could be wrong since how they treated this biracial girl who comes from china Lou Jing shes half African-American and Chinese but she lives in China. the people in China racial abuse her cause she win a competition.
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