SPOILERS are ahead for Karate Kid: Legends .

The latest of big 2025 movie releases that arrived over the weekend was Karate Kid: Legends . The new installment to the Karate Kid franchise finally ties together Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi with the 2010 The Karate Kid movie with Jackie Chan , however, you might notice one key component of the 15-year-old movie is missing: Jaden Smith ’s Dre Parker.

I know I personally didn’t expect to see Jaden Smith in Legends given the son of Will Smith barely acts these days. But I do find it interesting to read about what director Jonathan Entwistle thinks about how Dre Parker fits into his new movie, if you were as curious as I am by the decision. Here’s what he told Inverse : You may like

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