Breck Eisner, director of 2010's The Crazies remake, has signed on to helm The Karate Kid 2, starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith.
Real movement on the second installment of the Karate Kid reboot franchise is beginning with Breck Eisner signing on to helm the Sony Pictures sequel.
As reported in Deadline, Eisner will be taking over directorial duties from Harald Zwart who directed the 2010 Karate Kid hit that grossed $56 million in its opening weekend alone. Eisner has some experience directing remakes and reboots as well, having most recently helmed the surprisingly strong The Crazies in 2010.
The Karate Kid 2 is expected to reunite Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan as the student and the master, respectively, in a world of highly competitive and highly dangerous childhood martial arts. As long as there are no CGI tigers chasing him around in a jungle, I think that we’re going to be good.
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