UK Release: 28 th July 2010
Directed by: Harald Zwart
Screenplay by: Christopher Murphey
Story by: Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by: Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid , 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit,
but his mother's (Taraji P. 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, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere
to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie 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.
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