The screenwriters of DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff, have been hired by Sony to pen the inevitable sequel to this year’s The Karate Kid.
A follow-up was a foregone conclusion after the million remake, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, made 0 million worldwide. The studio started hearing pitches immediately after its surprisingly successful opening.
Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan are expected to return, as is director Harald Zwart. No details were given on the plot, but the Hollywood Reporter speculates a return to the United States in a reversal of the ’80s hits. It will likely explore a new story rather than another retread of the earlier series.
No release date has been set, but Sony and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment are probably pushing for a similar June release in 2012.
This brings Voris and Reiff back to kung fu, because technically little Jaden wasn’t learning karate in China. They also created the underrated Showtime series “Sleeper Cell.”
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