Again, this is pretty much a no shocker considering “The Karate Kid” remake starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan made a surprising $56 million in its opening first week.
Deadline is reporting that Sony is apparently already meeting with writers to hear pitches for a “Karate Kid 2.”
The film cost a semi-modest $4o million to make and has already made $68 million internationally. $100 million domestically is not out of sight for the studio and internationally they should be able to at least clear $120 million. That’s not gigantic numbers, but enough to start hearing pitches anyhow.
Our guess is the company will wait to see how the film closes financially before green lighting a sequel. No writers have been named so far, but the first film was written by Christopher Murphey. Director Harold Zwart is known for “The Pink Panther 2” (yes, it’s not Shakespeare surrounding this project).
Papa Will Smith must be proud of this news. While almost none of the The Playlist team saw the film at screenings or in theaters, the film received some surprisingly decent reviews including one from Time Out New York that really surprised us in its positivity.
