The Karate Kid was released theatrically worldwide on June 11, 2010, by Sony Pictures. Principal photography took place in Beijing, China, and filming began in July 2009 and ended on October 16, 2009. It is an international co-production between China, Hong Kong, and the United States. The film's music was composed by James Horner. The screenplay was written by Christopher Murphey. Han ( Jackie Chan), a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets of self-defense.
He makes an unlikely ally in the form of an aging maintenance man, Mr. The plot concerns 12-year-old Dre Parker ( Jaden Smith), from Detroit, Michigan, who moves to Beijing, China with his mother ( Taraji P. Henson) and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully Cheng (Zhenwei Wang). This film does not take place in the same fictional universe as the four previous Karate Kid films, but is instead a remake of the original 1984 film, The Karate Kid, with the setting moved to China, and the martial art changed (despite the film's title) from karate to kung fu.
It stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in lead roles, and it was produced by Jerry Weintraub, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The Karate Kid is a 2010 martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart, and part of The Karate Kid series.