New Karate Kid images!

Karate Kid remakeYou knew there was going to be a remake of kids classic/'you can do it' epic The Karate Kid right? SONY PICTURES are set to release their version (or re-imagining, if you will), which looks like it will be imaginatively titled 'The Karate Kid' in Summer 2010.

The film stars Jaden Smith and the indefatigable Jackie Chan,and looks to be pretty different. According to IMDB (as of Friday 4th December 09)...

"While the new film will be set in Beijing, China, 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.

Jaden Smith's character moves to Beijing with his mother, where he encounters a bully situation similar to Macchio's in his new locale. Smith's character will be named Dre instead of Daniel, and take lessons from Chinese martial arts master Mr. Han, played by Jackie Chan.


Whereas Daniel Larusso and his mother only faced a regional move across the United States in the the first film, the producers say the script will integrate language barriers and an international collision of world views into the bully-victim-turned-martial-artist tale."

 Here's some exclusive pics from the set for y'all:

Karate Kid 2010 (1)Karate Kid 2010 (Jackie Chan)

Karate Kid 2010 (Jackie Chan 2)

 

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