News > Jaden Smith Next Karate Kid

Up and coming film star Jaden Smith is going to take on a remake of the 80's classic, The Karate Kid.  According to Variety Jaden, son of superstar Will Smith, is following in his dads footsteps after his powerful role in The Pursuit of Happyness.

The script is being written by Chris Murphy, and the film will shoot next year in Beijing and other cities. While the new film will be set in that exotic locale, it will borrow elements of the original plot, wherein a bullied youth learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor.

The younger Smith, who next stars in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," is a martial arts practitioner.