The Karate Kid is a 2010 American
martial arts film and
remake of the
1984 film of the same name. Directed by
Harald Zwart, produced by
Will and
Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars
Jaden Smith and
Jackie Chan.
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 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 to
self-defense.