Smith Jr will karate kick your ass, updated

You can get your first glimpse of Jaden Smith as Dre (sitting beside his martial arts instructor Mr Han, played by Jackie Chan) for the remake of The Karate Kid. Young Jaden is clearly following in his father’s movie star footsteps. But what is Mr Chan up to?

The remake focuses on main character Dre Parker (renamed from Daniel) as he moves with his mother from America to China (not a regional move across the US). Our hero is not only a bullying victim but will also have to cope with language barriers and collisions of world views, which makes him turn to martial arts to learn how to stand up for himself.

But will there be flycatching with chopsticks? Waxing on and waxing off?The Karate Kid is set for a July release, so we'll find out then.