The Karate Kid sees Jaden Smith take on his first major lead role of his young career as he takes on the central role in the remake of the eighties classic.
Jackie Chan joins the young actor as the Kung Fu master and teacher while Taraji P.Henson play’s Dre’s mother.
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.
And The Karate Kid rolled into town earlier this week as the premiere came to London:
