Will Smith is directing the movie, but his son is not going to star in it. Considering his kid's nine years old, I'm surprised anyone thought that Jayden would be chosen to star, even if it is his dad directing.
Frankly, I hold to the view that The Karate Kid was responsible for a whole lot of troubles with popular perception of the martial arts, and would like to see it shot and buried in an unmarked grave at the crossroads on a moonless night. I blame Karate Kid for the proliferation of idiots who thought that training in the martial arts includes moralistic preachiness and the whole "we train to fight so we don't have to fight" mindset that has permeated the m.a. world and enabled the graowth of the slappy-happy-dance-tourney industry.
If it wasn't for Karate Kid, we wouldn't have had the Three Ninjas. The world would be much better for it, too.
But then, I'm funny like that.
Geoff
-A hundred enemies, a hundred cups of wine. Infinite enemies, infinite wine.-