Like its predecessor, 2010’s Harald Zwart-directed The Karate Kid begins with an uprooting. Young Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) are introduced in the Detroit apartment ...

The Karate Kid franchise is weirdly enduring. Almost every entry was a hit, with The Karate Kid, the 2010 Jaden Smith-starring “loose remake” of the 1984 original, being the franchise’s ...

Karate Kid: Legends has been divisive among critics and audiences, and here are eight reason why the latter enjoyed the film so much. Karate Kid: Legends is the latest entry in The Karate Kid ...

How does Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han fit into the original universe? Mr. Han was introduced in the 2010 remake, The Karate Kid, as a successor to Mr. Miyagi, who teaches a different-but-related form of ...

I love all of the Karate Kid movies (And might even love the recent one the most ), as I feel like they represent my childhood. I grew up watching Daniel-san train with Mr. Miyagi, and it always takes ...

Remember the terrible 2010 remake of Eighties teen classic The Karate Kid, the awful one where suddenly karate was kung-fu, the one that was less a continuation of the franchise and more another ...

Jeremy Crabb is a film-focused freelance writer for Collider. Growing up just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Jeremy first fell in love with cinema in 2005, when he made his first trip to the theater to ...

In anticipation of the remake of The Karate Kid, I went back and watched the original for comparison purposes. While the 1984 movie does have some goofy parts and terrible music, I was reminded why I ...

Is the Karate Kid gaining on his spiritual predecessor? The 1984 movie The Karate Kid was essentially a junior-level version of the underdog sports drama Rocky, even sharing director John G. Avildsen ...

"He's a disciplined young man and I think people are going to love this movie," said actor /*Will Smith*/. Will Smith is singing the praises of his 11-year-old son, Jaden, the star of "The Karate Kid" ...

The beloved 'Karate Kid' franchise is headed to the British stage next spring, with a major national tour set to kick off in April 2026.

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