Untitled Karate Kid Sequel to be scripted by Zak Penn of The Incredible Hulk
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris were first hired to penn a sequel to the hit Harald Zwart-directed reboot which posted over $359 million at the worldwide box office.
Variety reports that stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan are expected to reprise their roles as Dre Parker and Mr. Han respectively, but there are no deals in place as yet.
Will Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jada Pinkett Smith of Overbrook are to produce The Karate Kid sequel along with Jerry Weintraub.
Penn should do well with the rewrite, considering having scripted fight-intensive superhero pics like X-Men: The Last Stand and The Incredible Hulk.