It’s been 15 years since the release of “The Karate Kid”, which was originally a loose remake of the 1984 film of the same name. While the original film featured Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita as a student and teacher, respectively, the 2010 film played Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the same dynamic. At the time of its release, the 2010 film was nothing more than a modern adaptation of the 1984 maturity classic, taking the title while changing the specialty of martial arts in Kung Fu and by moving the decor in Beijing, China.

However, while the film “Karate Kid” 2010 remained independent of the four original entries of the franchise for more than a decade, it was officially incorporated into the barrel of the established franchise (Who now includes the Netflix series, “Cobra Kai”), with the last entry, “Karate Kid: Legends”. In the new film, we see the return of Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), as well as Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio). “Karate Kid: Legends” serves as a result inherited both in the series of original films and the 2010 film, but even if Jackie Chan was invited to this new entry, the star holder 15 years ago, Jaden Smith, did not resume his role as Dre Parker.

Jaden Smith made his cinema debut in “The Pursuit of Happyness” in 2006, where he played alongside his father, Will Smith. He would follow this film with a support game in 2008 “The Day the Earth Still Still”, but it was “The Karate Kid” which served as a first outing of a film. Although this remake in time of a beloved film is not seen under the same light as the original, it still received positive criticisms and brought in $ 359.1 million with a budget of $ 40 million, which makes it the most profitable film of the whole franchise.

Now that the 2010 film is part of the canon of the film series, one of the natural questions that comes to mind is what has become Dre Parker? As the events of “Karate Kid: Legends” occurred, it would have been almost 15 years that he met Mr. Han for the first time in Beijing and was trained in his Kung Fu tracks. The new film resumes in real time, and Mr. Han has ceased to be a maintenance man and returned to his career as a full -time master of his own dojo. However, not only is Dre Parker anywhere, but it is not even mentioned at all. Director Jonathan Entwistle was requested by Reverse About the absence of the character of Jaden Smith in the film, but has reassured that he is still canon of frankness, and suggests that he could still be there. As he explained:

“It exists. I think it is always. Absolutely, the character is always canon, but he is not real to Li Fong. It is not a real reference to this particular chapter. This does not mean that it is not a reference to a chapter in the story of Mr. Han, that is certainly.”

“Karate Kid: Legends” made his debut in theaters at the end of May, and although he was based on a beloved cinema franchise, he made his debut to average numbers, collecting $ 21 million during his opening weekend, and being only the last calculation “in their second weekends. Fortunately, the film was produced with a budget of $ 45 million Current global worlds already correspond to these costs.

Although “Karate Kid: Legends” has received mixed criticism of criticism (You can read / film from the criticism here), he received a solid A-Cinemascore from the public. Whether or not the film is in the box office, these next few weeks remain to be seen, But given the nature formula of “Karate Kid” films, you cannot do much with this franchise. After all, “Cobra Kai” took off as well as mainly because it overturned the formula and took its own wild turns. Anyway, whatever “Karate Kid: Legends” works in the long term, let’s hope that Ben Wang has more important opportunities. As a formula as this film, he stood out both in his physique and his sympathy, and he deserves more important roles like this. Who knows? Perhaps we can see him, him and Jaden Smith, cross into a suite.