Obviously, his dad was the reason he landed the role. In fact, his dad is the reason the movie was remade in the first place. But give Jaden Smith credit, he did a decent enough job in Karate Kid to make it gross more than $150 million in the United States alone. Worldwide, Karate Kid has grossed over $360 million!

Since Karate Kid, Jaden Smith was in the Justin Bieber flick “Never Say Never”. He’s also set to star in “Amulet”, a movie that will be released in 2012. If he stays grounded and works at his craft, Jaden Smith could very well be a superstar for the next generation. And he can also continue getting very, very rich.

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In this film, Jaden plays the role of Dre, who move with his mother to China from Detroit. As what happens with the original Karate Kid, he is bullied and teased by his classmates.

After being bullied, he meets maintenance man, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) who teaches Dre how to defend himself. Even though the movie’s title suggests we’ll be seeing some karate, the story is actually about kung fu.

You can take a look at the trailer for the film below. You may recognize Dre’s mother, who is played by Taraji P. Henson. Taraji starred in the highly acclaimed film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I don’t know if I’m feeling this. We’ll see how it turns out!

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