Why Jaden Smith’s Dre Parker Didn’t Return For Karate Kid: Legends

It has been 15 years since “Karate Kid”, which was originally the loose recurrence of the 1984 film of the same name. In the original film, Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita as a student and teacher of 2010 ended Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the same dynamic. At the time of the 2010, the film was only the modern adaptation of the 1984 classic classic, quoting the title while switched to martial arts specialization to Kung Fu and transferring settings to Beijing, China.

Although the 2010 “Karate Kid” movie remained independent of four entries of franchise for more than a decade, it was officially incorporated in the franchisethat now includes the Netflix series “Cobra Kai”), With the latest entry “Karate Kid: Legends”. In the new film, we see the return of Mr Han (Jackie Chan) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio). “Karate Kid: Legends” serves as an old sequel to both the original film series and 2010, but even though Jackie Chan was called back to this new entry, a nominal star of 15 years ago, Jaden Smith, did not surprise her role as Dre Parker.

Jaden Smith made his film “Happiness” in 2006, where he worked alongside his father Will Smith. He followed that part of the film, “on the 2008 day, which the country stood in place” but “Karate” was the first trip to the film. Although this lovely movie time day cannot be seen in the same light as the original, it still received positive reviews and GDP $ 359.1 million in a $ 40 million budget, which makes it the highest movie in the Franchise program.

Now that the 2010 film is part of the film’s canon, one of the natural questions coming to mind is, what came from Dre Parker? By the time “Karate Kid: Legends” events take place, it would have been almost 15 years since he met Mr Han in Beijing and was trained in his way of Kung Fu. The new film will leave in real time, and Mr. Han has ceased to be a maintenance man and returned his career as a full -time master of his own dojo. However, Dre Parker is by no means, but he is not even mentioned at all. Director Jonathan Entwistle asked Reverse Information about the lack of Jade Smith’s character in the movie, but assured her that she is still a franchise -kana, and hints that she might still be there. As he explained:

“He exists. I think he is still. Absolutely the character is still a canon, but he is not a real reference to Li Fong. He is not a real reference to this chapter. It doesn’t mean he is not a reference to Mr Han’s story, it is sure.”

“Karate Kid: Legends” debut in theaters at the May tail end, and despite the fact that it was based on a beloved film franchise program, it debut for the number of averages, which was $ 21 million on the opening weekend, and only in the #3 chart and “Lilo & Stitch” and “mission: Fortunately, the film was produced on a $ 45 million budget and its current global stables are already in charge of these costs. However, we are in the midst of what is already being competitive in the summer movie season, and more family films like “How to Dragon” and “Elio” are theaters.

Although “Karate Kid: Legends” received critics of miscellaneous reviews (You can read /movie review here), It got a solid audience. Should the movie be stable in the box office in the next few weeks, is still visible, But given the formula for “Karate Kid” movies, it’s just so much that you can do that franchise. After all, “Cobra Kai” left the same as it was mainly because it undermined the formula and took several of its own wild rollers. In any case, regardless of how “karate kids” work in the long run, it is hoped that Ben Wang will be given significant opportunities. As formal as this film was, he standding both of his physicality and pleasure, and he deserves such roles. Who knows? Maybe we can see him and Jaden Smith’s Cross Paths in the sequel.