Inevitable 'Karate Kid' Sequel Now More Inevitable

Hey, guess what: Jaden Smith's going to take off that jacket again. To no one's surprise, we're getting a Karate Kid sequel, which means we're only a couple movies away from learning the identity of this generation's Hilary Swank. I know you're excited about that prospect. Anyway, Sony says the sequel will happen, and that the seed was planted a few weeks back. So there haven't been any real developments, like writers, plot, or that sort of thing, but director Harald Zwart tells Entertainment Weekly, “I would absolutely love to do a sequel. I think working with those guys was the best part of my career. So yeah, if they want me, I would love to do it again.” There's no word on Jackie Chan returning as Mr. Han, the Miyagi character he actually did rather well. But if he did Shanghai Knights...I'll let you finish that thought. Sony didn't spend much, and the $40 million it did shell out probably went to Will Smith and filming costs for shooting in China. That's just production expenses, of course, and it probably doubled that amount in advertising costs and other stuff. So the $100 million it will hit really soon (probably by the end of the weekend) won't even get it out of the woods. But I don't think we'll need to worry about that. The sequel is supposed to be its own animal, though, and won't borrow from the story used in The Karate Kid: Part II.

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[Whatever]

THIS generation's Hilary Swank? I'm guessing a Justin Bieber clone, only taller...

[Tjei]

Jackie in = we're in.
It's that simple.