The
Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts action drama film and remake
of the 1984 film of the same name. It is the fifth installment of the
Karate Kid series, serving a reboot.[5] The film was Directed by Harald
Zwart and produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jackie
Chan and Jaden Smith. Principal photography for the film took place in
Beijing, China; filming began around July 2009 and ended on October 16,
2009. The Karate Kid was released theatrically in the United States on
June 11, 2010. The plot concerns a 12-year-old boy from Detroit,
Michigan who moves to Beijing, China with his mother and runs afoul of
the neighborhood bully. He makes an unlikely ally in the form of his
aging maintenance man, Mr. Han, a kung fu master who teaches him the
secrets of self-defense.
